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Pope Francis: annulment decisions should not take years
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 4:20 am In extemporaneous remarks made to participants in a course sponsored by the Roman Rota, Pope Francis said that justice demands that the Church's decisions on the validity of...
Papal message calls upon French bishops to �keep alive the missionary zeal'
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 4:03 am As the French bishops prepare to hold their autumn meetings, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, has sent a message in Pope Francis's name.
"His Holiness...
Communication as encounter, between authenticity and pragmatism
News.va - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:57 am
What is the impact of digital communication on thinking and
living the faith? Can the virtual encounter be communication and an
opportunity for an authentic encounter? And how...
Despite persecution, Year of Consecrated Life celebrated in Syria
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:45 am Damascus, Syria, Nov 5, 2014 / 04:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Despite persecution and threats faced by the Catholic faithful in Syria,
religious communities in the war-torn country...
India: priest rues government indifference to attacks on Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:44 am Nearly six months after Narendra Modi became India's prime minister, an official of the Indian bishops' conference said that the government's indifference to attacks on Christians...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:30 am “Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?” (Archbishop Fulton...
Christian couple burned alive in Pakistan
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:30 am Two Pakistani Christians were thrown into a brick kiln and burned to death following a blasphemy allegation.
The killings took place in a village near Lahore.
The Fides news...
Despite persecution, Year of Consecrated Life celebrated in Syria
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 5, 2014 at 3:04 am Damascus, Syria, Nov 5, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite persecution and threats faced by the Catholic faithful in Syria, religious communities in the war-torn country...
Augustine Institute Seeking Catholic Leaders, Offers Full Scholarships for Three Grad Students
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:58 am The Augustine Institute in Denver, Co., is now accepting applications for the John Paul II Scholarship. The Institute will choose three John Paul II Scholars from the entering...
The Latest Targets of Sexual Radicalism
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:40 am
Two incidents involving basic constitutional freedoms—not closely associated with one another in the media or by those involved—highlight the growing power of sexual radicalism...
Is it Time to Remove the Pro-Life Movement from Politics?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:35 am
I am guessing I am not alone in being tired of politics and, especially, politicians this election cycle. Often, perhaps more often than not, I am tired of politics. It is just...
Encountering the Word — 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Integrated Catholic Life - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:30 am “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up…” (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Print this entry
Catholic University of America President Emphasizes Commitment to Catholic Identity
Catholic Education Daily - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:30 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 magazine...
Louis Parle
Regina Magazine - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:14 am Je suis né à La Rochelle en Charente-Maritime sur la côte atlantique et j’ai grandi à Châtelaillon-plage une petite ville de bord de mer. Elevé dans une famille catholique très...
Pope writes to French Bishops ahead of Autumn Plenary
News.va - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:12 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has written to the bishops of France as they begin their Autumn Plenary Session gathered in the Sanctuary in Our Lady of Lourdes .
In the message...
Full Text of Pope's General Audience Catechesis, Nov. 5th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:10 am Here below is a translation of Pope Francis' weekly general audience catechesis given today in St. Peter's Square. * * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning!
We heard what...
Pope: Justice, salvation of souls the inseparable center of nullity processes
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:07 am Vatican City, Nov 5, 2014 / 02:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis gave a brief address to canonists on Wednesday, discussing
the grave importance of justice in the process of...
Stay-at-Home Moms (and ostensibly, Stay-at-Home Dads [like me]):
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:03 am According to our President, we made the wrong choice. From the Weekly Standard:
During a speech in Rhode Island today [10/31], President Obama called for more taxpayer-spending on...
How Many “Bio-Ethicists” Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?
Quartermaster of the Barque - Nov 5, 2014 at 2:01 am Probably just one. But wouldn’t it be fun to see what would happen if there were two? And if two is fun, maybe three would be even funner. And heck, if our goal is fun and...
Scripture, God’s Handbook for Evangelizing Catholics
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 5, 2014 at 1:54 am …is out from OSV: Cardinal Wuerl says it is “inspiring”; Archbishop Kurtz calls it “engaging”; Sr. Dianne Bergant says it provides “a new perspective”; Dr. Scott Hahn declared it...
