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Pope Francis to Malawi Bishops: Family necessary for culture of solidarity
News.va - Nov 6, 2014 at 6:25 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday met with the Bishops of Malawi, who are in Rome on their ad limina visit. The southeast African country has a population of over 16...
Pope says annulment process should be cheaper and more efficient
Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2014 at 6:20 am Pope Francis said the Church’s marriage annulment process should be more efficient and perhaps even free of charge, and he decried any attempts to exploit it for profit.
“Some...
Court Says Students Can Proceed With Claims of Anti-Semitic Harassment At School
The Religion Clause - Nov 6, 2014 at 6:10 am In T.E. v. Pine Bush Central School District, (SD NY, Nov. 4, 2014), a New York federal district court refused to dismiss claims by three Jewish students that they suffered...
Suit By Catholic Challenges Nigeria's Requirements For Christian Marriages
The Religion Clause - Nov 6, 2014 at 6:05 am In Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, the former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the Marriage Act and the...
Getting Smarter
CatholicMom.com - Nov 6, 2014 at 6:00 am
The Friday before Halloween was a very sad day indeed.
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It was the day that the free trial of my Lumosity app expired. Or at least that’s what my cell phone told...
Tuesday Exit Polls Reveal Voting Behavior By Religious Affiliation
The Religion Clause - Nov 6, 2014 at 6:00 am The Fox News Exit Polls published yesterday include a number of questions about religious affiliation and voting behavior on Tuesday. While Republicans did well nationally, the...
Cardinal DiNardo's Reflections on Synod
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:57 am Here is a reflection on the synod of bishops on the family by the vice president of the US bishops' conference, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Houston. The reflection...
“Nothing like this has happened since the backstabbing behind the scenes at the Second Vatican Council…”
The Deacon's Bench - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:53 am Damien Thompson unloads in The Spectator: ‘At this very critical moment, there is a strong sense that the church is like a ship without a rudder,’ said a prominent Catholic...
Woman’s suicide a symbol of ‘culture of death’ in US, say campaigners
Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:47 am Brittany Maynard, a young California woman who was suffering from terminal brain cancer and gained national attention for her plan to use Oregon’s assisted suicide law, ended her...
New president of Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:44 am Pope Francis has named Dominican Father Serge Thomas Bonino, the secretary of the International Theological Commission, as the new president of the Pontifical Academy of St....
Pakistan must be shamed by the international community for sanctioning murder of Christians
Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:39 am People who read this newspaper will have heard about the latest bout of anti-Christian violence in Pakistan. This time a Christian couple, Shahzad Masih and Shama Bibi, were...
Exorcisms on the rise: Occult activity sparks 'pastoral emergency'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:35 am Rome, Italy, Nov 6, 2014 / 06:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Catholic experts say occult activity and the resulting need for exorcisms has reached a critical level.
Pope Francis addresses evangelical Protestants
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:29 am Stating that Scripture "makes it clear that the Gospel is not merely about our personal relationship with God," Pope Francis discussed baptism, Christian unity, and the kingdom of...
Pope Francis receives CD of the music of the 2013 Conclave
News.va - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:20 am (Vatican Radio) The Director of the Sistine Chapel, Msgr. Massimo Palombella on Wednesday presented Pope Francis with a CD: “Habemus Papam. La musica del Conclave.” The CD...
Pro-life amendments fail in 2 states, pass in Tennessee
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:16 am By a 53%-47% margin, voters in Tennessee have approved a state constitutional amendment that was supported by the state's bishops.
"Nothing in this Constitution secures or...
Pope Francis Urges Justice in Annulment Cases
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:09 am Pope Francis says that justice has to be a primary value in the Church's annulment processes. He said this in brief, spontaneous remarks given Wednesday before the general...
Catholic University of America President Emphasizes Commitment to Catholic Identity
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:02 am President John Garvey of The Catholic University of America (CUA) recently talked about the ways in which CUA maintains its Catholic identity, in an interview with America ...
Exorcisms on the rise: Occult activity sparks 'pastoral emergency'
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:01 am Rome, Italy, Nov 6, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic experts say occult activity and the resulting need for exorcisms has reached a critical level.
Just prior to the...
GUEST POST: Response to claim that Communion on tongue will spread influenza (and whatever else)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:00 am Appended below is letter by longtime Fr. Z’s Blog reader and participant to the pastor of the reader’s parish. It seems that in Sunday’s parish bulletin the pastor alleged that...
Your God is Too Boring [Book]
Brandon Vogt - Nov 6, 2014 at 5:00 am
Your God is Too Boring by Jon Leonetti (Dynamic Catholic, 2014)
When most people dismiss God as boring or irrelevant, they’re rejecting a straw man. In this...
