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UK Bishops Join in Promoting Prayer Day for Iraq

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 4, 2014 at 8:25 am
Here is a statement from Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton, Chairman of the International Affairs Department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. * * * As the...

Pope sends condolences over death of Cardinal Clancy

News.va - Aug 4, 2014 at 8:20 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegram of condolence over the death of Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia. The cardinal passed away on...

When Surrogacy Makes it So Babies are Purchased Like Lumber at Home Depot

LifeNews.com - Aug 4, 2014 at 8:03 am
The well off of the world increasing exploit the body parts and functions of the destitute–and then, call it “choice.” Gestational surrogacy–to use the industry’s dehumanizing...

Moving day: Back home at GetReligion.org

GetReligion - Aug 4, 2014 at 8:00 am
So, here we are again -- back home at GetReligion.org, where Doug Leblanc and I first pitched camp more than 10 years ago. As I explained in the exit post at Patheos, this whole...

The Theological Virtues And Renewal: Part III

Making Things Visible - Aug 4, 2014 at 8:00 am
The offering of his life in the service of cultural renewal, was an offering of himself for the good of others. Peter’s faith and hope, led him into the very essence of the gospel...

Hollywood Now Considers Anyone Who Practices Abstinence a Freak

LifeNews.com - Aug 4, 2014 at 7:49 am
Back in the 1950s, C.S. Lewis saw chastity as under attack with “all the contemporary propaganda for lust that makes people “feel that the desires we are resisting are so ‘natural...

We must guard and defend the Church’s precious liturgical heritage at all costs

Catholic Herald - Aug 4, 2014 at 7:34 am
After looking into the question for some eight years, the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has come up with a clarification about the Sign of Peace at...

Archbishop of Jos Speaks of Boko Haram, Living With Fear and Faith in Nigeria

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:56 am
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, president of the Nigerian bishops’ conference, recently spent a few days in New York—a brief respite from his increasingly violence-ridden...

St. John Vianney and the Power of Prayer

Dominicana - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:30 am
“I’m ready for a change – I want to [surrender my life to God] like you. . . how do I start?” The man who spoke these words couldn’t have reached his 40s yet, but his searching...

Daily Homily: I Will Restore the Tents of Jacob

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:11 am
-- Jeremiah 30:1-2,12-15,18-22 Psalm 102:16-18,19-21,29 and 22-23 Matthew 15:1-2,10-14 Jeremiah saw the Babylonian Exile (6th century BC) as a time of purification and grace....

Dispute Over Authority To Fire Minister Dismissed Under Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine

The Religion Clause - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:05 am
In Anderson v. Truelove, (TX App., July 31, 2014), a Texas appellate court invoked the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Jamall Anderson, the...

Saint John Mary Vianney

Communio - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:01 am
Today is the Feast day of Saint John Mary Vianney, the Curé d’Ars. He died on 4 August 1859, and was canonized and declared the patron of priests in 1929 by Pope Pius XI. The Curé...

�In memory of a mother'

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:01 am
Pope Francis recently offered Mass in Domus Sanctae Marthae for the repose of the soul of Natalia Di Giorgi Maovaz, the wife of an employee of the Vatican Museums. Maovaz drowned...

Tulsa bishop urges prayer, fasting in response to black mass

EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:01 am
Tulsa, Okla., Aug 4, 2014 / 06:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A novena of prayer and fasting leading up to the Feast of the Assumption has been planned to combat the Satanic black mass...

Learning from a Priest Who Converted a Town

Brandon Vogt - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:00 am
Today we continue our regular series called “Learning from the Saints.” Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including Voices...

Recent Articles of Interest

The Religion Clause - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:00 am
From SSRN: Klaus Prettner & Holger Strulik, It's a Sin - Contraceptive Use, Religious Beliefs, and Long-Run Economic Development, (Discussion Papers on Business and Economics...

Sign of peace at Mass: Vatican says it stays put, but urges education

Franciscan Media - Aug 4, 2014 at 6:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The sign of peace at Mass has not always led to serenity among liturgists or within the congregations gathered each Sunday in Catholic churches around the...

Pope urges Scouts to follow Jesus, defend Christian values

Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 4, 2014 at 5:42 am
Pope Francis has urged participants in a meeting of European Scouts to "go, have no fear, and serve" as they respond to Jesus' call to follow him. An estimated 12,000 Scouts from...

Saving Lives One Baby at a Time – The Case for Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

LifeNews.com - Aug 4, 2014 at 5:37 am
Each year pro-life pregnancy centers save thousands of lives. Women in their most desperate time of need, searching for answers and just a simple helping hand, have been...

European pro-life effort petitions court to be considered for vote

EWTN - World Catholic News - Aug 4, 2014 at 5:34 am
Brussels, Belgium, Aug 4, 2014 / 05:34 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A European Union citizens' initiative to ban human embryo-destroying research has filed a court petition after being...
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