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Priests facing dangers in Mexico
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:37 am For Catholic priests, Mexico is the most dangerous country in Latin America, the Fides news service reports.
A study by the Catholic Multimedia Center recorded 47 attacks on...
Abortion Activist Hates Ultrasound Photos Because They “Humanize the Fetus”
LifeNews.com - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:37 am If there is anything abortion activists hate the most, it’s photos of unborn babies in the womb. They reveal the truth about the humanity of the unborn baby in a way that...
Vatican veteran on Pope's address: 'nothing like this has ever happened before'
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:33 am The former president of the Vatican city-state governorate said that the December 22 address by Pope Francis to the Roman Curia was an unprecedented attempt to spur reform at the...
Rites of mourning, anger and faith in New York City's changing public square
GetReligion - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:29 am Anyone looking for the high-church rites of American civil religion need only pay a visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where the symbols of government, power, duty and...
ASK FATHER: Signs of reverence for priests
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:24 am From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
I was hoping to hear your insight into traditions that seem lost! Will you please share your thoughts regarding bowing for clergy, kissing the hands of...
Don't give up hope, Cardinal Dolan encourages after NYPD shooting
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:22 am New York City, N.Y., Dec 23, 2014 / 11:22 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Despite the violence, darkness and confusion of the world, we can find
hope and peace in the promise of Christ, said...
A Christmas with tears – Pope Francis' words to Middle East
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:20 am Vatican City, Dec 23, 2014 / 10:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a Christmas message to Christians of the Middle East, Pope Francis grieved the violence that has ravaged and displaced...
Must-see video: watch what a homeless man does with $100
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:18 am You might be surprised. Check out this remarkable vignette.
Only 46% of US children now living with their married parents
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:16 am A minority of children in the US today are living with their married parents, a new study by the Pew Research Center has found.
In 1960, 73% of American children under the age of...
Christmas Readings for the Day
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Christmas Miracle: an escape from Nazis on Christmas Eve
Franciscan Media - Dec 23, 2014 at 11:00 am In the Dec. 14 issue of St. Anthony Messenger, a rabbi and the magazine’s editor recount the story of a Christmas miracle that happened to a young Jewish woman.
The woman was the...
Newborn Baby Found in Toilet Survives After Mother Abandons Him, Neighbors Heard Crying
LifeNews.com - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:53 am The number of cases of baby abandonment in China is quite alarming and is partially a product of the one-child policy that has resulted in a massive number of abortions, forced...
Family Theater makes steps back toward TV production
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:51 am WASHINGTON — Family Theater Productions — the entertainment-with-a-message arm of Holy Cross Family Ministries, was first known in the pre-TV era for its weekly “Family Theater”...
Book mixes cultural wars with parenting advice
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:40 am For middle-class Catholic parents clueless about methods for incorporating moral values into their children’s upbringing, “Teachable Moments” can provide a start.
“Teachable...
Look! Up in the sky! The Ursids are on us!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:38 am From SpaceWeather:
URSID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a diffuse stream of debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle, source of the annual Ursid meteor shower. Because of winter...
How the Church has helped fight AIDS in Uganda, Malawi
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:35 am Kampala, Uganda, Dec 23, 2014 / 09:35 am (CNA).- Catholic leaders in Uganda and Malawi have issued largely positive informal progress reports on local Church efforts to combat HIV...
Despite opposition, pro-marriage group marches on at Notre Dame
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:35 am A new student group at Notre Dame has a goal to develop a network of students committed to serving the youngest members of our society.
Fatal shooting of New York police officers called ‘brutal, irrational’
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:28 am NEW YORK — New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan joined in mourning what he called the “brutal and irrational execution of two young, promising and devoted police officers” fatally...
The real war on women: stealth sterilization in Kenya
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:22 am Kenyan women do not want 'help' from population controllers. Instead, they want more babies!
Our presence is real love
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 23, 2014 at 10:09 am The church provides us options this weekend for the readings for the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Collectively, the readings touch on different aspects of...
