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Ignoring God, not glorifying him, leads to violence, pope says
Franciscan Media - Dec 4, 2014 at 5:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- It is the complete disregard for God, not his
glorification, that leads to violence in this world, Pope Francis said.
That is why people of faith,...
Biden meets with Ukrainian Catholic leader
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:57 am Vice President Joe Biden traveled recently to Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of Euromaidan, the wave of protests that led to the ouster of a pro-Russian President Viktor ...
Dans une vallée éloignée en France
Regina Magazine - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:48 am La résidence retentissente du Chant Grégorien La voix de Dieu nous crie chaque jour cet avertissement: Courez pendant que vous avez la lumière de la vie, de peur que les ténèbres...
Islamic State consolidates power
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:46 am Despite US air attacks, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has consolidated its control over a large area in recent months.
The Sunni jihadist group now controls over one-...
Majority of Muslims welcome Pope's gestures, says Muslim leader
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:36 am Omar Abboud, the former secretary general of the Islamic Center of Argentina, said in a front-page L'Osservatore Romano article that the Pope's decision to face Mecca while...
The new Catholic Herald magazine is launched today
Catholic Herald - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:22 am The first edition of the Catholic Herald magazine is arriving at parishes and homes across Britain today.
The magazine features an exclusive article by Cardinal George Pell,...
Catholic Intellectual Bozell’s Legacy Continues at Christendom College
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:14 am The influence of Catholic conservative L. Brent Bozell, Jr.—whose life was recently celebrated at Christendom College and is chronicled in the biography, “Living on Fire: The Life...
Results of apostolic visitation of US nuns to be released this month
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:12 am The final report of the apostolic visitation of institutes of women religious in the United States will be released on December 16.
The visitation was instituted in 2008 by...
The Case for Religious Freedom
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:11 am “Where any of these fights on religious freedom are going to go, will in great part depend upon whether people of faith will stand up and speak now, or will they sit in silence....
For Holy Land youth, sports center to be ground for dialogue, peace
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 4, 2014 at 4:01 am Jerusalem, Israel, Dec 4, 2014 / 04:05 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Franciscans in the Holy Land have launched a new project to bring together young people from different cultural and...
Coming soon: the Vatican's report on US women religious
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:51 am Vatican City, Dec 4, 2014 / 03:51 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Vatican has confirmed it will release its report on the state of women religious in the United States later this month,...
Cardinal Parolin: I hope one day the Pope will visit Britain again
Catholic Herald - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:50 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, has said he hopes that “one day” the Pope will visit Britain to build on the “good result” of Benedict XVI’s trip four years...
Caritas Internationalis: Helping to Rebuild the Philippines
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:40 am A year ago, typhoon Haiyan devastated South East Asia, especially the Philippines, leaving at least 6,300 dead. It was the greatest cyclone to strike the Earth and is considered...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. John Damascene
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:30 am “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.” (St. John Damascene, priest and Doctor of the Church) December 4 is the Optional...
What the Traditional Mass Means to Me
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:25 am
I came to the Church through the Traditional Latin Mass.
I would have converted anyway. It was becoming more and more obvious that the Church was where I belonged, and it seemed...
Is Pope Francis Duping Liberals on Marriage?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:20 am
It’s no secret that liberals adore Pope Francis. The more secular the “progressive,” the greater the reverence for the new man in the Vatican. Liberals—which includes liberal...
Why was the Swiss Guard Commander really fired? Could his predecessor's interview hold the key to it?
Rorate Coeli - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:19 am It is quite sad when workers are fired in December, so soon before Christmas. Yet that was the case of the commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
From the Tablet:
Pope calls...
Eurolactis Italia Founder Gives Pope Francis A Unique Gift
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:17 am At yesterday's General Audience, the Pope was given a very unique gift: two donkey's named Thea and Noé (Noah). The animals were a gift from the founder of Eurolactis Italia,...
Books that teach children to know and love their faith
Catholic Herald - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:15 am How do you teach young children to know and love their faith? This is a question that has long caused debate among parents and teachers. The first teachers are the parents and for...
“Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Melville: Absurdity, Divinity, and Humanity
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 4, 2014 at 3:15 am
It is uncommon to read a story that is uncommon. In the literary world, where there seems to be nothing new under the sun, it is eventful to uncover something that is literally...
