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Reports: Patti Smith to perform at Vatican’s Christmas concert
Catholic Herald - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:40 am Rock star Patti Smith will perform at the Vatican’s Christmas concert this year, according to reports.
Huffington Post reports that Smith, who met Pope Francis in St Peter’s...
Pope Francis: Teach children by example, not words (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:16 am To view the video click here.
Tenore: Three powerful voices sing to help children (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:13 am To view the video click here.
Pope to accountants: Work for a globalization of solidarity
News.va - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:10 am (Vatican Radio) On Friday, Pope Francis met with a group of accounts, in Rome for their World Congress. In his address to the group, the Holy Father drew attention to the question...
Pope receives President Humala of Peru
News.va - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the President of the Republic of Peru, Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso, in private audience Friday. The President then met - in the absence of...
Pope commissions showers for homeless by St. Peter’s Square
News.va - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has commissioned three showers to be built for use by the homeless in the area under St. Peter’s colonnades. The showers will be installed in an...
Schedule released for Pope Francis in Sri Lanka and the Philippines (Jan 2015)
News.va - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:10 am (Vatican Radio) The Schedule for the 2015 Apostolic Voyage of Pope Francis to Sri Lanka and the Philippines was released on Friday. Pope Francis will leave Rome on January 12, and...
Meatless Friday: Rockin’ Broccoli Alfredo Bake
CatholicMom.com - Nov 14, 2014 at 7:00 am
This broccoli Alfredo casserole is delicious with or without tuna, and it’s a pantry-friendly meal. Choose your favorite pasta shape and get tonight’s dinner started!
Rockin’...
Vatican official receives astronomy award
Catholic Herald - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:49 am The President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation has been presented with an award for astronomy at the 46th annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences in Tucson,...
Court rejects Catholic concerns about new contraception mandate rules
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:48 am Washington D.C., Nov 14, 2014 / 06:48 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday against Catholic organizations with
objections to the Obama administration's latest...
Face-blindness
Dominicana - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:30 am We’re God-face blind.
There are people who see a face and have no way of registering who it is. Normally, someone sees together the eyes, nose, cheeks and lips so as to create a...
Article: How Disney’s <i>Maleficent</i> subverts the Christian symbolism of <i>Sleeping Beauty</i>
Decent Films Guide - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:30 am I’m very much open to fairy-tale revisionism in general, and to feminist critiques of classic fairy tales in particular. As a father of three daughters, I chafe at the passiveness...
Court Will Not Decide Validity of Vote In Challenge By Excommunicated Members of Buddhist Temple
The Religion Clause - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:10 am In Matter of Ming Tung v China Buddhist Association, (NY App., Nov. 13, 2013), a New York state intermediate appeals court, in a 4-1 decision, refused to order a Buddhist Temple...
Suit Challenges Vote Counting On Tennessee Pro-Life Amendment
The Religion Clause - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:05 am Tennessee voters this month voted on a proposed state constitutional amendment providing:Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the...
“Behold Your Mother” Book Giveaway!
Brandon Vogt - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:00 am
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine
Since I’ve built up a large collection of extra books...
7th Circuit: Challenge To Parsonage Allowance Dismissed For Lack of Standing
The Religion Clause - Nov 14, 2014 at 6:00 am In Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Lew, (7th Cir., Nov. 13, 2014), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed for lack of standing an Establishment Clause challenge to...
Join Lisa Hendey for Boston-area Gathering at Pauline Books on Saturday
CatholicMom.com - Nov 14, 2014 at 5:55 am For Boston-area friends, I hope you will accept my invitation to join me on Saturday afternoon, November 15 from 2 pm to 3:30 at the Pauline Book and Media Center in Dedham for an...
Vatican diplomat: if Pope visits Philadelphia, he will also visit New York
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 14, 2014 at 5:55 am The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations said on November 13 that if Pope Francis visits Philadelphia in September 2015, he will also visit New York.
The 70th...
Patti Smith, Sister Cristina to perform at Vatican Christmas concert
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 14, 2014 at 5:55 am From Huffington Post: Sources close to Patti Smith confirmed to The Huffington Post that she will be performing at the Holy See’s Christmas concert this year. The iconic rock...
Russian patriarch: ignore Western consumerist pressure
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 14, 2014 at 5:48 am The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called upon the Russian people to safeguard their unity and ignore Western pressure.
"Those who see themselves as the winners of the...
