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Huge crowds gather for Canonization Mass
News.va - Apr 27, 2014 at 3:10 am (Vatican Radio) Tens of thousands of people are continuing to descend on St Peter’s Square and surrounding vantage points for the Canonization Mass of Pope John XXIII and Pope...
Candle-bearer holds prayers in her heart during canonization
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 27, 2014 at 3:05 am Vatican City, Apr 27, 2014 / 03:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- One young woman's participation in today's canonization liturgy offered a special opportunity for intercessory prayer.
A reminder about today's canonization ceremony
Rorate Coeli - Apr 27, 2014 at 2:41 am The canonization ceremony of October 21, 2012 saw the introduction of a revised rite that was very similar to the one used prior to Pius XII. Rorate noted this reform on that very...
John XXIII and John Paul II’s canonisation: live blog
Catholic Herald - Apr 27, 2014 at 2:39 am HIGHLIGHTS
John XXIII and John Paul II to be canonised in first double papal canonisation in history
Pope Francis to read formula of canonisation, enrolling two popes among the...
Blessed John Paul II and prayer: one cardinal's witness
News.va - Apr 27, 2014 at 2:35 am (Vatican Radio) Veronica Scarisbrick brings you a feature focusing on the prayer life of Blessed John Paul II as witnessed by Cardinal Roberto Tucci Sj, the chief organizer of...
Canonizations: And why not Mastai-Ferretti?
Rorate Coeli - Apr 27, 2014 at 12:11 am While this blog has editorialized in favor of accepting the canonizations today, one of my colleagues in Rorate has also argued that today's line-up of papal saints-to-be is short...
Untitled
Whispers in the Loggia - Apr 26, 2014 at 11:47 pm Here, the Vatican TV livestream of St Peter's Square as a day without precedent unfolds....-30-
Jesus and the Divine Mercy
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 26, 2014 at 11:01 pm On April 20th, we celebrated Easter Sunday. But the celebration did not end then, it continues. There are presently two Solemnities that are “continued” for eight days (Octave) –...
When Popes Meet!
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 26, 2014 at 11:00 pm Via Catholic News Service on YouTube — Pope Francis greets Pope Emeritus Benedict at canonization of Pope St. John XXIII and Pope St. John Paul II… Into the deep… If you liked...
Pilgrims fill Roman churches in vigils before canonizations
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 26, 2014 at 9:45 pm Rome, Italy, Apr 26, 2014 / 08:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Parishes throughout the city of Rome were filled the evening of April 26 with pilgrims spending the night in prayer in...
New Law Aims To Increase Availability of Kosher and Halal Food In Emergency Assistance Programs
The Religion Clause - Apr 26, 2014 at 9:18 pm AP in a report today calls attention to a little-noticed provision in the Agriculture Act of 2014 that was signed into law by the President on Feb. 7. Sec. 4207 of the Act...
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction and Halts Other Rulings in Non-Profit's ACA Challenge Until Supreme Court Decides Hobby Lobby
The Religion Clause - Apr 26, 2014 at 9:00 pm In Fellowship of Catholic Students v. Sebelius, (D CO, April 23, 2014), a Colorado federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the Affordable...
From Tonight's Compline
Saint Louis Catholic - Apr 26, 2014 at 8:48 pm Psalmus 87 [1]87:1 Dómine, Deus salútis meæ: * in die clamávi, et nocte coram te.87:2 Intret in conspéctu tuo orátio mea: * inclína aurem tuam ad precem meam:87:3 Quia repléta est...
Two Saints... One Church... And One Call.
Whispers in the Loggia - Apr 26, 2014 at 8:42 pm In the life of a church whose memory extends across two millennia and now comprises 1.2 billion souls, it's not often that one encounters the unprecedented.Along those lines, we'...
Poem: Oh, To Vex Me Contraries Meet In One
Breviary Hymns - Apr 26, 2014 at 8:30 pm Oh, To Vex Me Contraries Meet In One is a sonnet by the English poet, John Donne (1572–1631). It is one of his 19 Holy Sonnets or Divine Meditations which were published...
Article Recounts Continued Lack of Religious Freedom In Egypt
The Religion Clause - Apr 26, 2014 at 8:16 pm Today's New York Times carried a front-page article titled Vow of Freedom of Religion Goes Unkept in Egypt. Here are some excerpts:The architects of the military takeover in Egypt...
WDTPRS “Low” Sunday, “Mercy” Sunday, “Quasimodo” Sunday, Sunday “in albis”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 26, 2014 at 7:31 pm This Sunday has many nicknames. In the post-Conciliar calendar it is the “Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy)”. It is also called “Thomas Sunday” (because of the Gospel...
Close to the Chest
Commonweal - Apr 26, 2014 at 7:14 pm My first "encounter" with John XXIII was during my Junior Year abroad at Louvain. A breathless Albert Dondeyne, prominent Belgian theologian, came rushing into the theology class...
Pope Francis' Homily at Canonization Mass of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm Here is the translation of the Pope's homily at the Canonization Mass of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II today in St. Peter's Square. * * *
At the heart of this Sunday, which...
