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Big news report card: Mormon church acknowledges founder Joseph Smith's many wives
GetReligion - Nov 12, 2014 at 7:58 am It's official: Mormon founder Joseph Smith had up to 40 wives http://t.co/3MMegIo4gL pic.twitter.com/TQJTeFwmpn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 11, 2014
Nearly three...
In the Footsteps of St. Paul
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 12, 2014 at 7:33 am Here is the latest column by Bishop James Conley of Lincoln for the Southern Nebraska Register. * * *
The ancient Christian writer and theologian Tertullian once asked the...
Benefits, Challenges of Online Catholic Homeschooling Considered
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 12, 2014 at 7:28 am “There are a variety of options out there, so think seriously about the talents and interests of this child you are considering enrolling, and not just ‘whether it’s a good...
Religious freedom battle 'daunting,' but bishops urged to persist
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 12, 2014 at 7:05 am Baltimore, Md., Nov 12, 2014 / 07:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The leader of the U.S. bishops' religious freedom committee encouraged his fellow bishops not to lose heart, but to place...
Dominican Rite Requiem & Catholic Scouting in Edinburgh
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 12, 2014 at 7:00 am The Dominicans in Edinburgh will be celebrating their annual Requiem Mass for Benefactors on Saturday 29 November at 2pm. As was done last year, the Mass will be a Missa Cantata...
When Missionaries Are Hungry
CatholicMom.com - Nov 12, 2014 at 7:00 am
A young pastor just collapsed at his Third-World mission altar. I heard the news from a dear friend of this priest’s, also a missionary and pastor of another mission on the Bay...
Army Studying Religious Requirement for ROTC Prof At Christian College
The Religion Clause - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:56 am Fox News reported yesterday that the U.S. Army is conducting a review of its ROTC policies after a queston was raised as to whether Wheaton College, a Christian school, can...
Pope Francis – Do you have what it takes to be a good priest?
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:56 am Vatican City, Nov 12, 2014 / 06:56 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In his weekly general audience Pope Francis spoke on the qualities
needed to be a true minister of God, saying that those...
Pope speaks out on 43 Mexican students who were assassinated (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:49 am To view the video click here.
Pope Francis remembers the 30th anniversary of peace treaty between Chile and Argentina (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:47 am To view the video click here.
Pope: Persecution of Christians must stop. Local governments need to take action (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:41 am To view the video click here.
An Aquinas Family Vacation: Solidarity at Home and Abroad
Dominicana - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:30 am This is the third in a four-part series on St. Thomas and Catholic Social Teaching.
It is well known that Thomas Aquinas had an unusual relationship with his family; how many...
Food, blankets and hope – nuns risk lives to serve Syrian refugees
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:20 am Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 12, 2014 / 06:27 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Near the Lebanon-Syria border, two religious sisters are among the staff members at a refugee service center working to...
Pope Francis Creates New Judicial Body To Speed Up Sex Abuse Claims
The Religion Clause - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:10 am Religion News Service and Vatican Radio report that Pope Francis has created a new 7-member judicial body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to speed up the...
Did Arafat convert to Christianity before he died?
Catholic Herald - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:08 am Did Yasser Arafat convert to Christianity before he died? This question is raised by an article in the Daily Telegraph, and it is one to which the answer is almost certainly ‘No...
Common Core Just Latest Defective Education Policy, Says Wyoming Catholic President
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:02 am “The problems we are having today with the Common Core are not new problems,” Dr. Roberts said on the WCC website. “The Common Core is just the most recent in a century-long...
“We used to think that salt is the cheapest commodity...life is cheaper!"
News.va - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:01 am Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri Diocese has described the situation of Nigerians in the Boko Haram affected states of the Northeastern region as “a pathetic state of human...
Pope prays for persecuted Christians and calls for dialogue
News.va - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appealed to international and local leaders to take action to protect and support persecuted Christians in various parts of the world; he...
A Book of Everyday Catholic Heroes
Snoring Scholar - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:00 am
Who doesn’t love reading about everyday heroes? Well, okay, so maybe I wouldn’t have signed up for it, but I have a hard time telling Randy Hain no.
So when he asked me to read...
Suit Challenges Ban On Prayer Group During High School Free Period
The Religion Clause - Nov 12, 2014 at 6:00 am A Christian high school student filed suit last week against a Colorado Springs high school claiming that his 1st and 14th Amendment rights were infringed by a school policy that...
