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It’s unlikely Vladimir Putin is helping Middle East Christians for pious reasons
Catholic Herald - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:46 am The continuities of history are always fascinating. In this context it is interesting to note that Russian foreign policy has not changed much over the centuries.
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Daily Homily: Let Justice Surge Like Water
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:45 am --
Amos 5:14-15,21-24 Psalm 50:7,8-9,10-11,12-13,16bc-17 Matthew 8:28-34
The prophet Amos continues to judge the people of Israel for the contradiction they are living: they...
Pope invokes compassion and peace following death of three Israeli teens in West Bank (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:42 am He also asked God "to inspire in all thoughts of compassion and peace.” To view the video click here.
Op-Ed: The True Lesson of Lampedusa
Rorate Coeli - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:40 am «Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come è, bisogna che tutto cambi.»
Lampedusa, the island that is the southernmost point of Italy, was visited by the Pope in his first visit, exactly...
Former director of Legionaries of Christ passes away (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:38 am He was the first person to succeed disgraced founder Marcial Maciel, to lead the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi. As its leader, Corcuera experienced first hand the...
Follow Jesus, heed the Beatitudes, Pope tells Dutch youth
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:33 am In a message to the National Catholic Youth Festival of the Netherlands, Pope Francis called upon Dutch youth to follow Christ and heed the "revolutionary" message of the ...
European Court Upholds France's Ban Wearing Burqa In Public
The Religion Clause - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:26 am The European Court of Human Rights today, in a Grand Chamber judgment, upheld France's ban on Muslim women wearing the full-face veil in public. In S.A.S. v. France, (ECHR, July...
Italian prelate: suspend naming of baptismal sponsors to curb organized crime
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:17 am In an effort to curb the influence of the 'Ndrangheta, one of Italy's most power organized-crime syndicates, a Calabrian prelate has proposed a 10-year suspension on the naming of...
Homilies, Written or Not
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:15 am Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: For many years in the seminary, and...
Patriarch Appeals for Release of Kidnapped Nuns and Orphans in Iraq
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:04 am The Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Louis Raphael I Sako, has made a public appeal to "those who are holding the nuns and orphans kidnapped in Mosul three days ago"....
Prelate sees �new springtime' for Church in Pakistan
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 1, 2014 at 7:01 am The recent appointment of new bishops to two of Pakistan's six dioceses, as well as the appointment of an apostolic administrator to a third, presages a "new springtime" for the...
Hey Catholics, Look Up!
Catholic Vote - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:50 am
The struggle is real for Catholics and their relationship with new media. In many ways, social media has become a powerful tool for outreach and engagement, especially regarding...
Priest describes peacemaking efforts in Central African Republic
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:49 am In an interview that took place recently in Europe, Father Aurelio Gazzera, an Italian priest, discussed his efforts to mediate between opposing militias in the Central African ...
US ambassador: Pope draws global attention to trafficking
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:43 am Vatican City, Jul 1, 2014 / 05:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Ken Hackett has praised the attention Pope Francis is giving to the “scourge” of human...
US ambassador: Pope draws global attention to trafficking
EWTN - Vatican News - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:43 am Vatican City, Jul 1, 2014 / 06:43 am (EWTN News/CNA).- U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Ken Hackett has praised the attention Pope Francis is giving to the "scourge" of human...
Pope Francis' Homily at Gemelli Hospital (Delivered by Cardinal Scola)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:38 am Because of the cancellation of the Holy Father Francis’ visit to the “A. Gemelli” Clinic and to the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of Rome, the...
USCCB welcomes Hobby Lobby decision
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:33 am The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, joined by the chairman of the bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, has issued a statement welcoming...
I Saw Jefferson, Crying
Catholic Vote - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:31 am I saw Thomas Jefferson today by the Missouri River near Atchison, Kansas, crying. (I know it’s hard to believe; I hardly believe it myself!)
“Hello, Mr. President,” I said.
He...
Death Mandate
Dominicana - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:30 am ATTENTION: EXECUTION MANDATE FORCES COMPANIES TO DEAL DEATH DRUGS
Washington, DC – A controversial new mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare,...
American pro-life campaigners free to stand for what they believe in
Catholic Herald - Jul 1, 2014 at 6:29 am On June 26 the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in McCullen vs Coakley that pro-life advocates are entitled to stand on taxpayer-funded sidewalks outside abortion...
