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Seeking Jesus outside Church? Pope Francis says: “Dangerous and harmful”

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 26, 2014 at 9:15 am

His Holiness Pope Francis said during his last Wednesday audience before the summer break that those who believe that they can have a relationship with Jesus outside the Church...

Pope Francis: Whom do I like to follow?

News.va - Jun 26, 2014 at 9:10 am

(Vatican Radio) People follow Jesus because they recognize that He is the Good Shepherd. That was Pope Francis’ message at Mass on Thursday morning at the Casa Santa Marta. He...

Daily readings: June 29 – July 5

Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 9:09 am

Ordinary Form Divine Office Week I Sunday, Sunday, June 29: Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-1; Mt 16:13-19 Monday, June 30: Weekday in Ordinary...

Blandina Segale to be studied for sainthood

Communio - Jun 26, 2014 at 9:08 am

Sister Bladina Segale, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, is now being studied for possible canonization. Segale who died at the tender age of 91 in 1941. The Santa Fe Archbishop...

We can choose to live a life that is sensitive to God’s presence

Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 9:03 am

The Collect for the Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul describes them as the founders of our faith, praying that the Church might always follow their teaching. Both were called to be...

This is how one group of Catholics responded to chants of “Hail, Satan!” [Photo]

Catholic Vote - Jun 26, 2014 at 9:00 am

Last summer, pro-abortion protesters shouted “Hail, Satan!” in the Texas statehouse as the late-term abortion ban was under debate. It was a messy, agitated scene — a battlefield...

How the Great War left my family in pieces

Catholic Herald - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:49 am

Many words have been written about the causes and events of the First World War. The carnage, the shortcomings of the generals and the suffering of the soldiers have been covered...

Vatican releases working document for Synod on Family

News.va - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:35 am

(Vatican Radio)Results of a 2013 survey among Catholics on challenges to the Family were released by the Vatican Thursday in the form of a working document ahead of the upcoming...

Friars of the Renewal –ordinary witness, extraordinary era

Communio - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:34 am

In my opinion, the Franciscans of the Renewal (the friars and the sisters) are among a few very dynamic communities in the USA who are actually living the gospel and being formed...

Peace in Middle East can flourish again, Pope assures

Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:34 am

Vatican City, Jun 26, 2014 / 07:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In an audience with aid organizations assisting Oriental churches, Pope Francis explained that peace is a gift from God,...

Galaxies come to the Vatican

News.va - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:32 am

Galaxies, collections of billions of stars in beautiful spirals or elegant elliptical clouds, were once called “island universes” because they seemed so distant that they couldn’t...

If I Could Offer Only One Piece of Advice to Young Mothers

CatholicMom.com - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:30 am

What sort of behavior would you expect if a child becomes overloaded with sensory stimulation, hunger, and exhaustion? Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller [Public domain], via Wikimedia...

Volunteers in India Go Undercover to Stop Illegal Sex-Selection Abortions

LifeNews.com - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:12 am

India (LiveActionNews) — In 1994, a federal law called the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique Act, was passed in India to ban sex-selective abortions. Due to the...

Marriage, Divorce, and Communion: An Interview with Cardinal Thomas Collins

Brandon Vogt - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:03 am

Yesterday at the Word on Fire blog I shared an exclusive interview I did with Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. As we approach the upcoming Synod on the Family,...

Michael McGivney, the 'people's priest' who founded the Knights of Columbus (Video)

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:03 am

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Pope Francis receives participants attending meeting of Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches

News.va - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:02 am

Vatican City, 26 June 2014 (VIS) – The Pope embraces all the Churches of the East and is close to their faithful, whose tears, fears and hopes are also ours, a sentiment he...

Young Astronomers, Promoters of Peace and Justice

News.va - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:02 am

Vatican City, 26 June 2014 (VIS) – “Seeing all of you here today is like looking at a marvellous mosaic made up of people from throughout the world. It is only right that men and...

Presentation of the Instrumentum Laboris for the next Synod Assembly in October

News.va - Jun 26, 2014 at 8:01 am

Vatican City, 26 June 2014 (VIS) – A press conference was held in the Holy See Press Office this morning to present the Instrumentum Laboris of the 3rd Extraordinary General...

Delegation from Ecumenical Patriarchate to visit Rome