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Pope Francis: What is your Lenten Gesture of Solidarity?
Communio - Mar 17, 2013 at 9:32 pm An English Translation of Cardinal Bergoglio's Lenten Letter 2013
And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful,...
Pope Has Simple, Yet Profound Messages
USCCB Media Blog - Mar 17, 2013 at 7:52 pm By Sister Mary Ann Walsh
A bone-chilling day in Rome did not stop 150,000 people from overflowing St. Peter’s Square for the first Sunday Angelus address of Pope Francis.
Don...
Pope Francis' Sunday Homily at the Parish of St. Ann's in Vatican City
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Mar 17, 2013 at 7:00 pm Here is the translation of the homily Pope Francis gave at the parish of St. Ann's in Vatican City on Sunday. * * *
This is beautiful: first Jesus alone on the mountain praying...
Hundreds of Thousands Gather in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' First Angelus Address
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Mar 17, 2013 at 7:00 pm An estimated 300,000 flocked to St. Peter’s Square to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in his first Sunday Angelus address. Traffic was a standstill with the...
'Miserando Atque Eligendo'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Mar 17, 2013 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis has chosen to remain with his episcopal seal and motto. Added to the original papal seal are a blue background along with a miter with cross keys of gold and silver...
Ghosts in Brennan’s Constitution oath?
GetReligion - Mar 17, 2013 at 6:19 pm Various media reported that new CIA chief John O. Brennan swore his oath of office last week on a Constitution that didn’t contain the Bill of Rights. And, given his strenuous...
The Weekly Francis eBook – Volume 1
The Curt Jester - Mar 17, 2013 at 6:15 pm
This is the 1st volume of The Weekly Francis ebook which is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Benedict. The post...
Obituary: Msgr. Boxleitner, former Catholic Charities director, was ‘tireless advocate for the poor’
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 17, 2013 at 6:02 pm
Msgr. Jerome Boxleitner, left, talks with Catholic Charities CEO Tim Marx at the Dorothy Day Center Community Breakfast last May in St. Paul. (Photo courtesy of Catholic...
The Weekly Francis – 17 March 2013
Jimmy Akin.org - Mar 17, 2013 at 5:43 pm This is the inaugural version of “The Weekly Francis” which contains the writings, speeches, etc from our new Holy Father.
This version of The Weekly Francis covers material...
They haven’t elected a theologian; they’ve elected a pastor
The Deacon's Bench - Mar 17, 2013 at 5:24 pm That was my thought, at least, watching the remarkable and touching images of Pope Francis greeting the faithful after Mass today at St. Anne’s in Rome. What this resembled was...
Dominican sisters witness through Bible game show appearance
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 17, 2013 at 5:03 pm Santa Monica, Calif., Mar 17, 2013 / 04:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Three religious sisters are participating in a unique evangelization effort by competing on a Bible trivia game...
Year of Faith: St. Katharine Drexel and Buffalo Meatloaf
CatholicMom.com - Mar 17, 2013 at 5:00 pm
St. Katharine Drexel
March begins the sixth installment of our Year of Faith. This is where once a month I highlight a saint that has been listed on the USCCB Saints for the Year...
Did Benedict suspect Bergoglio would be the next pope?
The Deacon's Bench - Mar 17, 2013 at 4:53 pm Given the widespread reports that the current pope was a runner-up in the last conclave, you have to wonder if Pope Benedict sensed that perhaps Cardinal Bergoglio’s time was at...
Pod people: Did you hear? There is a new pope!
GetReligion - Mar 17, 2013 at 4:26 pm You will be shocked, shocked, need I say SHOCKED to know that this week’s “Crossroads” podcast focuses on mainstream press coverage of the events before and after the election of...
Incarnate Word Academy caps undefeated season
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Mar 17, 2013 at 4:11 pm By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org
Three Catholic schools represented the Archdiocese of St. Louis well at the Missouri high school basketball finals, with Incarnate...
Novena of Prayer to Saint Benedict, Day 6
Communio - Mar 17, 2013 at 4:00 pm The order of prayerBy the light of contemplation his spirit was lift heavenward. (antiphon)Pray Luke 1:68-75The prayer of petition to Saint Benedict may be found here, and then...
Photos: More than 1,600 men gather for prayer, inspiration
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 17, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Archbishop John Nienstedt visits with Karl Skogan, right, and his sons Elliott, a student at UST, and Paul, 16, during the breakfast break. The Skogans are members of St. Jude...
Pope Francis Meets the Media
CatholicMom.com - Mar 17, 2013 at 3:48 pm Editor’s note: During the next few weeks as we watch an historic episode in our Church’s history unfold, I’m thrilled to be able share writing from our friends at the United...
Humility and Matthew Crawley
Creative Minority Report - Mar 17, 2013 at 3:40 pm Matthew Crawley became heir to Downton Abbey and the its title quite suddenly and unexpectedly when the former heir died on the Titanic.
Crawley, a country lawyer by trade, had...
Pope: first week of addresses and sermons (Wed.-Sun.)
Rorate Coeli - Mar 17, 2013 at 2:45 pm On Tuesday, Feast of Saint Joseph, the Lord Pope Francis, the first of that name, will officially receive the insignia that mark the beginning of his Pontificate. This is quite...
