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Popes and the Southern Hemisphere - curiosities
Rorate Coeli - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:48 am Pope Bergoglio is, of course, the first Supreme Pontiff ever born in the southern half of the world - and by "Southern Hemisphere" we mean the geographical concept, not the...
Archbishop Chaput to let girls play CYO football
The Deacon's Bench - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:45 am Details: Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has decided to allow girls to play football in Philadelphia’s Catholic Youth Organization league next season, rejecting the recommendation...
Pope Francis – the real deal – has Audience with Cardinals
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:43 am Today I took in the Audience Pope Francis held for the College of Cardinals in the Sala Clementina. It was entirely charming.
There was a little scare, however. After the first...
What Did St. Francis Really Say?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:29 am Now that we have a Pope named Francis, and we know that he intended to invoke St. Francis of Assisi, we might delve into Francis looking for some clues as to what (we hope) the...
USCCB: fast for intention of pro-life workers
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:14 am The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to offer their fasting and abstinence from meat on March 15 "for all who help to build a Culture of...
Father Fessio, George Weigel laud Pope as 'old-school Jesuit'; 'persecuted' by fellow Jesuits in Argentina?
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:13 am Father Joseph Fessio, the Jesuit founder of Ignatius Press, said that he was "overjoyed" by the election of Pope Francis.
"He is a great Jesuit, a traditional one," Father Fessio...
US prelate: Americans must help reverse tide of Catholic emigration from Iraq
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:10 am Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), said that Americans...
New attack on Coptic church in Benghazi
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:09 am A Coptic church in Benghazi has been attacked for the second time in a week. Assailants set fire to the church, which was empty at the time of the attack.
The attack on the church...
'Rend your hearts': Lenten message of the future Pope Francis
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:08 am In his most recent Lenten message to the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio repeatedly urged the faithful to rend their hearts.
"Little by little we get...
Pope Francis asks Argentines to give to poor rather than travel to Rome for installation
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:07 am Pope Francis has asked the bishops, priests, religious, and laity of Argentina not to travel to Rome for his papal installation Mass on March 19. Instead, the Pontiff has asked...
Brooklyn mourns auxiliary bishop known for 'faithful service'
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:07 am Brooklyn, N.Y., Mar 15, 2013 / 05:07 pm (EWTN News).-
Catholics of the Diocese of Brooklyn are remembering the service of Bishop Ignatius Catanello, a retired auxiliary bishop of...
Pope media frenzy shows Church's relevance, author notes
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:04 am Orlando, Fla., Mar 15, 2013 / 04:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The unprecedented level of media devoted to the election of Pope Francis is a clear indicator of the importance of the...
Pope media frenzy shows Church's relevance, author notes
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:04 am Orlando, Fla., Mar 15, 2013 / 05:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The unprecedented level of media devoted to the election of Pope Francis is a clear indicator of the importance of the...
WCC prays for Pope Francis
News.va - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:02 am (Vatican Radio) Below is a statement from Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches on the election of Pope Francis. We in the fellowship of...
Morning Prayer for Friday, 3/15/13
CatholicMom.com - Mar 15, 2013 at 5:00 am Morning Prayer for Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Watch this video on YouTube.
Is The Holy See Really In An " Unholy Alliance " With Iran Against Women
Opinionated Catholic - Mar 15, 2013 at 4:55 am Robert John Araujo, SJ has some experience this affairs has a response to a New York Times editorial. See The Grey Lady’s “Unholy Alliance”
Il Poverello del Vaticano
Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 15, 2013 at 4:42 am Cobbled together from what's floating around, a couple more notes on the new Franciscan Style, all of 36 hours in.Beyond scaling back the pomp surrounding his early morning stop...
Pope Francis’s second full day in office – live updates
Catholic Herald - Mar 15, 2013 at 4:25 am 9.00am GMT: Welcome to our live blog on the second day of Pope Francis’s papal ministry.
The key event today will be at 11am GMT, when the Pope will meet members of the College of...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/03/13
Catholic Herald - Mar 15, 2013 at 4:25 am Pope Francis sent a greeting to Rome’s chief rabbi yesterday, saying he hoped “to contribute to the progress that relations between Jews and Catholics have enjoyed since the...
Daily Scriptures Reflection for 3/15/13
CatholicMom.com - Mar 15, 2013 at 4:00 am
Daily Scriptures Reflection
Scripture: Lectionary 249. March 15. Wisdom 1.12-22. Psalm 34:17-18.19-20.21.23. John 7:1-2. 10. 25-30
Today’s Scriptures
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