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Archbishop: Is the Nigerian government looking for missing nuns?

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 3, 2018 at 6:00 pm

Lagos, Nigeria, Jan 3, 2018 / 05:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Nigerian archbishop has urged authorities to intensify their investigation of six nuns who remain missing after being...

Reversing course, FEMA allows religious groups to receive disaster aid

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 3, 2018 at 5:30 pm

Washington D.C., Jan 3, 2018 / 04:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that houses of worship will now be eligible to receive federal...

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Advice to Parents

Big C Catholics - Jan 3, 2018 at 5:09 pm

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first person born in America to be named a saint. Her road to sainthood was paved with difficulties that sound quite modern in their familiarity...

Will you and your spouse stay together? The “argument test” might tell you

Aleteia - Jan 3, 2018 at 5:00 pm

Researchers can tell if a couple is destined for divorce just by the way they argue. One thing I love about my parents’ relationship is that they’re always teasing each other....

Chip and Joanna Gaines Share Their Unborn Baby’s “Little Heartbeat” in Amazing Ultrasound Photo

LifeNews.com - Jan 3, 2018 at 4:58 pm

Many in the media have long idolized “childfree” relationships. But that isn’t stopping one well-known couple from welcoming their fifth. Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines...

COLD EMERGENCY: Catholics rush to respond as freezing temperatures increase risk to homeless

Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Jan 3, 2018 at 4:35 pm

By Jennifer Brinker, Joseph Kenny, Dave Luecking and Lisa Johnston Under a tall railroad bridge in St. Charles County, a couple revealed a...

New Study Proves Feminists Wrong: Women Say Their Abortion Was Not Liberating

LifeNews.com - Jan 3, 2018 at 4:30 pm

A new study of post-abortive women across the United States found that women suffer from long-term negative emotions after aborting their unborn babies. The research was based on...

Facebook bias crippling Catholic ads, critic says

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 3, 2018 at 4:22 pm

Denver, Colo., Jan 3, 2018 / 03:22 pm (CNA).- A Facebook-based Catholic fundraising campaign suffered “critical” delays in the key donation period between Thanksgiving and...

Recalling Antonin Scalia: “I Am Sure Abortion is Not Protected by the Constitution”

LifeNews.com - Jan 3, 2018 at 4:00 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia believed that the role of the Court is to faithfully interpret and apply the law as it actually is—not as the Court wants it to be....

Youth ministry recognized at Jubilee Mass

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:53 pm

GREEN BAY — Teens love pizza, but when it comes to youth ministry they crave something even more — strong relationships. “If you’re just meeting and greeting them at a pizza party...

‘Fixer Upper’ star couple makes big splash with 5th pregnancy announcement

LifeSiteNews - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:50 pm

'We are officially pregnant...And I could not be more EXCITED!'

Spirit of giving fills her life

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:48 pm

APPLETON — “A little kindness goes a long way,” says Barb Ketter as she reflects on volunteerism. And it’s a spirit that is catching, she adds. Volunteering is something that...

Planned Parenthood Report: Prenatal Care Down 75%, Contraception Down 30%, Abortions Stay the Same

LifeNews.com - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:43 pm

In the opening “Message from Our Leadership,” Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards and Board chair Naomi Aberly tell supporters “despite the historic threat to our mission...

Abortion Clinic That Has Killed Babies in Abortions Since 1989 Now Does Life-Affirming Medicine

LifeNews.com - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:31 pm

I’ve read other stories by the Washington Post’s Julie Zauzmer but to be honest I don’t recall anything particularly pro or con about Zauzmer who is a religion reporter for the...

Catholic program for abandoned babies may have saved Edmonton newborn

Franciscan Media - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:22 pm

EDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) — A safe-haven program called Angel Cradle, operated by Covenant Health, may have saved a newborn baby’s life. A healthy baby was dropped off at the Grey...

Duolingo makes learning a foreign language easy (and free!)

Aleteia - Jan 3, 2018 at 3:00 pm

Program makes it fun to learn another tongueIf learning a new language is one of your new year’s resolutions, you might want to check out Duolingo. It’s a free, online program...

Trump ditches Obama’s LGBT global agenda by replacing gay ambassador with family man: report

LifeSiteNews - Jan 3, 2018 at 2:38 pm

The appointment signals that Trump has 'cut' with Obama's plans to impose the LGBT agenda worldwide.

Pro-abortion Irish health minister ‘abhors’ abortion for reasons of ‘non-fatal’ disability

LifeSiteNews - Jan 3, 2018 at 2:26 pm

He used to identify himself as pro-life.

Daily Readings for Thursday, January 04, 2018

Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 3, 2018 at 2:25 pm

Reading 1: 1 John 3:7-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 98:1, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 98:7-9, Gospel: John 1:35-42

The Anima Christi of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, January 04, 2018