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Ten Years a Catholic, Ten Years with Mary
CatholicMom.com - Dec 17, 2014 at 5:00 pm 2104 marks my tenth anniversary within the Barque of Saint Peter. I converted when I was a senior in college and haven’t looked back.
If I’ve learned anything in ten years, it’s...
Mom Was Told to Abort Baby Because She Had Two Others, “Thank God I Didn’t Listen”
LifeNews.com - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:58 pm (LiveActionNews) — When Nalida Besson was pregnant with her third child, she was told to abort. It seemed some people, including her midwife, didn’t think Nalida could handle a...
New app takes Pope Francis' Philippines visit mobile
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:56 pm Manila, Philippines, Dec 17, 2014 / 03:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The new official app for the Pope’s January visit to the Philippines will help people follow the Pope’s activities...
Blessed Sacrament building to close its doors in January
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm Mike Conners and his wife, Sue, married at Blessed Sacrament in St. Paul. All four of their children were baptized, received their first Communion and were confirmed at the parish...
Local faithful help CSAF exceed $9.3 million goal
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:46 pm Wrapping up its 2014 campaign, the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation has exceeded its $9.3 million fundraising goal in pledges and has distributed nearly $8 million to 17...
Immaculate Conception 2014 Photopost
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:38 pm Our thanks to all those who sent in their photographs of liturgies celebrated on the Immaculate Conception. Scroll down and you can check out some beautiful and perfectly licit...
Bravo OSV!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:29 pm …for restating the ancient teaching of the Church that the ends do not justify the means.
Pro-Abortion Clergy Claim Jesus Would Accept Abortion
LifeNews.com - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:19 pm Truthfully, abortion and God don’t go too well together. But apparently, according to a new article on the pro-abortion website Think Progress titled, “God Loves Women Who Have...
Top UK court denies 'conscience clause' protection to pro-life midwives
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:03 pm The highest court in the United Kingdom has ruled against two midwives who refused to cooperate in abortions.
Overruling the decision of an appeals court in Edinburgh, the Supreme...
5Q+1 interview: RNS writer David Gibson on the Godbeat, falling into journalism and his conversion to Catholicism
GetReligion - Dec 17, 2014 at 4:01 pm Coming soon to @getreligion: A 5Q+1 interview with award-winning @RNS writer @GibsonWrites. #religion #journalism pic.twitter.com/pNI65TMHtw
— GetReligion (@GetReligion) December...
Whatever Francis Wants, Francis Gets – Pope Clinches US-Cuba Pact
Whispers in the Loggia - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:55 pm Not many people get to celebrate their birthday with a diplomatic romp... but on his 78th, the Pope can claim precisely that.Announced this morning by President Obama in a White...
Church of England appoints first female bishop
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:55 pm Rev. Libby Lane has been chosen to become the first female bishop of the Church of England.
Rev. Lane, who is currently a vicar in the Chester diocese, will become the Bishop of...
Church leaders pleased that U.S.-Cuba will rebuild relations
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:53 pm WASHINGTON — American church officials expressed optimism about plans by the United States and Cuba to normalize diplomatic relations and work toward reshaping how the two...
Archdiocese’s safe environment program to be audited onsite in 2015
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:52 pm This spring, an external agency will conduct an onsite audit of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ safe environment policies and procedures to determine compliance with...
Pope Francis credited for urging U.S., Cuba to normalize relations
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:49 pm WASHINGTON — Pope Francis personally appealed to President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro this year to encourage both leaders to normalize diplomatic relations, a...
Pope celebrates 78th birthday
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:48 pm Pope Francis celebrated his 78th birthday on December 17 with a cake, a cup of the traditional Argentine maté tea, and impromptu tango dancing by couples in St. Peter's Square....
“There’s a Baby in Our Trash Can:” Couple Calls Police After Mom Abandons Newborn
LifeNews.com - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:43 pm After a woman gave birth, she abandoned her newborn baby by putting the infant in a neighbor’s trashcan. When the Utah woman’s neighbors realized they had discovered the child,...
Pope brokered deal to open US-Cuba ties
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:42 pm Pope Francis played a key role in mediating talks between the US and Cuba, resulting in an exchange of prisoners and opening the way for the first direct talks between the...
Today’s Desperate Lie from a Torture Defender
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:31 pm Just as though I have not recommended How to Break a Terrorist (by an actual interrogator) a thousand times to laptop bombardiers and Torture Lovers, a combox torture zealot with...
Angels, Our Invisible Holy Friends
CatholicMom.com - Dec 17, 2014 at 3:30 pm
The invisible world of Angels is often overlooked, though amazingly it has been with us since the dawn of creation. Countless Angels offer service and protection to humankind....
