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Pope tells Benin Bishops promote interreligious dialogue
News.va - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:10 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has encouraged Bishops from Benin to support families, to pursue the formation of young people and to promote inter religious dialogue.
The Pope was...
Pope Francis meets Queen Silvia of Sweden
News.va - Apr 27, 2015 at 7:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday met with Queen Silvia of Sweden, who personally led her delegation to a one-day seminar on human trafficking and the exploitation of women...
Pro-Abort Dick Durbin to Speak at Georgetown
Creative Minority Report - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:35 am "Throughout my 20 years as an elected official, I have strived to be a leader in the fight to protect women’s rights. In addition to preserving women’s reproductive rights, I have...
The answer who seeks us
Dominicana - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:30 am “Why?” It’s probably the most frequently asked question of all time. Children can’t stop asking it. In education, asking “why” is frequently encouraged. Some say that you should...
Proposed Order On Damages Issued Against Oregon Bakery That Refused Same-Sex-Wedding Cake
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:13 am The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries announced last Friday that an Administrative Law Judge has issued a Proposed Order relating to damages to be paid by the owners of an...
Georgia Company Refuses To Print Wedding Invitations For Same-Sex Couple
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:10 am In the latest clash between business owners and same-sex couples, WXIA News reported yesterday that a suburban Atlanta printing business has refused to print wedding invitations...
Pope names new Archbishop for Santa Fe
News.va - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:00 am (Vatican Radio) The Holy Father has named Bishop John C. Wester as the new Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Bishop Wester has been serving as Bishop of Salt Lake City,...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Robin L. West, Freedom of the Church and Our Endangered Civil Rights: Exiting the Social Contract, (in The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty, Zoe Robinson, Chad...
Harrisburg diocesan official to head Greensburg Diocese
Franciscan Media - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:00 am
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop
Lawrence E. Brandt of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and appointed as his
successor Father Edward C. Malesic,...
Pope offers prayers for quake victims, solidarity for relief workers
Franciscan Media - Apr 27, 2015 at 6:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis offered his prayers to all those
affected by a deadly earthquake in Nepal and encouraged rescue and
emergency workers in their efforts.
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Pope Francis Plans to Visit Fatima in 2017
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:39 am Pope Francis is expected to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima (Portugal) in 2017 on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to a...
Scholars: No legal right to 'gay marriage' in Constitution
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:28 am Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2015 / 05:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- There is no legal right to "gay marriage" in the Constitution, legal
experts asserted, and the Supreme Court should not...
All are called to holiness, Pope reminds Benin's bishops
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:23 am Pope Francis received the bishops of Benin in audience on April 27 and expressed gratitude to God for the large numbers of conversions and priestly and religious vocations in the...
Death with dignity: A friend recalls last minutes of John Paul II's life
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:02 am Rome, Italy, Apr 27, 2015 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A once avid outdoors-man whose final years were marked by disability and suffering, Saint John Paul II witnessed to what it...
Death with dignity: A friend recalls last minutes of John Paul II's life
EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:02 am Rome, Italy, Apr 27, 2015 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A once avid outdoors-man whose final years were marked by disability and
suffering, Saint John Paul II witnessed to what it...
Daily Gospel Reflection for April 27, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Apr 27, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 10:1-10
In today’s readings, we hear about Peter being questioned for eating at the homes of Gentile Christians. He gives an account of a vision he had in...
Polish church calls for priests who died at Dachau to be honored
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 27, 2015 at 4:54 am View image | gettyimages.com From The Catholic Herald: The Polish Catholic Church has called for a fitting tribute to hundreds of its priests who died during World War II at the...
Military action will not help migrants, says cardinal
Catholic Herald - Apr 27, 2015 at 4:52 am The leading Vatican official on migration has warned against the use of military action to deal with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
After a European Union (EU) summit on...
