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I was relaxing with a beer in hand – and then out stepped Pope Francis
Catholic Herald - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:51 pm Last Sunday I was invited to contribute to the Radio Four Sunday Programme. You can hear my contribution here, at about 13 minutes in. In a discussion about the Church’s loss of...
Extraordinarily Helpful Resources on Sunday Readings
The Sacred Page - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:44 pm Check out "The Divine Lamp". Is there a more comprehensive assortment of resources for studying the Sunday readings? The site even includes a section for the lectionary of the...
Full text: Pope Francis’s first homily in the Sistine Chapel
Catholic Herald - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:41 pm In 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 reading, movement is in the...
Vatican official: Gay marriage a “revolutionary project” for “complete destruction of the family”
LifeSiteNews - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:40 pm by Hilary White ROME, March 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The doctrine of “equal marriage” is a slogan created by post-Christian, socialist revolutionaries as a political tool to...
China Continues to Persecute Family of Activist Chen Guangcheng
LifeNews.com - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:31 pm Chen Guangcheng, the human rights advocate who escaped China after years of human rights abuses against him following his expose of massive forced abortion campaigns, may be...
Francis' Agenda: "To Walk, To Build, To Profess Christ Crucified"
Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:29 pm Closing out a first day that included a prayer-stop at Rome's lead Marian shrine and a pit-stop at his pre-Conclave hotel to collect his things and pay the bill, Pope Francis...
Liberal Party leadership candidate Marc Garneau throws in the towel, predicting Trudeau triumph
LifeSiteNews - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Thaddeus Baklinski OTTAWA, March 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In announcing his withdrawal from the Liberal Party leadership race yesterday, Marc Garneau threw his support...
Church cannot 'walk without the Cross,' Pope Francis says in first homily as Pontiff
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:25 pm Celebrating Mass with the cardinals who had elected him, Pope Francis described the essence of the Church's mission simply: "To walk, to build, to witness."
The new Pope...
'Glorious Day,' Says Woman About Papal Announcement
Franciscan Media - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:20 pm WASHINGTON (CNS) —People young and old, of every race, culture and
background, gathered together the afternoon of March 13 near the
cafeteria at the Basilica of the National...
Ivereigh in Rome: The day after the big day
OSV Daily Take - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:10 pm By Austen IvereighNewly-elected Pope Francisprays in front of icon atRome basilicaCNS photoAs a presenter's friend for the British TV channel Sky News, on a platform just above St...
One Lucky Baby! Blessed by Pope Francis
Catholic Hot Dish - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:07 pm During his first full day on the job, Pope Francis took the time to visit with his new staff. One man placed a hand on his wife’s belly and asked “Papa” to bless the baby within....
Jihadist rebels threaten government of Central African Republic
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:01 pm Jihadist rebels in the Central African Republic are threatening Catholic institutions and creating a "situation very similar to that of Mali," Bishop Juan José Aguirre Munos of...
Laudamus Te Magazine
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Please forgive me if this is old news to our readers, but I just wanted to put in a kind word for the good folks over at Laudamus Te Magazine. I first encountered them after...
Canadian Life and Family leaders enthusiastically welcome Pope Francis
LifeSiteNews - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm by Peter Baklinski OTTAWA, March 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canada’s advocates for life and family have warmly welcomed Pope Francis as a stalwart ally in safeguarding...
Dominos Pizza Founder Wins Court Order Stopping HHS Abortion Mandate
LifeNews.com - Mar 14, 2013 at 2:56 pm The founder of Dominos Pizza won his bid for a court order to prevent enforcement of the mandate while the lawsuit it filed against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate...
Father Wolter served as pastor, chaplain
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 14, 2013 at 2:55 pm Father Richard Wolter, 80, died Feb. 25. He was born June 21, 1932 and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Feb. 22, 1959.
Father Wolter served as...
God’s gift to his Church
Commonweal - Mar 14, 2013 at 2:54 pm “‘The forgiveness of sins.’ If this did not exist in the Church, there would be no hope. If there were no forgiveness of sins in the Church, there would be no hope of a future...
Police raid office of Cardinal Scola's friend hours before conclave
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm Italian police raided the home and office of a close friend of Milan's Cardinal Angelo Scola on March 12, just before the opening of a papal conclave that the cardinal entered as...
Pope Francis: web reaction roundup
Commonweal - Mar 14, 2013 at 2:39 pm There’s no shortage of reaction and analysis on the first full day of the papacy of Francis. With some five thousand journalists reporting from Rome, and innumerable others...
Italian bishops' conference congratulates the wrong cardinal after conclave
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 14, 2013 at 2:33 pm Officials of the Italian bishops' conference were embarrassed on March 13 when they sent a congratulatory email message to Cardinal Angelo Scola, falsely believing that he had...
