Latest News

Archbishop invites ordinariate into ‘the very heart of the diocese’

Catholic Herald - May 2, 2014 at 7:27 am
Archbishop George Stack of Cardiff has offered the mother church of his diocese as a home for the ordinariate. A group of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham will...

Meatless Friday: Grilled-Cheese Bar

CatholicMom.com - May 2, 2014 at 7:00 am
I thought I was doing pretty well with my grilled-cheese sandwiches. I make them in a cast-iron skillet, and when Jersey tomatoes are in season, I tuck a nice thick slice of...

Benedictine College Rallied to Support Dean’s Family in Time of Crisis

Catholic Education Daily - May 2, 2014 at 6:55 am
The dean of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., recently spoke to students about how the College community was instrumental in helping her family after her son was in a...

Pope Francis: Holy See needs a new mentality of evangelical service

News.va - May 2, 2014 at 6:36 am
Pope Francis on Friday met members of the newly-formed Council for the Economy, telling them that their important mission will not be easy and requires courage and determination...

On Gardens

Dominicana - May 2, 2014 at 6:30 am
Sometimes I wonder: what makes a decorative garden “work”? Running beneath all the landscaping techniques which escape the average viewer like myself, I think there’s one...

Daily Catholic Quote from St. Athanasius

Integrated Catholic Life - May 2, 2014 at 6:30 am
“You will not see anyone who is really striving after his advancement who is not given to spiritual reading. And as to him who neglects it, the fact will soon be observed by his...

The lesson of the Jean McConville case is as old as Moses – human beings count

Catholic Herald - May 2, 2014 at 6:15 am
Inter-religious dialogue is not something that I have ever taken up in an official capacity, but it is a worthwhile activity on an informal basis, as it deepness one’s...

Report on Human Rights In Pakistan Issued

The Religion Clause - May 2, 2014 at 6:10 am
Last week, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (an independent non-governmental organization) issued its 2013 annual report on the state of human rights in the country (full...

Resisting the throwaway culture

The Deacon's Bench - May 2, 2014 at 6:06 am
  Photo: Ed Wilkinson/The Tablet From Bishop Ed Scharfenberger’s weekly column in The Evangelist newspaper: Our defense of the value of each and every human life – from conception...

Pennsylvania Appellate Court: Property of Breakaway Congregation Belongs To PCUSA

The Religion Clause - May 2, 2014 at 6:05 am
In Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church v. Washington Presbytery of Pennsylvania, (PA Commonw. Ct., April 30, 2014), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in a 4-3 decision held...

Cardinal Tauran celebrates 100 years of Algerian Basilica

News.va - May 2, 2014 at 6:01 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has encouraged Algerian Christians to be witnesses of a Church that is ever more open to friendship and dialogue. The President of the Pontifical...

Where I Spent My Time Online: Mother Mary Edition

CatholicMom.com - May 2, 2014 at 6:00 am
The month of May, thanks to Hallmark, has become one dedicated to mothers.  For Catholics, May takes on a special meaning, as we honor the very model of motherhood – Mary, Our...

Suit Challenging Denial of IRS Non-Profit Exemption Dismissed On Numerous Grounds

The Religion Clause - May 2, 2014 at 6:00 am
In Lock v. United States, (D OR, April 29, 2014), an Oregon federal district court allowed a pro se plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis, but dismissed, with leave to amend, his...

John Paul the Great Catholic Univ. to Dedicate New Campus

Catholic Education Daily - May 2, 2014 at 5:57 am
The University will also bestow its first Impacting Culture for Christ awards to “those who give selflessly of themselves and whose witness provides a model for Impacting Culture...

Pope: I cry for Christians being crucified today

The Deacon's Bench - May 2, 2014 at 5:54 am
From his homily this morning: In his homily at morning Mass in Casa Santa Martha Friday, Pope Francis lamented that in today’s world there are still “masters of conscience” [...

Archbishop Aquila: teaching on marriage must be rooted in Christ

EWTN - US Latest News - May 2, 2014 at 5:46 am
Denver, Colo., May 2, 2014 / 05:46 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As the Synod of Bishops on the Family draws closer, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver has offered a reflection for his...

China targets Catholic pilgrimage site

Catholic Culture - World News - May 2, 2014 at 5:40 am
Communist officials in Wenzhou, a city of three million in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, have removed some statues and bricked over others at a Catholic pilgrimage...

Pope Francis at Mass: I weep for Christians still crucified today

News.va - May 2, 2014 at 5:30 am
(Vatican Radio) In his homily at morning Mass in Casa Santa Martha Friday, Pope Francis lamented that in today’s world there are still "masters of conscience" [thought police –...

Pope Francis welcomes Papal Foundation delegation

News.va - May 2, 2014 at 5:28 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with a delegation from the Papal Foundation on Friday. The Papal Foundation was founded in 1988 as a response to the desire of US Catholics – both...

Pope Francis to meet new commission on abuse

Catholic Herald - May 2, 2014 at 5:17 am
A new papal commission for protecting children from sexual abuse was meeting for the first time to discuss its mandate and expand input from more countries. Pope Francis, who...
Subscribe to Catholic News Live - Latest News