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Maryland House OKs death penalty repeal
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:24 pm Governor pledges to sign bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation March 15 to repeal the state's death penalty, an act the Maryland Catholic...
Feminism: “worst attack on femininity that has ever taken place”
LifeSiteNews - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:22 pm by Hilary White ROME, March 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On March 11th, a few days before the papal election, one of the Catholic world’s most eminent philosophers, Alice Von...
Novena to St. Joseph Day 9
Virtual St. Joseph Altar - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:17 pm Novena to Saint Joseph:Glorious Saint Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession to obtain, from the...
Group: GOP Ignoring How Pro-Life Issues Can Win Hispanics, Women
LifeNews.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:13 pm The national Republican Party released its autopsy report today on what went wrong during the 2012 elections that caused Mitt Romney to lose to pro-abortion President Barack Obama...
Pope Francis Puts Emphasis On Mercy
USCCB Media Blog - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:09 pm By Sister Mary Ann Walsh
If the Jesuits were pleased before that the new pope was one of them, they must be over the top, now that Pope Francis has released his coat of arms. The...
The Gospel Will Be Read in Greek at the Papal Installation Mass Tomorrow!
The Sacred Page - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:04 pm The Gospel reading tomorrow--with the Gospel acclamation--will be proclaimed in Greek!
This is no doubt related to the fact that the Ecumenical Patriarch from Constantinople will...
The Martyrs Project: What Would You Die For?
CatholicMom.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:00 pm Much contemporary Christian music seems to have lost its ability to empower individuals or communities for the sake of Christ and in support of the aims, spiritual and social, of...
Details: Illuminations from the Book of Kells (NLM Reprint)
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 18, 2013 at 3:00 pm [As our final continuation of the Feast of the Apostle of the Irish, here is one other reprint from September 2009.]
I have always had a personal interest in early Irish art, as...
Some Thoughts on Pope Francis' Coat of Arms
The Sacred Page - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:51 pm Today the pope's new coat of arms has been released.
Specifically, the coat of arms includes the following:
A simple miter (instead of the traditional papal tiara; Benedict used...
Andrew and Peter: East Meets West in Rome
The Forum - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:44 pm From the Associated Press:ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, left Monday for the Vatican to attend Pope Francis'...
From Home, With Love... And Maté.
Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:40 pm Given their history of clashes – most notably over same-sex marriage and the distribution of free contraceptives – many expected Pope Francis' meeting with Argentine President...
Abortion Clinic Operates Illegally Despite State-Ordered Closure
LifeNews.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:39 pm An abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama is operating illegally despite a state mandated order to close.
A coalition of pro-life groups, including Operation Rescue, CEC for Life...
Prayers and Praise Reports
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:37 pm A reader writes:
I wanted to give you an update on the little girl who is so sick:
She’s improved a little, but is still in PICU. Still has a fever, but not as much of one. Still...
Erlandson in Rome: The “Francis effect” on ecumenical and inter-religious relations
OSV Daily Take - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:27 pm By Greg ErlandsonIn a week of widespread enthusiasm for the election of Pope Francis, there have been two positive developments regarding the Catholic Church and its relations...
China: Mother, Baby Saved From Forced Abortion at Last Minute
LifeNews.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:16 pm One of the pregnant Chinese women who made international headlines last summer when family planning officials tried to forcibly abort her at five months has given birth to a boy...
Mom Overwhelmed: Meet Your New Best Friend
CatholicMom.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm Exhausted, frazzled, irritable, chaotic and grumpy are common adjectives in my mom-world. Just ask my hubby. The usual case of super mom just not being able to be super is my...
Five Things To Remember On March 18
USCCB Media Blog - Mar 18, 2013 at 1:59 pm 1. Pope Francis will be inaugurated tomorrow in Rome, becoming the 266th pontiff in the Catholic Church’s history. The Mass will begin at 4:30 a.m. on the East Coast. Learn more...
Killing Alzheimer’s Patients: Switzerland is Kevorkian as a Country
LifeNews.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 1:55 pm Jack Kevorkian’s first death was of Janet Adkins, who had early stage Alzheimer’s, but was so fit she beat her son at tennis a few days before she died. (He actually murdered her...
Pope Francis' inauguration brings world to Rome
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 18, 2013 at 1:50 pm Vatican City, Mar 18, 2013 / 12:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to converge on St. Peter’s Square March 19 for the installation of Pope...
