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The Weekly Francis – Volume 64 – 29 June 2014
The Curt Jester - Jun 29, 2014 at 3:02 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 7 to 29 June 2014.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches,...
The Weekly Francis – 29 June 2014
Jimmy Akin.org - Jun 29, 2014 at 2:58 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 7 to 29 June 2014.
Speeches
7 June 2014 – To members of the sports association for the 70th...
A new priest’s Mass of Thanksgiving
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 29, 2014 at 2:21 pm And the marathon of Masses continues. After his ordination and first Mass of Thanksgiving yesterday, Fr. Jeremy Canna ventured north, into Queens, to celebrate a Mass at my parish...
One-sided coverage on Iraq in U.S. media
Commonweal - Jun 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm Margaret Sullivan, public editor of The New York Times, does a good job in her column today of identifying ways in which the paper has amplified the hawkish voices who want the U....
Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
The Religion Clause - Jun 29, 2014 at 12:00 pm In Kaufman v. Pugh, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84532 (WD WI, June 20, 2014), a Wisconsin federal district court dismissed a complaint by a now-released prisoner that authorities...
THE COLLAPSE OF CATHOLICISM IN LATIN AMERICA: Extensive post, with Statistics, Tables and Graphs
Rorate Coeli - Jun 29, 2014 at 11:19 am When confronted with the undeniable evidence of the decline of Catholicism on so many levels, especially in Europe and North America, one favorite tactic of many "conservatives"...
About that NYTimes hint at the future of married priests
GetReligion - Jun 29, 2014 at 10:53 am A long, long time ago, a Catholic leader gave me a tip as a young reporter. He told me to keep my eye on the Eastern-Rite Catholic churches and their potential for growth in...
Feast of Peter and Paul celebrates God's mercy, Pope says
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 29, 2014 at 10:39 am Vatican City, Jun 29, 2014 / 09:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his Sunday Angelus on the Feast of Peter and Paul, Pope Francis called the faithful to open themselves to the...
Feast of Peter and Paul celebrates God's mercy, Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Jun 29, 2014 at 10:39 am Vatican City, Jun 29, 2014 / 10:39 am (EWTN News/CNA).- During his Sunday Angelus on the Feast of Peter and Paul, Pope Francis called the faithful to open themselves to the...
Pope: Grace of Christ transformed Peter and Paul
News.va - Jun 29, 2014 at 10:20 am (Vatican Radio) Peter and Paul were “transformed” by the God’s mercy, Pope Francis said at his weekly Angelus address on Sunday.
The Church in Rome, the Pope noted, has always...
Find out where modern Christian martyrs are honored in Rome (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 29, 2014 at 9:39 am To view the video click here: http://www.romereports.com/pg157449-find-out-where-modern-christian-mart...
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Saint Louis Catholic - Jun 29, 2014 at 9:35 am A reflection from The Liturgical Year, about today's epistle from Chapter 12 of the Acts of the Apostles, and which documents Peter's arrest and miraculous deliverance from prison...
Spanish priests celebrate 25th ordination anniversary with Pope Francis (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 29, 2014 at 9:34 am To view the video click here: http://www.romereports.com/pg157456-spanish-priests-celebrate-25th-ordin...
Saints Peter and Paul
Communio - Jun 29, 2014 at 9:31 am The annual liturgical observance of the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is an exceptional day for the Christian Church, especially the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. These...
District Court Denies Injunction Against ACA Non-Profit Rules; 3rd Circuit Issues Temporary Stay
The Religion Clause - Jun 29, 2014 at 9:00 am In Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia v. Burwell, (ED PA, June 27, 2014), a Pennsylvania federal district court denied a preliminary injunction to several...
Francis latest interview. Feminists won’t be pleased.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 29, 2014 at 8:59 am The Holy Father had an interview with the Italian daily Il Messaggero. It isn’t all that revelatory and I suspect that not too many people will be excited about it.
There is...
A dad’s Sunday psalmody, from “Frozen”
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 29, 2014 at 8:51 am The virus that is the score from “Frozen” has now infected fathers. And it’s hilarious.
Daily Homily: He That Offers Praise As a Sacrifice Glorifies Me
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 29, 2014 at 8:40 am --
Amos 2:6-10, 13-16 Psalm 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 Matthew 8:18-22
Elijah and Elisha prophesied to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. They opposed the worship of Ba'al and...
Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Sacramento
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 29, 2014 at 8:30 am A reader alerted me to this yesterday, but I haven’t seen any pictures or official reports yet. (Anybody have any pictures?) But here’s the scoop from the diocesan website: The...
Puerto Rico Appeals Court Applies Ministerial Exception Doctrine
The Religion Clause - Jun 29, 2014 at 8:13 am In Vega v. Barbara Ann Roessler Church, Inc., 2014 PR App LEXIS 1954 (PR Ct. App., May 30, 2014), the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision applied the "ministerial...
