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The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:45 pm Minnesotan joins ‘mad dash’ to see new pope
Tom Schulzetenberg enjoys the festivities in Rome with his wife JoAnn and son Mathias. Photo courtesy of Tom Schulzetenberg
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Local Catholics happy to welcome new pope
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm A group of Catholics storms the Lower Quad at the University of St. Thomas March 13, cheering and waving Vatican City flags and an American flag. Rosie Murphy/TommieMedia
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Elsewhere
Commonweal - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:41 pm Ross Douthat on the GOP’s autopsy of the 2012 election, which recommends what Douthat calls “the ‘donorist view’ of how the Republican Party needs to change”: embrace gay marriage...
Newsletter from the Oratory
Rome of the West - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:37 pm SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORYEMAIL NEWSLETTER2653 Ohio AvenueSaint Louis, Missouri 63118www.institute-christ-king.orgwww.TraditionForTomorrow.com314-771-3100March 20, 2013TE DEUM...
University Calls Pro-Life Display Too Controversial, Faces Lawsuit
LifeNews.com - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:35 pm Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Eastern Michigan University on behalf of a pro-life student organization. University officials denied...
Religious leaders, politicians, principals unite against Manitoba’s ‘anti-bullying’ Bill 18
LifeSiteNews - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:34 pm by Peter Baklinski MANITOBA, March 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A growing number of Manitoba politicians and religious leaders have added their voice to the escalating clamor...
One last prayer request for the day
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:24 pm A reader writes:
Please pray for me and my husband – we seem to be encountering primary unexplained infertility and we desire so dearly to have a family. Please pray that the Lord...
Pope explains why he chose St. Francis of Assisi’s name
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:22 pm Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the window of his private apartment as he leads his first Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 17. CNS photo / L’Osservatore...
As archbishop, pope made outreach to poor a priority
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:14 pm Father Jose Maria di Paolo poses prior to Mass in the Villa 31 shanty of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 17. The archdiocese made building chapels and serving people living in the...
Peter Kreeft: Now that We have a Pope, Let’s Talk about Truth
CatholicMom.com - Mar 20, 2013 at 4:00 pm Now that we have a Pope, let’s talk about truth
Peter Kreeft provides answers to the ten important questions everyone should ask
JACOB’S LADDER: 10 Steps to Truth
SAN FRANCISCO,...
Planned Parenthood Building Huge New Abortion Clinic in New Orleans
LifeNews.com - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm It may soon become much easier to get an abortion in the Big Easy, as the nation’s largest abortion clinic chain is planning to build a massive new regional abortion facility in...
‘Let’s begin this journey’
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:51 pm First pope from Latin America has always been close to the people
Pope Francis greets people after celebrating Mass at St. Anne Parish within the Vatican March 17. The new pope...
Prayer Requests
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:42 pm A reader writes:
Mark, I am begging your readers for their prayers. My 17 year old son was severely injured in a car accident last Thursday. He has massive head trauma. He is...
Biden and Pelosi received Communion at Pope Francis’ Mass. Can. 915? WHEN?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:38 pm Pro-abortion catholic Democrats Rep. Nancy Pelosi and VP Joe Biden received Holy Communion at Pope Francis Mass for the beginning of his pontificate on 19 March.
Canonist Ed...
Some Images of Saint Joseph at Saint Joseph Church in Clayton
Rome of the West - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:35 pm
YESTERDAY, on the Feast of Saint Joseph, I visited Saint Joseph Church in Clayton, Missouri. This century-old church building serves the oldest parish in central Saint Louis...
Pope Francis is avid soccer fan
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:32 pm Pope Francis is an avid and very knowledgeable soccer fan, the head of the Pontiff's favorite team told Vatican Radio.
The Pope is a card-carrying member of the Atletico San...
Pope Francise meets with ecumenical partners and representatives of world religions
Communio - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:30 pm The Pope met today with Orthodox leaders, Byzantine and Oriental Orthodox, the Anglicans, other ecclesial communities and leaders of various other religions. Of particular...
‘Quo vadis,’ Pope Francis?
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:28 pm The story is that when the Apostle Peter, the first bishop of Rome, was leaving the city because of the persecutions against the early Christians, he encountered the Lord Jesus on...
Syria's Christians in peril, Melkite Catholic leader warns Pontiff
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:26 pm Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregory II Laham of Antioch has written to Pope Francis, warning him that Christians in the Middle East, and especially in Syria, face immediate dangers...
Restaurant Embodies Spirit Behind International Down Syndrome Day
LifeNews.com - Mar 20, 2013 at 3:24 pm Tim’s Place is a restaurant that specializes in breakfast, lunch and hugs.
Entrepreneur Tim Harris, a Special Olympics athlete, homecoming king, and sailor is the owner and...
