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Pope meets Bishops of Southern Africa
News.va - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with Bishops from South Africa, Botswana, and Swaziland on Friday. In prepared remarks, the Holy Father gave thanks to God for the growth of the...
Trinity Western Grads Will Not Be Eligible For the Ontario Bar
The Religion Clause - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:05 am The controversy over Canada's newest proposed law school-- Christian affiliated Trinity Western-- continues. At the center of the controversy is a provision in the school's "...
Secretaries to John XXIII, John Paul II recount sanctity
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:02 am Vatican City, Apr 25, 2014 / 06:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Cardinals Loris Capovilla and Stanislaw Dziwisz, who were personal
secretaries to John XXIII and John Paul II, spoke at a...
It is only possible to understand him by going back to his diaries-Who was John XXIII?
News.va - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:00 am John XXIII is often called, in an endearing
yet somewhat simplistic manner, “the Good Pope”. The title suggests a certain
naive and lighthearted goodness. His diaries, on the...
A&R Entertainment – Educational Apps for Kids
CatholicMom.com - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:00 am
A&R Entertainment: “Learning is Fun”
These Educational Apps for Preschool and Early Elementary school aged children are available for Android and all iOs devices. AR-...
This Week in Pictures
Snoring Scholar - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:00 am It’s been ENTIRELY too long since I’ve done a fun picture post.
And hey, it’s Quick Takes Friday! Double win!
Add to that the fact that it’s Friday in the Octave of Easter = bacon...
Excluding Churches From Unemployment Compensation Coverage Does Not Violate 1st or 14th Amendments
The Religion Clause - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:00 am In Spicer v . Texas Workforce Commission, (TX App., April 22, 2014), a Texas state appellate court upheld the statutory exclusion of persons employed by churches from Texas'...
Pope Hopes New Saints Will Inspire Church to Fulfill Mission
Franciscan Media - Apr 25, 2014 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just days before Pope Francis was set to canonize
two of his predecessors, he expressed his hopes the two soon-to-be
saints would continue to inspire the...
John Paul II was the only pope who Padre Pio entrusted with the most private detail of his stigmata
Catholic Herald - Apr 25, 2014 at 5:51 am In the years after World War II, the young Fr Karol Wojtyla was doing further study in Rome. He journeyed into rural Italy so that he could spend nearly a week in San Giovanni...
Pope Francis issues messages for canonizations of John XXIII, John Paul II
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 25, 2014 at 5:49 am Pope Francis has issued messages on the occasion of the upcoming canonizations of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II.
Pope Francis addressed his first message to the...
Profound spiritual life of John XXIII credited for Vatican II
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 25, 2014 at 5:01 am Vatican City, Apr 25, 2014 / 05:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The great-nephew of Bl. John XXIII discussed the Roman Pontiff's Church vision in calling the Second Vatican Council,...
Profound spiritual life of John XXIII credited for Vatican II
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 25, 2014 at 5:01 am Vatican City, Apr 25, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The great-nephew of Blessed John XXIII revealed the pontiff's Church vision in calling for the Second Vatican Council,...
Daily Gospel Reflection for April 25, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Apr 25, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 21:1-14
In this Gospel, the apostles are fishing all night. They caught nothing. Then, Jesus appears on the shore (it is after He has risen from the dead and...
Pope laments plight of unemployed steel workers
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 25, 2014 at 4:51 am Following his April 23 general audience, Pope Francis expressed concern for the plight of unemployed Italian steelworkers following the closing of a large plant.
"When human hopes...
Woman recounts healing after watching John Paul II beatification on TV
Catholic Herald - Apr 25, 2014 at 4:32 am People said Floribeth Mora Diaz was crazy to think Blessed John Paul II interceded with God to heal her brain aneurysm, but if so, “then it is a blessed craziness, because I’m...
Encountering the Word — Psalm 23:5
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 25, 2014 at 4:30 am “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:5) If you liked this...
Pope Francis: video Message to Polish TV
News.va - Apr 25, 2014 at 4:30 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has recorded a video Message for Polish Television ahead of this weekend’s canonization of Blessed John Paul II, the first Polish Pope. In his...
Francis Sends Messages to Compatriots and Local Citizens of Two Popes
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 25, 2014 at 4:27 am Pope Francis has sent a video message to the Polish faithful, compatriots of Pope John Paul II, and a written message to the citizens of Bergamo, the province in which the village...
Pope Francis honors new Jesuit saint, emphasizes joy of encountering the risen Christ
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 25, 2014 at 4:13 am On the evening of April 24, Pope Francis presided at a Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of St. José de Anchieta (1534-97), a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary to...
