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Cardinal Joseph Zen Released From Jail With Occupy Central Leaders
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 2, 2014 at 6:00 pm Cardinal Joseph Zen, Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, has been released from jail. The 82-year-old cardinal was released by police along with the leaders of the Occupy Movement...
CAR Bishops Decry Conditions As 'a Descent Into Hell'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 2, 2014 at 6:00 pm In the wake of civil war in the Central African Republic, the nation's bishops have decried the many fleeing their homes and villages feeling threatened by bandit groups who have...
UK & Holy See Celebrate Centenary of the Re-establishment of Diplomatic Relations
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 2, 2014 at 6:00 pm The British government and the Holy See have worked together for" justice and peace and we wish to reinforce and extend this cooperation for the good of all." These were the...
Texas Catholics to governor: don’t execute mentally ill man
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:59 pm Austin, Texas, Dec 2, 2014 / 04:59 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Texas Catholic Conference has called on governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of mentally ill death row inmate...
Ice Cream Shop Creates Planned Parenthood Dessert for Abortion Giant’s Political Group
LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:36 pm Well…they are at it again. That infamous ice cream shop which loves to support Planned Parenthood is now offering holiday desserts for the abortion giant.
Portland’s What’s the...
Franciscan leader fears growing religious tensions in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:28 pm The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is taking on unsettling religious overtones, reports the head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.
In a conversation with Aid to the Church...
Holy Father announces Plenary Indulgences…..
Quartermaster of the Barque - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:25 pm …..for the occasion of the upcoming “Year of Consecrated Life”. Recall that, there are certain conditions that must be met in order to obtain a plenary indulgence. Even if you are...
Finland's parliament approves same-sex marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:17 pm Lawmakers in Finland have approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
By a vote of 105 to 92, the Finnish parliament moved to bring their country into line with the other...
Islamic State converts Mosul churches into prisons
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm The Islamic State has begun using some of the Christian churches in the city of Mosul as prisons, the Fides news service reports.
Reports from the city in northern Iraq indicate...
Two new congregations 'certain' in Vatican reform proposal, Cardinal Maradiaga says
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:10 pm The chairman of the Council of Cardinals has confirmed that a reform of the Roman Curia will call for two new congregations: one for the laity and one for charitable affairs....
Outcomes for Children Raised in Same-Sex Households
Quartermaster of the Barque - Dec 2, 2014 at 5:00 pm In short, this is an area for further study, but current findings suggest that claims regarding positive outcomes for children raised in same-sex households are misstated,...
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Mary Landrieu Misleads Voters on Abortion
LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:44 pm I have always believed that actions speak louder than words. Last night, that maxim came to mind once again.
During last night’s televised debate between Sen. Mary Landrieu and...
The Church is about Christ – not an NGO, Pope tells Swiss bishops
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:30 pm Vatican City, Dec 2, 2014 / 03:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In an address to the Swiss bishops on Monday, Pope Francis urged them maintain a lively faith, lest their country’s...
Rougeau on Ferguson
Commonweal - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:26 pm Vincent Rougeu, the dean of Boston College Law School, and author of Christians in the American Empire, has written a very perceptive and nuanced pice on Ferguson. He touches upon...
Ten Years of Celebrating Life: Angel in the Waters
CatholicMom.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:25 pm I remember the day my copy of Angel in the Waters arrived. My boys were really “too big” for picture books, yet I still shared the treasure with them, trying to remain composed as...
Abandoned Newborn Girl Found Dead in Communal Waste Bin
LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:21 pm Tragically, the body of a newborn baby girl was discovered in a communal waste bin in North Yorkshire. When the child was discovered paramedics rushed to the scene to try and...
The wonderful gift of forgiveness
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:08 pm Part three of a four-part Advent series on forgiveness.
Many of us put a lot of thought behind those must-have items on our Christmas shopping lists. But how much thought do we...
It's complicated: Who makes what claims to Jerusalem’s Temple site?
GetReligion - Dec 2, 2014 at 4:00 pm
IRA ASKS:
Both Jews and Muslims lay religious claim to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount / Noble Sanctuary, which has long been at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What is...
The Pope Didn’t Exile Cardinal Burke. The Pope Gave Him An Army. [Photos]
Catholic Vote - Dec 2, 2014 at 3:59 pm I wish someone would exile me the way Pope Francis exiled Cardinal Burke.
When I think of exile or banishment, I think of tiny islands.
Where friends are few and far between....
The Ferguson Riots: Tribalism vs. Civilization
Catholic Vote - Dec 2, 2014 at 3:44 pm Our country will be a long time counting the cost of the breakdown of public order and communal trust in Ferguson, Missouri. The Brown family lost their son. Struggling urban...
