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Eritreans deported by Israel are among those executed by jihadists in Libya
Vatican Insider - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:49 amPontifical academy calls for world anti-trafficking agency, campaign against prostitution
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:31 am At the conclusion of a plenary assembly devoted to human trafficking, members of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences said at a press conference that there is an urgent need...
Time running out for family
The Catholic Leader - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:30 am By Paul DobbynTOWNSVILLE nurse Maria Sevilla and her son with autism, Tyrone, are facing an anxious wait as bureaucracy decides on their future in Australia.Their bridging visa...
Why no Catholic is exempt from caring about the environment
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:25 am Washington D.C., Apr 22, 2015 / 04:25 am (CNA).- What does it mean to be truly pro-life? Amid debates over abortion and the death penalty, Catholic ecologists say that one issue...
General Audience: On Man and Woman as Companions
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:23 am Here is a translation of the address Pope Francis gave at this morning’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square. * * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning.
In the...
Pope laments devaluation of �stable and generative covenant' of marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:18 am Pope Francis spoke about the complementarity of the sexes and the covenant of marriage in his April 22 weekly general audience.
"Man and woman are of the same substance and are ...
Irish bishops considering options over wedding ceremony officiating
Catholic Herald - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:14 am Catholic bishops have not made any decision on whether priests should decline to perform civil aspects of weddings if a May 22 referendum on same-sex marriage is passed.
A...
Church attack foiled in France, says interior minister
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:03 am France's minister of the interior announced that police have prevent a church attack planned by a 24-year-old Algerian student.
Documents found during the suspect's arrest "...
Daily Gospel Reflection for April 22, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Apr 22, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 6:35-40
John 6, or the Bread of Life Discourse, is one of the most daunting passages for me as a theology student to study, write about, or discuss. It’s...
Parishes to serve Indian faithful established in Lancaster
Catholic Herald - Apr 22, 2015 at 4:57 am Syro-Malabar Catholics in England have been given two personal parishes by the Bishop of Lancaster, the first time such parishes have been established for the Indian eastern...
Cardinal Baldisseri speaks about the Magisterium and the search for new languages
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 22, 2015 at 4:54 am Speaking in Warsaw on April 18, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, told Catholic journalists that "your main task, in the words of Pope...
Pope: our vocation is to care for the covenant of marriage
News.va - Apr 22, 2015 at 4:50 am
(Vatican Radio) At his general audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the family, focussing again on the complementarity of men and women.
Pope Francis...
Rabbi: Pope Francis concerned about Western sanctions against Russia
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 22, 2015 at 4:37 am The president of the Conference of European Rabbis said that Pope Francis told him that he is concerned about the effects of Western economic sanctions on the Russian people....
Chile: priest to offer �Mass of hope' in opposition to new bishop
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 22, 2015 at 4:24 am Father Pedro Kliegel, a parish priest in Osorno, Chile, is offering a "Mass of hope" on April 22 to express opposition to the recent appointment of Bishop Juan Barros, who has...
The inspirational parents of St Thérèse of Lisieux
Catholic Herald - Apr 22, 2015 at 4:13 am Shortly after I came to the diocese I wrote to Lisieux to invite the relics of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, to...
Holy See expresses concern about Israel-Palestine negotiations
News.va - Apr 22, 2015 at 3:41 am
(Vatican Radio)The Holy See on Tuesday expressed its deep concern at the “total lack of progress” of the negotiations between Palestine and Israel.
“As was recognized on that...
Greek Orthodox patriarch: ‘World is silent over missing Syrian bishops’
Catholic Herald - Apr 22, 2015 at 3:17 am A Greek Orthodox patriarch has lamented global indifference towards the fate of two Syrian bishops kidnapped two years ago.
Speaking ahead of the anniversary of the abductions on...
Jane Goodall Thinks Bigfoot is Real
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 22, 2015 at 2:51 am Today’s crypto-zoology bombshell.
I don’t have strong views on this. My wife has a friend who says she saw Bigfoot once. So there’s that.
Also the uber-reliable Daily Mail...
French police foil imminent armed attack on Paris churches
Catholic Herald - Apr 22, 2015 at 2:42 am French police have arrested a man allegedly planning to launch an armed attack on two churches in Paris, the country’s top security official has announced.
A number of news...
You keep using that word “Progressive”…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Apr 22, 2015 at 2:40 am I do not think it means what you think it means:
“You absolutely cannot call yourself a progressive unless you actively work to criminalize all forms of un-progressive speech.”...
