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Pope pays tribute to fidelity of Ukraine's Greek Catholics

Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:20 am
Pope Francis has paid tribute to the fidelity of Ukraine's Eastern Catholics in a letter commemorating the 25th anniversary of the restoration of religious liberty for the Greek...

Legalising drugs is the best way to promote the moral values that both Francis and I share

Catholic Herald - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:16 am
The Pope has spoken out against the use of recreational drugs, and, it seems, against the possible legalisation and decriminalisation of recreational drug use. Or so it seems. The...

Suspect arrested after 82-year-old nun is murdered

Catholic Herald - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:14 am
A man accused of murdering an 82-year-old American nun in South Africa, where she had worked among the poor for about 60 years, has been arrested. Sister Mary Paule Tacke, a...

Malaysia's Top Court Denies Leave To Appeal Ban On Catholic Paper's Use of "Allah"

The Religion Clause - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:10 am
AstroAwani , MSN News  and AlJazeera all report on today's decision by Malaysia's highest court to refuse leave to appeal in a widely followed religious freedom case.  By a vote...

Archbishop: Church must be free to imitate Christ through service

EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:09 am
Baltimore, Md., Jun 23, 2014 / 06:09 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In seeking religious liberty, Catholics are seeking the freedom to serve in response to Christ's love in the Eucharist,...

Recent Articles of Interest

The Religion Clause - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:05 am
From  SSRN: Howard Kislowicz, Faithful Translations? Cross-Cultural Communications in Canadian Religious Freedom Litigation, (Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 52(1), 2014 Forthcoming)....

Catholic Blogger Karee Santos

CatholicMom.com - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:00 am
Yes, I can say I knew Karee Santos when…when she was debating whether she should blog, determining how to build a platform, and, most critically, discerning whether blogging and...

Australia's Top Court Invalidates Federal Spending For School Chaplaincy Programs

The Religion Clause - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:00 am
In Williams v. Commonwealth of Australia, (High Ct. of Australia, June 19, 2014), Australia's highest court held that Australia's Parliament exceeded the powers given to the...

Pope Condemns Mafia, Says Members Are Excommunicated

Franciscan Media - Jun 23, 2014 at 6:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the stronghold of an Italian crime syndicate believed to be richer and more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia, Pope Francis said, "Those who follow the path...

Pope Francis: “There is nothing more beautiful for a man than to be called to the priesthood”

The Deacon's Bench - Jun 23, 2014 at 5:55 am
From Vatican Radio: “I have very much desired this meeting with you who bear the daily burden of parish work” Pope Francis said on Saturday, greeting the priests of the Diocese of...

Global Eucharistic Congress in Philippines to focus on hope

EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 23, 2014 at 5:12 am
Cebu City, Philippines, Jun 23, 2014 / 05:12 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The 51st International Eucharistic Congress will be held January 2016 in the Philippines with the theme, "Jesus...

Sacred art evangelizes hearts, Catholic experts say

EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 23, 2014 at 5:01 am
Kansas City, Kan., Jun 23, 2014 / 05:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Two sacred art experts have stressed the importance of the Catholic visual arts in the new evangelization, saying the...

Sacred art evangelizes hearts, Catholic experts say

Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 23, 2014 at 5:01 am
Kansas City, Kan., Jun 23, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Two sacred art experts have stressed the importance of the Catholic visual arts in the new evangelization, saying the...

Daily Gospel Reflection for June 23, 2014

CatholicMom.com - Jun 23, 2014 at 4:55 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5 If we are all sinners, why is it that there is a giant wooden beam in our eyes and only a splinter in our brother’s? I think it is because, although...

New York Post Praises Thomas Aquinas College’s Financial Aid Program

Catholic Education Daily - Jun 23, 2014 at 4:00 am
The New York Post recently highlighted Thomas Aquinas College as one of a few colleges in the country that is “addressing the rising student-debt issue with an innovative use of...

Daily Catholic Quote from St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 23, 2014 at 3:30 am
“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” (St. Thérèse of...

A reader struggles with despair over quarrelsome Catholics

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 23, 2014 at 2:56 am
…and the least qualified person in the world attempts an answer since he wrote to me–over at the Register.

Sensus Fidelium Doesn’t Mean Majority Opinion

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 23, 2014 at 2:52 am
sez Francis. I love this guy so much!

Why I Don’t Vote Democrat

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jun 23, 2014 at 2:51 am
Senate Democrats Pushing Bill to Wipe Out Every Single Pro-Life Law on Abortion

Encountering the Word — John 6:67-69

Integrated Catholic Life - Jun 23, 2014 at 2:30 am
“Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Will you also go away?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life; and we have believed, and have come...
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