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Vatican liturgy chief calls for ‘revolt’ to defend traditional family values
LifeSiteNews - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:36 am Cardinal Robert Sarah encouraged the faithful in a visit to France to follow the example of the persecuted and martyred Vendees.
Piano Piano
Dominicana - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:30 am There is a piece of rhymed Italian popular wisdom that serves as a great principle for the spiritual life. It says “chi va piano, va sano, e va lontano.” Translated literally it...
Want to Stop White Supremacy? Start With the 266 Black Babies Planned Parenthood Aborts Every Day
LifeNews.com - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:26 am “Are you against the Confederacy?” I couldn’t help but laugh at the desperate question thrown at President Trump during Tuesday’s press conference. Really? A “journalist” is...
Enviado papal llama beato Romero ‘mártir de la esperanza’
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:26 am SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El beato Oscar Romero de El Salvador es un mártir de la esperanza, dijo el cardenal chileno Ricardo Ezzati, enviado del papa Francisco a la celebración...
Trump administration poised to end contraceptive mandate
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:23 am The Trump administration will soon unveil new regulations that will exempt religious institutions from the “Obamacare” requirement that health-insurance programs must include...
Democrat Bob Casey Claims to be Pro-Life. Here’s His Chance to Prove It
LifeNews.com - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:18 am Laws protecting children from abortion in the later stages of pregnancy continue to advance in various states. Two distinct but similar measures are gaining ground. One protects...
Vatican donates to shelters for immigrants on Texas border
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:16 am The Vatican has donated $175,000 to two centers serving immigrants and refugees in the Rio Grande valley in Texas.
Just-war tests not met in North Korea situation, ethicists say
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:15 am WASHINGTON — The just-war criteria that would justify armed conflict with North Korea over its nuclear testing and threats to launch missiles have not been met, said ethicists...
India: Catholics rally against ‘one village, one denomination law’ 
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:12 am Catholics in a small village in India’s state of Manipur have rallied to protest local officials’ decision that a Catholic who once lived in the village cannot be buried there.
Investigator in fetal-parts scandal wins legal battle against university employees 
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:07 am The man responsible for a series of investigative reports on the involvement of Planned Parenthood with the sale of fetal body parts has won a court victory over researchers who...
How I’m salvaging a disappointing summer
Aleteia - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:00 am Hard times can be good times too, if you choose to find joy in unexpected places and make a place for laughter.I haven’t done summer well this year. I had big plans to do it well...
'Relig-Un' puns aside, deity downgrade for North Korea's Kim is a big story and UK media notice
GetReligion - Aug 17, 2017 at 8:00 am It's the kind of news story tailor-made for the puns and pokes of Britain's tabloid press, and The Sun, the daily redoubt of topless 'Page 3' girls, doesn't fail to deliver.
The...
Over 200 Christians detained in Eritrea since May 
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:59 am The death of a Christian woman in a prison camp in Eritrea has called attention to the arrests of scores of Christians.
Judge forces Arizona to pay over $600,000 in abortion reversal suit
LifeSiteNews - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:52 am Planned Parenthood and other abortionists had fought a statute that required informed consent about abortion reversal before the law was repealed.
Op-Ed: The Knights of Columbus want to silence and discriminate Catholic Converts
Rorate Coeli - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:36 am ...actually, "in service to some" - just "cradle Catholics": Converts need not apply, or buy insurance
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The Knights of Columbus made a clear choice when the organization...
Assumption Lilies for Mary's Garden
CatholicMom.com - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:30 am Via Pixabay (2016), CC0 Public Domain
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 commemorates her death and bodily assumption into eternal life. This...
If you want to end white supremacy, start with Planned Parenthood
LifeSiteNews - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:17 am Planned Parenthood kills over 260 unarmed black lives every day in America, yet the Left praises them.
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
Catholic Herald - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:09 am Cover story… Tim Stanley on why the world needs uncompromising Catholics. More comment… Fr Raymond de Souza on the man who changed the Vatican’s mind on Venezuela. Abbot Hugh...
The Appaloosa festival might be the perfect way to bring your summer to an end
Aleteia - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:00 am This family-friendly faith-fostering music event in Virginia brings fun and spiritual nourishment.There’s a little town tucked away in Virginia called Front Royal. Perhaps you...
GIRM 32 and the Roman Canon: The Power of Silence?
New Liturgical Movement - Aug 17, 2017 at 7:00 am Robert Cardinal Sarah, in his recent book The Power of Silence, raises once again the question of a silent Canon in the Ordinary Form:I am familiar with the regrets expressed by...
