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Are tattoos OK for Jews and Christians? What does the Bible say?

GetReligion - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:51 pm
JACOB’S QUESTION: Christians and Jews -- Is it OK for them to get tattoos? THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Quick summary: Many if not most Jews say no (as do Muslims). With Christians...

24-hour abortion waiting period gets the green light in Florida

LifeSiteNews - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:48 pm
'It's going to help at least to limit the number of abortions in our state,' Human Life International's Adolfo J. Castañeda said.

Sherri Shepherd Tried to Cut Off “Unwanted” Surrogate Baby, But Judge Rules She’s The Mother

LifeNews.com - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:46 pm
In 2014, former “The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd came under fire after reports surfaced showing she wanted “nothing to do” with her unborn child now that her marriage is ending...

ACLU suit challenges federal funding for Catholic programs aiding immigrants, citing lack of access to abortion

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:37 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has formally filed a lawsuit challenging federal funding from programs run by Catholic agencies to support immigrants. "We have heard...

O Projeto de Deus para Minha Vida (God´s Project for My Life)

CatholicMom.com - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Toda pessoa, em alguma etapa de sua existência, acaba se fazendo algumas perguntas: para que eu existo? O que devo fazer de minha vida? Para onde devo seguir? Na sociedade atual...

Pastor halts firearms training, on bishop' orders

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:25 pm
A Michigan priest has rescinded his decisions to sponsor firearms-safety classes at his parish, on orders from his bishop. Father Edward Fride had encouraged his congregation to...

Pro-lifers launch Charter challenge against ‘anti-democratic’ Ontario law withholding abortion data

LifeSiteNews - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:25 pm
It's time Ontario repeals it's 'censorship provision' on abortion statistics, say pro-life advocates.

Cardinal Danneels reportedly urged Belgian King Badouin to sign liberal abortion law

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm
Two prominent Belgian political leaders have confirmed reports that Cardinal Godfried Danneels tried to persuade King Baudouin to sign a liberal abortion law in 1990. Despite the...

Indiana Abortion Practitioners Face Hearings After Breaking State Laws

LifeNews.com - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:20 pm
Today, hearings were scheduled for three Indianapolis abortion doctors regarding administrative licensing complaints before the Indiana Medical Licensing Board. The complaints...

‘Little Boy’ Promotes Kindness, Hopes for Success

Catholic Vote - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm
At the core of the message in the feature film “Little Boy,” opening nationwide on Friday, April 24, are the Corporal Works of Mercy, called “the Ancient List” in the film. Jakob...

No simple solution to immigrant crisis: Italian bishops' spokesman

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:09 pm
The secretary-general of the Italian bishops' conference has said that "all routes must be taken, all solutions must be adopted," to prevent a recurrence of the disaster in which...

Italy's quick-divorce law takes effect

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 3:02 pm
A new Italian law allowing quick divorces took effect on April 22. The new law, which allows for a divorce to become final in six months if both parties consent, had passed with...

Refugees from Mediterranean tragedy buried in Malta at inter-religious ceremony

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Catholics and Muslims in Malta joined in a memorial service for the 800 immigrants who died in a tragedy on the Mediterranean Sea. The bodies of 24 people, from among the...

Estonian Orthodox gravitating toward Ukrainian Catholic Church?

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:52 pm
In Estonia, parishioners are leaving Orthodox churches affiliated with the Patriarchate of Mosow to join the Ukrainian Catholic Church, according to a representative of the World...

Jordanian priest: Muslims need to see Christians visit Holy Land

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:50 pm
MA’IN, Jordan — Muslims, more than 90 percent of Jordan’s population, need to see Christians visit the country’s biblical sites, said the Melkite Catholic priest who established...

Another morsel for #TalkLikeShakespeare Day

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:47 pm
Today my Word of the Day from the OED is honorificabilitudinity, n. [‘ Honourableness.’] Pronunciation: Brit. /ˌɒnəˌrɪfᵻkəˌbɪlᵻtjuːˈdɪnᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɑnəˌrɪfᵻkəˌbɪlᵻt(j)uˈdɪnᵻdi/...

The body is a gift, not a container or machine. We shouldn’t abuse it.

LifeSiteNews - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:42 pm
The body cannot be owned, manipulated, used, bought, sold or violated without something drastic and negative happening to one’s well-being.

'The Pope and Mussolini' Has Won the Putlizer

Commonweal - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:36 pm
David Kertzer's vivid account of the Catholic church's complex relationship to the Italian fascist state was awarded a Putlizer Prize earlier this week.

Top pro-abort publication: self-induced abortions are ‘empowering’

LifeSiteNews - Apr 23, 2015 at 2:33 pm
This is what we define as empowering: poor South American immigrants learning how to kill their own children with pills in somebody’s living room?
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