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House Hearing Is Critical of US Implementation of International Religious Freedom Act
The Religion Clause - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:00 am Yesterday, the Subcommittee on National Security of the U.S. House Oversight & Government Reform Committee held a hearing titled "Examining the Government’s Record on...
Pope, Anglican Leader Meet, Pledge to Continue Search for Unity
Franciscan Media - Jun 14, 2013 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby
of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, pledged to
support each other with their prayers...
Fatherless Families Growing in Number in Britain
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:56 am A report published this week by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a British think-tank, warned that lone parent families will soon reach a total of two million. There is a “...
Pope Francis Meets Archbishop of Canterbury
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:55 am Below, the text of his remarks following the meeting: Your Grace, Dear Friends, On the happy occasion of our first meeting, I make my own the words of Pope Paul VI, when he...
Praise Cheeses: Trappists Keep Alive Tradition in Bosnia
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:40 am Details: Three Roman Catholic monks are fighting to keep alive a monastic cheese-making tradition in Bosnia that has been passed down by word of mouth for 130 years. The pale...
Harley-Davidson enthusiasts roll into Rome
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:30 am Vatican City, Jun 14, 2013 / 04:30 am (CNA).- The low rumbling of hundreds of Harleys is overtaking the buzz of scooters and cars in the streets surrounding the Vatican, and on...
Archbishop of Canterbury meets Pope Francis for the first time
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:28 am Pope Francis met the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, for the first time this morning.
In an address after the meeting the Pope emphasised their “shared ideas...
Cardinal Filoni Consecrates New Church in the United Arab Emirates
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:27 am Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, consecrated a new Church dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua in Ras Al Khaimah, a town...
Catholics in US asked to pray, fast for fathers
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:26 am The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to pray, fast, and abstain from meat on June 14 "for fathers, that their attentive care for their...
Pope Reflects on Humility of St. Paul
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:25 am Pope Francis reflected on the humility of the Apostle Paul in his homily during the Mass celebrated at Domus Sanctae Marthae this morning. The Holy Father concelebrated with...
USCCB: call senators, urge them to reject 5 amendments to immigration bill
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:25 am The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Justice for Immigrants campaign is asking Catholics to "call your senators as soon as possible" and urge them to oppose five...
Russian Duma passes ban on distribution of pro-homosexuality information to minors
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:22 am In a 436-0 vote, with one abstention, Russia's Duma, or lower house of parliament, passed legislation banning the distribution of pro-homosexuality information to minors....
Cardinal exhorts Catholics in United Arab Emirates to preserve their faith
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:21 am Preaching at the cathedral in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples urged Catholics to preserve...
Quebec �aid in dying' legislation denounced
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:19 am The Catholic Organization for Life and Family � an initiative of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Knights of Columbus � has denounced legislation that would...
Vatican cardinal in London to promote interfaith relations
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:19 am Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has begun a five-day visit to the United Kingdom to promote interfaith relations. On...
Drone use prompts Catholic call for greater caution
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:07 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2013 / 04:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic leaders and academics have outlined the need for greater public discussion on the American policy of using...
Drone use prompts Catholic call for greater caution
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:07 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2013 / 05:07 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Catholic leaders and academics have outlined the need for greater public
discussion on the American policy of using...
All Creatures of Our God and King
CatholicMom.com - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:00 am Yesterday was a day of contemplating life and death at our hearth.
It started when I was backing out of the driveway to run an errand with my daughter, and we noticed our 8-year-...
Human rights? Over-rated.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 14, 2013 at 5:00 am From the New York Post:
NYU booting blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng amid Shanghai expansion: sources
By JAMES COVERT
NYU isn’t letting a pesky thing like human rights...
Don’t boast of your record of service, Pope Francis urges priests
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2013 at 4:51 am Priests should spend more time acknowledging their sins than boasting of their record of service to the Church, Pope Francis said at Mass this morning.
In his homily in the chapel...
