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Pontifical Council Announces International Day of Prayer Against Trafficking
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:48 am The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Travelers announced today the launch of an International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, to be...
Pope tells 'haggard' Europe that human dignity is key to renewal
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:39 am Vatican City, Nov 25, 2014 / 05:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ address to the European Parliament touched on a variety of issues, all of which, he said, ought to promote...
Archbishop in Ferguson: “I implore each of you, choose peace!”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:36 am Last night, St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson was in Ferguson, to lead a prayer service at St. Teresa of Calcutta parish and pray with the people as the grand jury decision was...
Archbishop of Strasbourg: I Hope the Pope's Words Will Be Well Understood
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:35 am Speaking with ZENIT in the lead-up to the Pope’s visit to Strasbourg today, Archbishop Jean-Pierre Grallet said he expected the Holy Father would not “flatter the Europeans” but...
5 Tips on Prayer with St. Thomas Aquinas
Dominicana - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:30 am Prayer, St. John Damascene says, is the unveiling of the mind before God. When we pray we ask Him for what we need, confess our faults, thank Him for His gifts, and adore His...
Visit to Haiti 5 years after earthquake by Cor Unum President
News.va - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:20 am (Vatican Radio) Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” will visit Haiti from 25th to 29th November to show solidarity with those who are still...
DOJ Requires Georgia County To Provide Extensive Training To Prevent Religious Bullying of Sikhs and Others
The Religion Clause - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:15 am Last week (Nov. 18), the Justice Department announced an extensive agreement between federal authorities and the DeKalb County, Georgia school district requiring the district to...
Religion Clause Nominated For ABA Journal Blawg 100
The Religion Clause - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:15 am I am pleased to announce that Religion Clause has been nominated by the ABA Journal for inclusion in its 8th Annual Blawg 100 rankings. This is the sixth time in eight years that...
Colorado Supreme Court: FFRF Lacks Standing To Challenge Day of Prayer Proclamations
The Religion Clause - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:10 am In a 5-2 decision yesterday, the Colorado Supreme Court held that the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its members lack standing to challenge the Governor's annual Colorado...
Pope Francis: Europe must focus on the dignity of the human person
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:07 am In a major address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Pope Francis called for a Europe "which revolves not around the economy, but around the sacredness of the human person...
Britain's Law Society Withdraws Practice Note On Drafting Sharia-Compliant Wills
The Religion Clause - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:05 am Last March, the Law Society of England and Wales issued a Practice Note to assist British solicitors whose clients ask them to draw up wills that comply with Sharia law. The Law...
Take a Minute to Laugh. A LOT.
CatholicMom.com - Nov 25, 2014 at 6:00 am
I try to review apps that make our lives easier by streamlining things we need to do, but once in a while, we just need a good laugh. I stumbled across a write-up on a hilarious...
Pope urges a “lonely” “self-absorbed” Europe to recover its soul
News.va - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:45 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis called on a “haggard” and “lonely” Europe to recover its role as a world protagonist, its identity as a defender of the transcendent dignity of man,...
Pope Francis: Address to European Parliament - full text
News.va - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:45 am
(Vatican Radio) The full text of the address delivered by Pope Francis to members of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday November 25, 2014.
Mr President and...
“Europe is suffering from a culture of waste and consumerism”
Vatican Insider - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:45 amThe challenge of human rights recognition in Europe
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:31 am Strasbourg, France, Nov 25, 2014 / 05:31 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- While Pope Francis was applauded at the European Parliament on Tuesday
at his mention of children "killed even before...
Daily Reflection — The Gift of the Church as Teacher
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:30 am There have been many times in my life when I needed guidance about what to do. I am sure that has been true for you also. Indeed, when we were young, we learned primarily from...
College of the Holy Cross Dean Cites Jesuit Mission in Support of ‘Digital Transgender Archive’
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:15 am A College of the Holy Cross professor's project to develop a "Digital Transgender Archive" (DTA) was recently hailed by Dr. Margaret Freije, dean of the College, who cited the...
Pope Francis’s address to the European Parliament in full
Catholic Herald - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:07 am This is the full text of Francis’s address to the European Parliament, provided by Vatican Radio.
Mr President and Vice Presidents, Members of the European Parliament, all...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 25, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Nov 25, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 21:5-11
Jesus sure has a way to make people uncomfortable.
And we shouldn’t forget that, when we’re tempted to make him into a Big Teddy Bear Loveable Guy....
