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Better music at Mass means closer encounter with Christ, composer says

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 2, 2014 at 3:41 pm
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — During his two-day mission in Sioux City, contemporary Christian musician John Michael Talbot was by turns a comedian, a guitarist and a theologian. “All things...

Our CM Interns Prayerfully Remember Loved Ones

CatholicMom.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 3:30 pm
I love this year’s CatholicMom.com intern team. They are diverse, driven and definitively teaching me (their supervisor) much about living out the faith. They are also a patient...

Christian College Professor: “I’m Equally Pro-Life and Pro-Choice” on Abortion

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 3:20 pm
The Bible has a pretty clear view of the innate value of human life, but a professor at one Christian college obfuscated the issue when he told an audience, “I am equally pro-...

No Greater Freedom

Catholic Vote - Dec 2, 2014 at 3:03 pm
Each of us has our own hobbyhorses. Michael Sean Winters, for example, seems to have a thing about Philly’s Archbishop Chaput and the World Meeting of Families which Philadelphia...

Scary Genetic Engineering: Three-Parent Embryo Technique is More Like Cloning

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:41 pm
The technique that the United States and, more seriously, the United Kingdom are considering bringing to the IVF clinic, which creates embryos with three genetic parents, is often...

‘The planet is sad’: Marchers pray for success of U.N. climate summit

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:21 pm
LIMA, Peru — Dwarfed by the grown-ups holding banners and signs around her, Ruby Arizabal clutched a doll in one hand and a candle in the other. Valerio Mendoza, 83, joins a...

Dominican prosecutor pleased with Vatican's handling of case against former nuncio

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:16 pm
The chief prosecutor of the Dominican Republic has expressed satisfaction with the Vatican's conduct of a criminal case against Josef Wesolowski, the laicized archbishop and...

Church, National Library of Ireland to make parish records free online

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:09 pm
DUBLIN — The Catholic Church and the National Library of Ireland have partnered to make almost 400,000 images of Catholic parish register microfilms available online for free. A...

Irish police investigating vandals' attack on 'Carrauntoohil Cross'

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Irish police are studying a video apparently made by vandals who cut down a 16-foot metal cross that stood on the highest point in Ireland. The video, which was sent to reporters...

Police officer leans on Catholic faith during Ferguson crisis

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:06 pm
LOUIS — Among the iconic images of the 9/11 tragedy, photographs of policemen and firefighters stand out: The first responders were entering the doomed World Trade Center as most...

Untitled

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm

Eight Months Pregnant, Teen’s Brothers Kill Her in “Honor Killing,” Dump Her Body in Canal

LifeNews.com - Dec 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm
A so-called “honor killing” is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members due to the perpetrators’ belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonor...

CU Weekly 281: Adveniat Regnum Eius!

Catholic Underground - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:55 pm
This Week, Fr. Chris Decker, Jeff Blackwell, Kathleen Lee and Fr. Ryan Humphries discussed Advent (The ‘O’ Antiphons) Black Friday & Cyber Monday The New Star Wars Trailer How...

Cardinal Scola: Pope will reject Communion for divorced-remarried

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:50 pm
Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan has told an Italian newspaper that he feels sure Pope Francis will not accept a proposal to allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive ...

Pope: Knowledge alone doesn't reveal God; humble prayer does

Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:47 pm
Vatican City, Dec 2, 2014 / 12:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In his homily on Tuesday, Pope Francis said that no matter how much we study, we will never know anything about God unless...

CDC: Abortions decline to historic low

The Deacon's Bench - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Some heartening news from a report released Friday:  From 2010 to 2011, the total number and rate of reported abortions decreased 5% and the abortion ratio decreased 4%, and from...

Chilean study shows maternal death declined sharply after abortion ban

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:39 pm
Since banning abortion in 1989, Chile has seen a sharp decline in the rate of maternal deaths, a new study has shown. Proponents of legal abortion often argue that bans on the...

Arson attack on Catholic church in New Delhi raises tensions among India's Catholics

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:32 pm
An arson attack on a church in New Delhi has raised new fears that India's Catholics are the targets of violence. "The arson attack should be strongly condemned," said Cardinal...

Class or race?

Commonweal - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:25 pm
Let's just say I am no fan of David Brooks. Usually I pass over his first sentence and move on. His column this morning got something important right (i.e., correct) and I read...

World religious leaders join Pope in call for eradication of slavery

Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 2, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Pope Francis has led a group of the world's religious leaders in signing a declaration calling for the complete elimination of slavery. In a December 2 ceremony at the Vatican,...
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