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St. Cecilia Novena, Day Seven
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Nov 19, 2014 at 10:00 am DAY SEVENLord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Christ hear us.Christ, graciously hear us.God the Father of heaven,Have mercy on us.God the Son,...
If Scientists Find a “Gay Gene” Will “Gay” Unborn Babies be Killed in Abortions?
LifeNews.com - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:42 am Lately, “pro-choice” has been “evolving” into “pro-abortion”–including support for sex selection abortion.
But what if we find there is a gay gene that could identify fetuses who...
“We are overjoyed”: reaction to pope lifting ban on ordaining married men as Eastern Catholic priests
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:31 am This news got a lot of attention earlier in the week, and reaction has been overwhelmingly positive: The Vatican has lifted its ban on the ordination of married men to the...
Thinking of yourself won't make you holy, but serving others will, Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:29 am Vatican City, Nov 19, 2014 / 09:29 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In his weekly general audience address Pope Francis said that
holiness can never be selfish, but is a gift that must be put...
Five Things To Remember On Nov. 19
USCCB Media Blog - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:09 am 1. Catholic News Service reports: Pope Francis condemned the "unacceptable episodes of violence" in Jerusalem, episodes that "do not spare even places of worship," after an attack...
Brooke Shields Was Almost an Abortion Victim: My Grandfather Paid My Mother to Abort Me
LifeNews.com - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:08 am I have always been fascinated with the actress, model, spokeswoman, and author Brooke Shields. She has always seemed a compelling mix of wholesomeness and glamour, forthrightness...
Latest appointment at Vatican financial watchdog opens a new phase
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:07 am Vatican City, Nov 19, 2014 / 09:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed René Bruelhart president of the
Financial Information Authority, the Vatican's...
Today’s Catholic must-reads: 19/11/14
Catholic Herald - Nov 19, 2014 at 9:05 am God offers every Catholic the grace to become a saint, Francis said at the general audience today (full text, short video, full video).
The Pope also condemned the “unacceptable”...
Catholics face ‘formidable task of passing on the faith’, says new Chicago archbishop
Catholic Herald - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:57 am New Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich has urged his flock to fearlessly share their faith recognising that God calls them “to more” and “to greater things.”
At his installation at ...
Swiss March for Life Draws 2,500 to Protect Babies With Down Syndrome From Abortion
LifeNews.com - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:43 am In spite of growing anti-life opposition, about 2,500 pro-life faithful mobilized for the March for Life in Zurich on September 20, 2014, drawing attention to the right to life of...
Charity Group Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Iraqi, Syrian Christians
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:43 am Aid to the Church in Need-USA, a papal agency that supports the suffering and persecuted Church around the world, has embarked on a unique initiative: a turnkey, online parish-...
Jerusalem patriarch calls for end to violence in Holy Land
Catholic Herald - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:31 am After an early morning synagogue attack left four Israelis dead and eight injured yesterday, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal called for an end to all violence in the Holy Land.
“We are...
Plea for Prayers: Baby Facing Major Neuro- and Plastic Surgery Today
CatholicMom.com - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:30 am Join with me today to pray God fills that baby’s surgery room with the light of heaven, filling every corner with His angels and that He guides the hands of the surgeons....
Thinking of yourself won’t make you holy, but serving others will, Pope says
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:29 am Vatican City, Nov 19, 2014 / 07:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his weekly general audience address Pope Francis said that holiness can never be selfish, but is a gift that must be put...
Theologians Analyze Faulty Notions of Gender in Light of Catholic Teaching
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:22 am In light of recent developments at some Catholic universities concerning the ideas of "gender spectrums," The Cardinal Newman Society spoke to theologians from faithful Catholic...
Pope Francis: “All Christians are equal in dignity before God, united by vocation to holiness”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:17 am From his General Audience this morning: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. A great gift of the Second Vatican Council was to have retrieved a vision of the Church founded on...
Beyond religious differences: Interfaith leaders unite on marriage
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 19, 2014 at 8:02 am Vatican City, Nov 19, 2014 / 08:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Leaders from various faith traditions around the globe are backing the
union of a man and woman as an inherently...
5Q+1 interview: Godbeat pro Peter Smith discusses his in-depth project on immigrant religion in Pittsburgh
GetReligion - Nov 19, 2014 at 7:38 am
Peter Smith has spent the last several months reporting on immigrant religious communities in Pittsburgh, carving out time for the special project between daily assignments....
Knights of Columbus Sends $2.2M to Iraq, Syria Refugees
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 19, 2014 at 7:37 am The Knights of Columbus Christian Refugee Relief fund has donated $2.2 million to help displaced Iraqi and Syrian Christians and other religious minorities who continue to face...
