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Judge Who is Ex Planned Parenthood Board Member Won’t Hear Case on Closing Abortion Biz
LifeNews.com - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:56 pm District Court Judge Timothy Black has recused himself from hearing a case about whether an Ohio Planned Parenthood abortion business must close down.
An Ohio Planned Parenthood...
Ray Flynn on Cardinal O’Malley: “The world witnessed the humility and greatness of the Catholic Church last night”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:52 pm The former ambassador to the Vatican writes: The world witnessed the humility and greatness of the Catholic Church last night on the nationally celebrated “60 Minutes” news...
Vatican lifts ban on married priests for Eastern Catholic churches in US, Canada, Australia
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:44 pm The Vatican has lifted a longstanding ban on the ordination of married men to the priesthood in the Eastern Catholic churches.
The tradition and discipline of the Eastern churches...
Strasbourg and Turkey: The Pope’s visit to the heart of Europe and the Blue Mosque
Vatican Insider - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:32 pmIndian court approves extradition of priest to face abuse charges in US
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:16 pm An Indian court has dismissed a priest's plea, approves his extradition to the US to face charges of sexual abuse.
Father Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul was charged with molesting a...
Pontiff makes quick trip to Castel Gandolfo
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:11 pm Pope Francis made a quick visit to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on Sunday, November 16.
The Pontiff blessed two sculptures by the Argentine artist Alejandro Marmo...
Book Review: ‘The Accidental Marriage’ (and ‘Transubstantiated’ Love)
St. Louis Areopagus - Archdiocesan Blog - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:07 pm by Deacon Jim Russell Ever wonder what would happen if a self-identified gay man offered to father a child for a self-identified gay woman and her partner, and then the man and...
Pakistan: Christian arrested for blasphemy, 2 arrested for lynching Christian couple
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:00 pm Police in Lahore, Pakistan, have announced the arrest of a Christian man who had been on the run since 2011, when he was accused of blasphemy.
Qaiser Ayub, who had been a ...
Group Provides “Angel Gowns” for Stillborn and Miscarried Babies
LifeNews.com - Nov 17, 2014 at 1:00 pm Angel Wings Memory Gowns was created to help families during the devastating loss of a baby. The group of volunteers repurposes wedding dresses into burial gowns for infants who...
Just Say No To Hermeneutics
Creative Minority Report - Nov 17, 2014 at 12:50 pm Over at the Register, I discuss how the 'Hermeneutic of Continuity' has become a crutch and a cudgel absolving the hierarchy of its responsibility for clarity. What we need is...
A Winning Team: Pope Francis and Our Lady
CatholicMom.com - Nov 17, 2014 at 12:30 pm Image copyright Nellie Edwards. Used with permission.
What is the one thing that Pope Francis is rarely without? Hint: He always brings it with him and is seen wearing it in the...
Planned Parenthood Botches Abortion, Woman Rushed to Hospital After Massive Blood Loss
LifeNews.com - Nov 17, 2014 at 12:27 pm On October 25, 2014, an ambulance was called to the massive Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Aurora, Illinois. The Pro-Life Action League obtained the audio of the 911 call...
Basilica Icon Festival goes through Nov. 23
Catholic Hot Dish - Nov 17, 2014 at 12:05 pm
In Minneapolis, the Basilica of St. Mary’s 20th annual Icon Festival is underway with an ongoing exhibit, concerts, talks and tours. Here’s a list of what’s on the calendar:...
Catholic vocalist prepares for Christmas spectacle
The Busy Catholic - Nov 17, 2014 at 11:58 am Vancouver Chamber Choir to perform Handel's Messiah at The Orpheum Theatre in December
Christina Cichos, a soprano with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, is
excited to be performing...
Pope confirms he will visit Philadelphia in September
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 17, 2014 at 11:49 am Pope Francis said he would attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September, making it the first confirmed stop on what is expected to be a more extensive papal...
'The right to forget': sins are left behind in the confessional
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 17, 2014 at 11:47 am Rome, Italy, Nov 17, 2014 / 10:47 am (CNA).- Speaking about the “right to forget” sins after confessing them, a Vatican official stressed that God’s mercy truly frees us from our...
البابا فرنسيس: لنطلب من الله نعمة أن نكون شعبًا أمينًا لا يطلب أي امتياز
Vatican Insider - Nov 17, 2014 at 11:39 amColorado Bill Would Legalize Assisted Suicide After Brittany Maynard’s Death
LifeNews.com - Nov 17, 2014 at 11:35 am In October, terminally ill cancer patient, Brittany Maynard, became the face of the assisted suicide movement in our country. Brittany had stage IV glioblastoma multiforme, which...
Stephen Glass confesses in The New Republic: Sin, penance and a search for redemption?
GetReligion - Nov 17, 2014 at 11:22 am
During a graduate-school readings class on trends in 20th Century Judaism, I was asked to read Simon Wiesenthal's classic book, "The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of...
