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Complaint Filed With HHS Over California Requirement That Insurance Policies Cover Elective Abortions
The Religion Clause - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:15 am Last week, seven employees of the religiously-affiliated Loyola Marymount University filed a complaint (full text) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services objecting...
Card Turkson on Impact Investing for the public good
News.va - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:10 am (Vatican Radio) A conference on Social Finance takes place in Rome, Monday, focusing on Impact Investing for the poor.
Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council...
New EEOC Nominee Announced
The Religion Clause - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:10 am Last week the White House announced that President Obama will nominate Charlotte Burrows to fill a vacant position on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Burrows is...
No scandal here: How the 20 couples married by Pope Francis were legit
EWTN - Vatican News - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:05 am Vatican City, Sep 15, 2014 / 06:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis' witnessing of marriages between Catholics who cohabited or who have had annulments is not a change, but is...
Nigeria Bans Religious Gatherings To Stop Ebola Spread; Group Threatens Lawsuit
The Religion Clause - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:05 am In Nigeria, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu has banned religious gatherings as a way to prevent the spread of Ebola. However, according to a report from This Day Live yesterday,...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:02 am From SSRN:
Kathryn E. Kovacs, Hobby Lobby and the Zero-Sum Game, (92 Washington University Law Review, Forthcoming).
Rostam J. Neuwirth, The Governance of Religion and Law:...
How to Avoid Our Kids Drowning in a Sea of Compliments
Snoring Scholar - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:00 am
Today, it’s an honor to host author Nicole Lataif for some thoughts on over-complimenting our kids. Honestly, I don’t know that I’ve ever thought about it quite like this (and I’...
Mission: Adoption
CatholicMom.com - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:00 am Editor’s note: Today, we welcome a guest post from our friend Nissa Gadbois, who shares about a beautiful project created by her family to aid families who seek to adopt children...
Christian leaders meet Obama, discuss concerns for Mideast minorities
Franciscan Media - Sep 15, 2014 at 6:00 am
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Eight Eastern Christian leaders spent 40 minutes
talking to President Barack Obama about the situation of Christians and
other minorities in the Middle East...
Pope witnesses marriage of 20 couples in St Peter’s
Catholic Herald - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:58 am Marriage is “not fiction” but a symbol of “real life” with joys and difficulties, Pope Francis told 20 couples at their wedding on Sunday in St Peter’s Basilica.
In a break from...
Pope at Santa Marta: Learning from Our Lady of Sorrows
News.va - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis marked the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows during Monday morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta, with a reflection on how Mary learned, obeyed and suffered at...
Pope appoints Msgr. Marcus Stock to diocese of Leeds UK
News.va - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appointed the secretary general of the Bishops Conference for England and Wales, Monsignor Marcus Stock, Bishop of the diocese of Leeds, UK.
The...
1st episcopal ordinations in Hong Kong since British rule
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:34 am For the first time since the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, episcopal ordinations have taken place in Diocese of Hong Kong.
In July, Pope Francis...
Mgr Marcus Stock appointed Bishop of Leeds
Catholic Herald - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:29 am Monsignor Marcus Stock has been appointed the new Bishop of Leeds by Pope Francis.
The bishop-elect is the outgoing general secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference for...
Council of Cardinals begins 3-day session, adds 9th member
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:24 am The Council of Cardinals, which assists Pope Francis in the governance of the universal Church and in the reform of the Roman Curia, has begun three days of meetings in Rome.
It...
Those zany Satanists!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:00 am In case you were wondering, the satanic event scheduled to be held in an Oklahoma City civic center (thus, state operated), is still on and has sold out. HERE
But, hey! Don’t...
Daily Gospel Reflection for September 15, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Sep 15, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 19:25 – 27
I love today’s Gospel. Jesus illustrates how much he loves his mother and his disciple. He commends his mother to the care of John. This is a...
Pope Francis: Global conflicts amount to ‘piecemeal’ World War III
Catholic Herald - Sep 15, 2014 at 4:41 am Pope Francis said on Saturday that current conflicts taking place around the world amount to a “piecemeal” Third World War.
He also condemned the arms trade and “plotters of...
�War is madness,' Pope emphasizes
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2014 at 4:33 am At the conclusion of his September 14 Angelus address, Pope Francis prayed for the success of an international peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.
He recalled...
Pope Francis: the Church exalts the cross of Christ
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2014 at 4:22 am Pope Francis devoted his September 14 Angelus address to the cross of Christ.
"Why? Why was the Cross necessary? Because of the gravity of the evil which kept us slaves," he said...
