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German cardinal: Number of Catholics leaving Church “alarmingly high”
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 5, 2014 at 8:17 am From CNS: A German cardinal warned that the number of Catholics leaving his country’s church is “alarmingly high” and urged an end to “scandals and vexations” involving clergy.“...
Chinese bishop urges Catholics to hold firm as religious symbols removed
Catholic Herald - Aug 5, 2014 at 8:01 am Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang of Wenzhou has written an open letter to Catholics in the diocese, asking them to defend their “rights and dignity” during a campaign by the local...
Guardians of The Galaxy
Making Things Visible - Aug 5, 2014 at 8:00 am I went to see GoTG the other day and I was thoroughly entertained.The movie itself is very witty and fast paced. Admittedly I found this movie rather enjoyable. At it's foundation...
Pope Francis to give live radio interview on Argentinian station
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:50 am Vatican City, Aug 5, 2014 / 05:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- This Friday Pope Francis is slated to give a live interview on an Argentinian radio station that he helped raise the money...
Pope Francis to give live radio interview on Argentinian station
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:50 am Vatican City, Aug 5, 2014 / 06:50 am (EWTN News/CNA).- This Friday Pope Francis is slated to give a live interview on an
Argentinian radio station that he helped raise the money...
Thousands of German altar servers in Rome to meet Pope Francis
News.va - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday evening was scheduled to meet more than 50,000 German altar servers, ranging in age from 14 to 22 years, in St. Peter’s Square. The young...
Salting Civil Society
Dominicana - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:30 am “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again?” (Mt 5:13)
We are nourished when we come to church, listen to God’s Word, and receive...
Trial Court Invalidates Florida's Ban On Recognizing Same-Sex Civil Unions
The Religion Clause - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:24 am Tampa Bay Times reports that in a ruling on Monday, a Broward County, Florida trail court judge invalidated the 2008 amendment to the Florida Constitution that prohibits...
Judge Refuses To Recuse Himself On Charges That Jewish Charitable Activities Bias Him In Immigration Trial
The Religion Clause - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:10 am The Chicago Sun-Times reports on a decision last week by Michigan federal district court judge Paul Borman in which he angrily refused to recuse himself in the trial of a...
Report Focuses On Expensive Homes of U.S. Catholic Archbishops
The Religion Clause - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:05 am CNN yesterday published an investigative report titled "The Lavish Homes of American Archbishops." The investigation found that 10 of the 34 active U.S. Catholic archbishops live...
Summer Reading: Tobit’s Dog
Snoring Scholar - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:00 am I love the book of Tobit and I read it many years ago, sitting in Adoration as a new Catholic. And I wondered why in the world you would cut such a brilliant adventure story from...
Documents Reveal Current IRS Procedures On Church Tax Inquiries
The Religion Clause - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:00 am In 2012, the Internal Revenue Service temporarily suspended tax audits of churches accused of violating Section 501(c)(3)'s ban on political participation, pending final adoption...
Pope lifts suspension of Father D'Escoto, former Sandinista official
Franciscan Media - Aug 5, 2014 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope
Francis has lifted the suspension of Maryknoll Father Miguel D'Escoto
Brockmann, who was ordered 29 years ago to stop exercising his priestly
ministry...
Aid workers grateful for Gaza ceasefire, but remain wary
EWTN - World Catholic News - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:56 am Jerusalem, Israel, Aug 5, 2014 / 05:56 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A new 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is offering locals and aid workers invaluable time to safely secure...
Church leaders in Iraq call for day of prayer in face of ‘ethnic cleansing’
Catholic Herald - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:53 am The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has urged Catholics to answer a call from Church leaders in Iraq to take part in a universal day of prayer on Wednesday, the...
Bring Jesus to those outside Church, Pope tells altar servers
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:51 am Vatican City, Aug 5, 2014 / 05:51 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging them to...
Prelate: �can we not do right by' unaccompanied migrant children?
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:42 am Writing in The Washington Post, the bishop who chairs the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration said that "if we sacrifice" unaccompanied migrant...
Gunmen attack Nigerian parish
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:33 am Gunmen belonging to the predominantly Muslim Fulani tribe attacked a Catholic parish in north-central Nigeria, according to a report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
The...
Bishops of England and Wales urge prayers for Iraqi Christians
News.va - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:30 am (Vatican) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has appealed for prayers for Iraqi Christians and called for an end to "the violent persecution that threatens to...
Sunday Mass attendance in Germany falls below 11%
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 5, 2014 at 5:25 am Only 10.8% of Catholics in Germany now attend Sunday Mass, according to a report published by the German Bishops' Conference. The Mass attendance rate was 22% in 1989.
Nearly 179,...