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Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 11:00 pm Dear reader,
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Rioters Strike at the Instruments of Oppression
Saint Louis Catholic - Nov 24, 2014 at 10:28 pm Like Little Caesar's, beauty supply stores, Walgreens, mobile phone stores, meat markets, and the interstate highway system. This needs to stop. Justice, in the context of...
Statement of Archbishop Carlson
Saint Louis Catholic - Nov 24, 2014 at 9:07 pm Archbishop Robert J. Carlson issued the following statement in the wake of the Grand Jury returning a finding of No True Bill in the Darren Wilson/Michael Brown matter: For...
Archbishop Carlson calls for peace as grand jury says no indictment for Ferguson police officer
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Nov 24, 2014 at 8:36 pm Dave Luecking | daveluecking@archstl.org | twitter: @stlreviewscribe
For more than three months, Ferguson and area residents nervously have awaited the St. Louis County...
How I Pray: An Interview
Jimmy Akin.org - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:49 pm Recently Tomas McDonald interviewed me for his blog, God and the Machine, on the subject of prayer.
Here’s the interview . . .
Every Monday in How I Pray, I ask various Catholics...
Magic Words
CatholicMom.com - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:30 pm A CRS Rice Bowl “Thank You” & A Challenge to Continue Your Commitment
When my three little loves were first learning to talk, my heart swelled every time one of them said “...
‘The Sisterhood: Becoming Nuns’ Portrays the ‘Reality’ of Religious Life
Catholic Vote - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:22 pm
Floods of tears; ecstatic, frankly romantic visions of Jesus; low points and high drama — you’re either reading St. Therese’s autobiography “The Story of a Soul” or you’re...
Mother Recalls Her Response When Fertility Clinic Implanted Wrong Baby By Mistake
LifeNews.com - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:14 pm In 2009, Carolyn and Sean Savage were thrilled to find out they were expected another baby after an in vetro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The couple already had one baby through...
Will Pope Francis' words foster a new pact for Europe?
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:09 pm Brussels, Belgium, Nov 24, 2014 / 05:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With elections for European Parliament having taken place in May, an auxiliary bishop of Brussels hopes that Pope...
Pope's Philly visit will be 'powerful' witness to marriage, bishop says
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:02 pm Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov 24, 2014 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Next year’s World Meeting of Families – which Pope Francis has confirmed he will attend – will be a “tremendous...
Pope Visits Santa Maria Maggiore
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Pope Francis made his usual pre-apostolic trip visit to Santa Maria Maggiore, the night before heading to Strasbourg France to address the European Parliament and the Council of...
Pope's Address to the European Parliament
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Here is the Vatican-provided translation of the Holy Father's address to the European Parliament today in Strasbourg. * * *
Mr President and Vice Presidents,
Members of the...
Pope to EU Parliament: 'Man's Forgetfulness of God Leads to Violence'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Making his way to Strasbourg, the first non-European Pope arrived in France to address the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. Pope Francis’ plane landed at 10:00 am...
Pope's Address to the Council of Europe
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Here is the Vatican-provided translation of Pope Francis' address to the Council of Europe today in Strasbourg. * * *
Mr Secretary General, Madame President
Your Excellencies...
Pope to Council of Europe: 'Arms Race Is One of Greatest Curses on Human Race'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Pope Francis says the secret to having peace lies in how we see others, but has outlined numerous “pressing issues” which are violating peace. Addressing the Council of Europe,...
St. Louis Archbishop Responds to Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson Case
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Here is a statement from Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis, released Monday in response to the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson....
Cardinal Robert Sarah Visits Haiti 5 Years After Earthquake
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm Cardinal Robert Sarah, who was named by Pope Francis as the prefect for Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, departed for Haiti more than five years after a...
Groundbreaking Technology Could Allow Parents to See Hologram of Their Unborn Baby
LifeNews.com - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:47 pm Ultrasound has been described as the “window to the womb” and the advent of 3-D and 4-D ultrasounds have helped entire generations of people have an enhanced respect for the value...
How I Pray
The Curt Jester - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:30 pm Thomas L. McDonald at God and the Machine started a series called “How I Pray”. As Tom said this is a “shameless rip off” of the Lifehacker series “How I work”.
Every Monday in...
Baby Girl Born Healthy After She Has Surgery in the Womb at 20 Weeks
LifeNews.com - Nov 24, 2014 at 5:22 pm France is celebrating its first successful fetal surgery after a baby girl was born Nov. 9 at full term and in good health.
Nearly four months earlier, in July, doctors at Armand...
