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Scottish Catholic adoption agency threatened with closure over gay adoption
LifeSiteNews - Jun 12, 2013 at 3:04 pm by Hilary White GLASGOW, June 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Another British Catholic adoption agency is being threatened with closure by the government for refusing to toe the...
Networks Ignore Video Showing IRS Telling Pro-Life Group to Keep Faith Private
LifeNews.com - Jun 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm A pro-life legal group on Monday released audio footage of an Internal Revenue Service agent telling them, “You cannot force your religion or force your beliefs on someone else...
The Mighty Lobby: a tip for journalists
Rorate Coeli - Jun 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm For those journalists reading us now, and who wish to know more about the "lobby" mentioned by Pope Francis in his talk with the Latin American religious, here is a tip.
On April...
English bishop praises Community of St. John
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm An English bishop has expressed strong support for the Community of St. John, after reports that the group's founder had been involved in sexual misconduct.
Bishop Thomas McMahon...
Pope speaks of 2 extremes: fear of progress and 'adolescent progressivism'
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:53 pm Pope Francis warned of two dangerous attitudes in the Church--a fear of change on one extreme, and an "adolescent progressivism" on the other--during his homily at a Mass in the...
Catholic Church Praises “Breakdancing Jesus” Mural in England
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:48 pm Details: A new 30-ft piece of street art depicting Jesus breakdancing has attracted praise – from the Catholic church. A spokesperson for the Diocese of Clifton said the new piece...
Scottish priest may sue colleague over book claiming homosexual harassment in seminaries
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:40 pm A prominent priest in Scotland plans legal action against another priest who wrote a book charging that sexual harassment was commonplace in Scottish seminaries.
Father Matthew ...
Funny because it’s True
Catholic Vote - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:33 pm Jim Gaffigan tells jokes for a living and, lucky for him, he’s really good at it. (See the embedded video at the bottom of this post.)
He’s also Catholic and has five kids, which...
Man Who Held Wife as Sex Slave, Forced Abortion Faces Lawsuit
LifeNews.com - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:33 pm While abortion proponents rattle on about how empowering abortion is supposedly for women, more and more cases are popping up every month about how men use abortion to subjugate...
"A Place of Mercy and Hope" – At Audience, Francis on "Being Church"
Whispers in the Loggia - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:30 pm Returning to his first series of Wednesday catecheses – on Vatican II's models of the church – here's Vatican Radio's English translation of the Pope's General Audience talk...
A Good Man
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India: millions of women sterilized in government program
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:24 pm An estimated 4.6 million women in India have been sterilized--often under pressure and without adequate understanding--as part of that government's aggressive family-planning...
Pope explains definition of Church as 'People of God'
Catholic Culture - World News - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:20 pm "What does it mean to be the People of God?" Pope Francis asked at his weekly audience on June 12. As he neared the end of his midday address, the Pontiff offered an answer to his...
New UK Catholic bishop annoyed pro-aborts by personally participating in 40 Days for Life
LifeSiteNews - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:18 pm by Hilary White LONDON, June 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Alan Hopes, formerly an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, has been appointed as new Bishop of East Anglia, a move...
Wow: Check Out How One School is Trying to Boost Enrollment
The Deacon's Bench - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:16 pm When in doubt, sing! And make it a number from “Les Mis”! This creative video was produced for the Trinity School in South Bend, Indiana. Read this blog post to learn how it...
Pro-Abortion Activists Vandalize, Destroy Cross Display a Third Time
LifeNews.com - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:12 pm Abortion activists over the years have vandalized and destroyed dozens of pro-life displays meant to memorialize unborn children who are victimized by abortions. One wonders what...
CNA: Latin American religious backtrack on Pope and gay lobby
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jun 12, 2013 at 2:10 pm From CNA:
Latin American religious backtrack on Pope and gay lobby
Lima, Peru, Jun 12, 2013 / 10:45 am (CNA).- In response to media flurry, the Latin American Confederation of Men...
Comment: the Mighty Lobby and fear of the Past Plus: the pains of a spiteful Vaticanist
Rorate Coeli - Jun 12, 2013 at 1:59 pm With the storm less strong at the moment, we will be quite honest: we were not very bothered by the words pronounced by Pope Francis to the religious of CLAR and that we were the...
The Logic of Biblical Scholarship
The Sacred Page - Jun 12, 2013 at 1:48 pm (1) If a biblical book presents a clear structure and literary elegance (e.g. Ruth): "This composition is obviously the product of a long history of redaction during which...
Reflecting on 'the people of God'
The Busy Catholic - Jun 12, 2013 at 1:48 pm We can overcome divisions: 'God is stronger,' Pope Francis says
Pope Francis is presented with a leather Harley Davidson jacket during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's...
