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Court Refuses To Enforce Settlement In Good News Club Lawsuit
The Religion Clause - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:56 am After the 8th Circuit last year held that a preliminary injunction should issue to permit Child Evangelism Fellowship's Good News Clubs to participate in a Minneapolis elementary...
Habemus Problems, PF1
Creative Minority Report - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:55 am I wish I could give a cogent and well thought out treatise on the election of Pope Francis I, hereby and forever dubbed PF1 ( You heard it here first.) But I can't, just as nobody...
Full text: Pope Francis’s address to the College of Cardinals
Catholic Herald - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:53 am Brother Cardinals,
This period of the Conclave has been filled with meaning not just for the College of Cardinals but also for all the faithful. During these days we have felt...
Surrogate mother refuses to abort baby with health complications.
Rock for Life Blog - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:17 am A story reported this Wednesday on CNN has shocked many with the dramatic tale of a surrogate mother who was threatened with legal action when she refused to abort the baby she...
Francis and the “Hand of God”
GetReligion - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:14 am Europe’s tabloid press has added its bit to the wall-to-wall press coverage of Pope Francis. Crowding out the semi-nude girls, horse racing results, horoscopes and celebrity...
After two years of Syrian violence, religious sisters continue aid
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:02 am Damascus, Syria, Mar 15, 2013 / 07:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
While the world marks the second anniversary of demonstrations that began what is now the Syrian civil war, the Sisters...
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.12: The Anointing of the Altar (1595)
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 15, 2013 at 7:00 am The bishop imposes and blesses incense as at Mass, and incenses the mensa of the altar, passing the thurible in a cross over the same five places where he has previously made...
POLL: First impression of Pope Francis, on a scale of 1-10
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:58 am While we are in his first hours and days as Pope, let’s hear about first impressions. Anyone, even non-registered readers, can vote. The software shouldn’t be able to track who...
Pope Francis greets all cardinals
Catholic Herald - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:54 am Content syndicated from RomeReports.com.
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What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:35 am Fr. Augustine Thompson, OP, who posts here now and then, fairly recently published a new biography about St. Francis of Assisi. This might be a good book for your parish priest...
Article: Overlooked Family Fare: Top 10 Family Films Most Kids Haven’t Heard Of
Decent Films Guide - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:35 am It’s spring break, or summer vacation, and the grandkids are visiting. Or you’re looking for a DVD for a birthday present. You want three things: a) something worthwhile (not junk...
The Shepherds of the Church
Dominicana - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:30 am We Catholics take a lot for granted. Consider, for instance, the fact that our Church was founded by God.
It’s scandalous. It’s downright impolite. To some, it’s even comically...
Utah High Court Rules That Reformed FLDS Trust Is Different Legal Client Than Original UEP Trust
The Religion Clause - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:20 am In a 3-2 decision in Snow Christensen & Martineau v. Lindberg, (UT Sup. Ct., March 12, 2013), the Utah Supreme Court ruled this week on yet another of the complex legal issues...
Pope Francis meets with full College of Cardinals
News.va - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:20 am Pope Francis met on Friday with the College of Cardinals in the Clementine Hall. It was his first meeting with the full College of Cardinals. On Thursday evening, he celebrated...
Pope Francis hailed by international leaders
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:17 am Washington D.C., Mar 15, 2013 / 06:17 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
International leaders greeted the election of Pope Francis with joy, noting his commitment to defending Catholic values...
Pope Francis receives keys to papal apartments
Catholic Herald - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:10 am Content syndicated from RomeReports.com.
Pizza Founder Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
The Religion Clause - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:05 am A Michigan federal district court yesterday issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate in a suit by Domino's...
Church's Zoning Challenge Dismissed On Ripeness Grounds
The Religion Clause - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:00 am In St. Vincent De Paul Place v. City of Norwich, (D CT, March 13, 2013), a Connecticut federal district court dismissed on ripeness grounds a suit challenging the refusal of the...
First Homily of Pope Francis
Making Things Visible - Mar 15, 2013 at 6:00 am Homily of Pope FrancisIn these three readings I see that there is something in common: it is movement. In the first reading, movement is the journey [itself]; in the second...
Pope Francis Has ties to Hate Group
Creative Minority Report - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:58 am It's recently been discovered that the newly selected pope has ties with a hate group which discriminates against women and homosexuals. Some say the group is even more hateful...
