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Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 11:00 pm
Dear ZENIT reader, Thanks to the generosity of 3,200 English-edition subscribers, we have received US$230,000 during our annual fundraising campaign. We are deeply grateful for...

Prayer Requests and Works of Mercy

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 27, 2015 at 10:29 pm
A reader writes: Please pray for a friend whose son has severe mental issues. She’s a woman of strong Catholic faith, but it’s difficult for her. Father, hear our prayer for his...

Oregon Couple Fined $135 K for Refusing to Bake Cake, GoFundMe Pulls Plug Too

Creative Minority Report - Apr 27, 2015 at 9:11 pm
A married couple is at risk of losing everything including their home after refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. And on top of that, after being fined $135,000,...

Congrats, Audrey Bernadette

Homeschool Goodies - Apr 27, 2015 at 8:24 pm
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. more →

“Why I, a Protestant, pray the ‘Hail Mary’ and use a rosary”

The Deacon's Bench - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:54 pm
Compelling testimony from another Patheos blogger, Christian Piatt: I practice the “Hail Mary.” Not only that, but I use a rosary to go through my prayers. I’ve shared this with...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Address at International Symposium on Climate Change

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Here is the address given by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during the International Symposium on climate change, organized by the Pontifical Academy of Science at the Vatican...

Pope Francis: Poverty is the Great Teaching Given to Us By Christ

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
People can learn much from the homeless and their experience. These were Pope Francis' words in a video message sent today to residents of the Caritas shelter in the diocese of...

Baltimore Archbishop: Truth Is Only Salve That Can Heal Wounds of Racism

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
On Monday, the archbishop of Baltimore released a statement on the escalating situation in his city, where protests about the April 19 death of a young black man in police custody...

Bishop in Nepal Describes 'Very, Very Frightening Scene'

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Nepal’s one Catholic bishop has given a graphic account of the country’s catastrophic April 27 earthquake—describing how he was lucky to survive. In a message to international...

Marriage Can Only Be Union of One Man and One Woman: "This Is a Beautiful Truth"

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
The leader of the US bishops addressed thousands gathered in Washington on Saturday for the March for Marriage. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville told the marchers that...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Meets Privately with Pope Francis

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, had a private meeting with Pope Francis this morning. Ki-moon is in Rome to address an International...

Pope's Morning Homily: The Christian Life Is Not a Museum of Memories

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Thanks to the surprises of the Holy Spirit, the Church moves forward. During his homily at Casa Santa Marta this morning, Pope Francis reminded the faithful that God surprises us...

Africa: 'You've Received a Lot of Missionaries, Now You Have to Go Be Missionaries Yourselves'

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
The Superior General of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul, Fr. Victor Onwukeme, acknowledges that problems in Africa exist, but he says they should never justify distinguishing...

Marriage Rx: Advice for Tech-Stressed Wife of Video Gamer

CatholicMom.com - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Question: My husband and I have been married 5 years, and I am expecting our fourth child. I knew when we first started dating that he enjoyed playing video games and using the...

Watch as This Paralyzed Girl Surprises Her Favorite Nurse By Walking for the First Time

LifeNews.com - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:49 pm
In Texas, a video was posted of a nurse reacting to one of her patients standing up for the first time in 11 days. The patient’s mom, Becky Miler, posted the video on YouTube. She...

Coming home to the Church

The Catholic Leader - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:46 pm
By Paul DobbynEILISH Gaffney was at Helidon’s Magnificat Meal Movement headquarters in early 2012 listening to a live Skype talk from the movement’s founder in Vanuatu.To her...

For "Land of Enchantment," A "Francis Appointment"

Whispers in the Loggia - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Via the CBS affiliate in Albuquerque, KRQE, here's fullvid of the afternoon presser at which a clearly relieved Michael Sheehan presented his successor in Santa Fe, Archbishop-...

Hillary Thinks You Should Change Your Religious Beliefs

Catholic Vote - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Coming as a complete and utter shock to absolutely no one, Hillary Clinton gave every indication that she plans to play the gender card in her campaign for the presidency. And...

Scholars: No legal right to 'gay marriage' in Constitution

Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:28 pm
Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2015 / 04:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- There is no legal right to “gay marriage” in the Constitution, legal experts asserted, and the Supreme Court should not...

All one fight: Why the leader of 40 Days for Life says he may become active in the fight for marriage

LifeSiteNews - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:26 pm
"The various moral issues we confront in our culture today are all intrinsically connected," Bereit told LifeSiteNews at Saturday's March for Marriage.
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