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Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:29 am Reading 1, Joshua 24:14-29
14 'So now, fear Yahweh and serve him truly and sincerely; banish the gods whom your ancestors served beyond the River and ...
Ohio community cafe responds to hunger while building a following
Franciscan Media - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:20 am PORT CLINTON, Ohio (CNS) — Bow tie pasta with Chardonnay cheese sauce, fresh focaccia topped with herbs, a salad of fresh locally grown greens and made-from-scratch bread pudding...
Guam's Catholics pray for peace amid ongoing threats from North Korea
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:11 am Hagatna, Guam, Aug 17, 2017 / 06:11 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In the face of North Korea's threats to bomb the island of Guam, the
Catholic faithful have gathered in parishes across...
The man holding Venezuela together
Catholic Herald - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:10 am Twenty-five years after Soviet totalitarianism was thrown on the ash heap of history, with the dissolution of the evil empire itself, the world is witnessing in Venezuela the...
Catholics, go out and change Britain
Catholic Herald - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:10 am Catholics not only have a right to try to transform society, we have a divine mandate. We are constantly told, sometimes by clerics, that we should keep our opinions to ourselves...
My flock at the edge of the world
Catholic Herald - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:10 am When having my hair cut, I like the barber to get on with the job and let me go home as quickly as possible. So it’s always a trial when they say “What do you do for a living?”...
Vaccination of Children In Temporary State Custody Over Parental Religious Objection Is Not Authorized
The Religion Clause - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:05 am In In re Elianah T.-T., (CT Sup. Ct., Aug. 15, 2017), the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the state's Commissioner of Children and Families is not authorized to require...
Israel's High Court Says Women Must Be Allowed To Serve As Rabbinical Court Administrators
The Religion Clause - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:00 am Times of Israel reports that Israel's High Court of Justice ruled yesterday that women must be allowed to serve in administrative positions as directors of rabbinical courts. ...
Give it to God!
CatholicMom.com - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:00 am Copyright 2017 Deanna Bartalini. All rights reserved.
When I was a young girl I was fascinated with stories of people, mostly girls and women, who overcame the horrors of World...
New Museum of the Bible to offer free admission
Aleteia - Aug 17, 2017 at 6:00 am The museum is scheduled to open in Washington, DC, in November.The Museum of the Bible will offer free admission when it opens in Washington, DC, on November 17, according to a...
Indian state of Jharkand passes anti-conversion bill 
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 5:02 am Jharkhand was become the 7th state in India to enact legislation to limit religious conversions, despite heavy opposition from religious-freedom advocates.
Joan of Arc caught up in statue-toppling movement
Aleteia - Aug 17, 2017 at 5:00 am New Orleans’ iconic golden statue tagged with “Tear it down!” graffiti. Perhaps it is time to really think about what we're doing.The golden equestrian statue of St. Joan of Arc,...
Millennial hope: What I found as my friends made their religious vows
Aleteia - Aug 17, 2017 at 5:00 am Navigating the world and its terrors is easier for knowing these women are there, forever.Most days, my work is just like every other basic desk job — a grey-walled cubicle,...
Syriac Catholic patriarch laments US invasion of Iraq, Western aid to ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels 
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 4:55 am Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan of Antioch said that Western support for “moderate” Syrian rebel factions has caused the devastation of the country.
Planned Parenthood investigator claims victory in Washington State appeal
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 17, 2017 at 4:49 am Washington D.C., Aug 17, 2017 / 04:49 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Lawyers for Planned Parenthood investigator David Daleiden claimed a
victory on Wednesday as the Ninth U.S. Circuit...
Melbourne archbishop says he’s prepared to go to jail rather than divulge confessions 
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 4:48 am Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, Australia said that he would go to jail rather than obey a law requiring him to divulge the contents of a sacramental confession.
Teacher in landmark Philadelphia abuse case released 10 years early
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 4:32 am A former teacher at a Catholic school in Philadelphia has been released from prison after a court overturned his conviction on charges of molesting a student.
US State Dept. publishes International Religious Freedom Report; Tillerson highlights ISIS genocide
Catholic Culture - World News - Aug 17, 2017 at 4:19 am The US State Department cited the Islamic State as for genocide in its annual report on religious freedom around the world.
Sunday 20 August
Vatican Insider - Aug 17, 2017 at 4:17 am 12 pm: The Pope will recite the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square...
Democratic Republic of Congo, from the streets to a new life
Vatican Insider - Aug 17, 2017 at 3:52 am If he hadn’t had the gift of patience, Father Eric Meert would never have been a missionary priest. Because taking kids off the street and reintegrating them into a family can be...
