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Medical Groups Don’t Want Doctors to Facilitate the Death Penalty, But Euthanasia is Okay
LifeNews.com - May 26, 2014 at 11:57 am The medical and bioethics establishments increasingly assert that doctors should not participate in executions. Yet, many of these same advocates support euthanasia and assisted...
Cardinal says Pope's prayer at Israeli wall was sign of support for Palestinians
Catholic Culture - World News - May 26, 2014 at 11:47 am An American prelate has confirmed that when Pope Francis stopped outside Bethlehem to pray at the Israeli security wall, he intended the gesture as a sign of support for...
Pope Francis: homily in the Upper Room
News.va - May 26, 2014 at 11:40 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Upper Room - the cenacle - in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon, on the final day of the three-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land....
Vatican 'prayer summit' for Israel-Palestinian peace could occur soon
Catholic Culture - World News - May 26, 2014 at 11:37 am Israeli and Palestinian leaders are expected to pray together at the Vatican, in answer to a dramatic invitation from Pope Francis, sometime soon--perhaps in early June.
During...
Pope Francis most open pope to Jews in history, Rabbi says
Catholic News Agency - General - May 26, 2014 at 11:32 am Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 10:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Jewish Rabbi and historian has lauded Pope Francis’ visit to the tomb of an important Jewish personality, stating...
Pope Francis most open pope to Jews in history, Rabbi says
EWTN - Vatican News - May 26, 2014 at 11:32 am Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 11:32 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A Jewish Rabbi and historian has lauded Pope Francis' visit to the tomb
of an important Jewish personality, stating...
Pope, Israeli premier differ on security wall, Jesus' language
Catholic Culture - World News - May 26, 2014 at 11:28 am Pope Francis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disagreed openly on two topics during their meeting on May 26.
During an exchange observed by reporters, the Israeli...
Sudan Faces International Pressure to Release Pregnant Woman Sentenced to Death
LifeNews.com - May 26, 2014 at 11:26 am The government of Sudan is facing mounting international condemnation of its handling of Meriam Ibrahim and its decision to sentence the pregnant Christian woman to death for...
Maronite Patriarch visits Israel, despite critics at home in Lebanon
Catholic Culture - World News - May 26, 2014 at 11:20 am Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Rai became the first leader of the Lebanon-based Maronite Church to visit the state of Israel, traveling to Jerusalem to greet Pope Francis ...
Pope Francis: discourse to priests, religious, seminarians in Holy Land
News.va - May 26, 2014 at 11:13 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with the priests, religious men and women, and seminarians of the Holy Land on Monday afternoon, in the church of Gethsemane, which is built...
Francis meets Peres: “Protect the legacy of the Holy Places and those who visit them”
Vatican Insider - May 26, 2014 at 11:00 amCanadian Government Opposes Bill to Legalize Euthanasia in Quebec
LifeNews.com - May 26, 2014 at 10:55 am A spokesperson for Justice Minister Peter MacKay responded on May 23 to the re-introduction of the Québec euthanasia Bill 52 by stating:
“The issue of assisted suicide creates...
Many religions value the Holy Land
The Busy Catholic - May 26, 2014 at 10:52 am Interfaith group bonds over shared affection for Israel
Rani Theeparajah, a member of St. Ann's Anglican Parish, touches the
Western Wall during a trip to the Holy Land this...
Ordination Anniversary (video)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 26, 2014 at 10:47 am Many priests observe the anniversary of their ordination at this time of year. It is a common time for ordinations, probably because Ember Days were common times for ordinations...
Pope Francis recalls birth of Church in Upper Room
Catholic News Agency - General - May 26, 2014 at 10:44 am Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 09:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At the conclusion of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis focused his homily at Mass on the significance of...
Pope Francis recalls birth of Church in Upper Room
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 26, 2014 at 10:44 am Jerusalem, Israel, May 26, 2014 / 10:44 am (EWTN News/CNA).- At the conclusion of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope Francis
focused his homily at Mass on the significance of...
Francis celebrates mass in the Cenacle: “Here the Church was born, and was born to go forth”
Vatican Insider - May 26, 2014 at 10:38 am13 Years Ago They Rejected Doctor’s Abortion Suggestion, Now Their Son is Fighting for His Life Again
LifeNews.com - May 26, 2014 at 10:33 am Thirteen years ago, Mo Bergman rejected a doctor’s suggestion to abort her baby because of physical abnormalities. Instead, she turned to God and the situation changed...
Doctors Told Her That Her Baby Had Died in the Womb, Then She Was Born Healthy
LifeNews.com - May 26, 2014 at 10:05 am Doctors told her mom that little Eliza Bellamy died in the womb. Ellen Bellamy, 31, was 8 months pregnant when doctors delivered the news. But then, Eliza was born healthy and,...
Pope invites Israeli and Palestinian leaders to Rome to pray for peace
Catholic Herald - May 26, 2014 at 10:02 am Pope Francis has invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to pray together at the Vatican for peace between their nations.
The pope made the...
