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Pope Francis Commemorates Day of the Worker
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm The Church celebrated the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker on Thursday along with nations worldwide which celebrated International Workers Day. Commemorating the day, Pope...
British Government Gives Millions of Pounds to Planned Parenthood, Marie Stopes International
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm The British government last year gave £13 million to two large international abortion providers and £20 million to the United Nations Population Fund, it has been revealed. In...
This is Truly the Prophet
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Acts 5:34-42
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
John 6:1-15
In the Gospel, Jesus works his fourth sign, the multiplication of the barley loaves and fish. This miracle takes place on a...
GDP Versus Nature: Can They Co-Exist?
May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Too often, economic plans are put into effect without consideration of the effect upon natural resources and the consequences. To address this situation, a joint workshop of the...
Divine Mercy and the Wrath of God
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm While St Faustina’s vision of the Divine Mercy overflows with the love and boundless compassion of God, it is equally articulate about God’s wrathful judgement. In what sense can...
UN Chief to Meet Pope Francis
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm The Secretary General of the United Nations will meet Pope Francis while on a visit to Rome next week. Ban Ki Moon, who will be in Rome until May 9, met Pope Francis soon after...
Chaldean Patriarch: Church in Iraq Ruined After US-Led Invasion
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq has said the Church in his country is "ruined" eleven years after the US-led invasion of Iraq. “1,400 years of Islam could not...
Pope's Address to Papal Foundation
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has met with a delegation from the Papal Foundation, a US Charitable organization established as a means to provide the Holy See with a source of income to finance...
International Experts Examine Religious and Economic Freedoms
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Experts from around the world gathered in Rome Tuesday to explore the complex relationship between religious liberty and economic freedom. The conference was held by the Acton...
John Paul II: A Holy Pope in Era of 'De-Secularization'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm The canonization of two Popes by two of their Successors is, undoubtedly, a new event, even epochal. The most important implications of last Sunday’s event, however, are numerous...
St. John Paul II's Legacy on Ecumenism and Life
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm I speak today as an Evangelical Christian and a Christian human rights advocate profoundly influenced and inspired by Pope John Paul II. It’s no overstatement to describe John...
Pope Reminds Italian Football Teams of Their Responsibility as Role Models
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm In an address to Italian soccer teams today, Pope Francis said the game "is a social entity, and requires social responsibility on the part of players, both on and off the pitch,...
Vatican Spokesman Issues Statement on Upcoming Convention Against Torture Conference in Geneva
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Here below is the full text of the note from Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi that was issued today: ***
The “Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman and...
Pope Francis Meets with President of Angola
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis met this morning with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. President dos Santos was accompanied by his wife Ana Paola dos...
John Paul II's Legacy in Europe: Hope and Empowerment
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm It is indeed a grand task to try and summarize the legacy of Pope John Paul the Second. I have been asked specifically to speak on the issue of Europe. Being here in Rome I am...
Pope's Address to Council for the Economy
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Below is a translation of Pope Francis' address to the members of the Pontifical Council for the Economy this morning. * * *
THE HOLY FATHER’S ADDRESS
I thank you for this...
Pope: Council for the Economy Offers a "Fundamental Contribution" to Roman Curia and Holy See
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has received in audience the members of the Council for the Economy on the occasion of their first meeting at the Vatican this morning. Underlining the Church's “...
Guarantees
CatholicMom.com - May 1, 2014 at 6:30 pm I couldn’t sleep very well last night. My brain is a difficult thing to control most of the time, and last night was no different. Yesterday at the store, a man came in that I...
British politician arrested, charged with ‘racial hate’ for quoting Churchill’s views on Islam
LifeSiteNews - May 1, 2014 at 6:18 pm by Hilary White WINCHESTER, UK, May 1, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In what some are describing as a watershed moment for British freedom of speech rights, Paul Weston, a candidate...
Adoption a loving choice for children and women, activist says
Catholic News Agency - General - May 1, 2014 at 6:09 pm Washington D.C., May 1, 2014 / 05:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Adoption offers not only an opportunity for children to live, but for women to make a "loving parenting choice,”...
