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Romney ‘ought to win by every measure this is’

Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2012 at 4:51 am

Today is a rather auspicious one in American political life. It is the day Americans will vote for Republican contender Mitt Romney, or to retain the present incumbent, Barack...

Adoration begins in Eternal City for US elections

EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 6, 2012 at 4:19 am

Rome, Italy, Nov 6, 2012 / 04:19 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Catholics in the Eternal City are holding an all-night Eucharistic vigil, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., praying that U.S. voters...

NY religious sister in court after $128,000 theft

EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 6, 2012 at 4:10 am

Buffalo, N.Y., Nov 6, 2012 / 05:01 am (EWTN News).- A religious sister who served as pastoral associate at two parishes in western New York faces grand larceny charges after she...

New Romney ad reaches out to Catholic voters

Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 6, 2012 at 4:05 am

Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2012 / 03:05 am (CNA).- The Romney campaign released a new television ad on Nov. 4 to appeal to Catholic voters, citing the Obama administration's...

Daily Scriptures Reflection for 11/6/12

CatholicMom.com - Nov 6, 2012 at 4:00 am

Daily Scripture Reflections for Tuesday Scripture: Lectionary 486. Tue. Nov. 6. Philippians 2:5-11. Psalm 22:26-27.28-30.31-32: Luke 14:15-24: Tuesday’s Scriptures USCCB Video...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/11/12

Catholic Herald - Nov 6, 2012 at 3:56 am

The new Coptic Pope Tawadros II has said he will oppose Egypt’s new constitution if it seeks to impose Islamic law. Miguel Diaz, the first Hispanic US ambassador to the Holy See,...

Catholics across nation hold Election Day prayer events

EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 6, 2012 at 3:28 am

Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2012 / 03:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Throughout the United States, Catholics are gathering in prayer on Nov. 6 to ask for God's blessing upon the country and...

How times have changed!

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 6, 2012 at 3:11 am

When I first came to Rome, lo those decades ago, it was nearly impossible to find any beautiful sacred vessel in the shops. Market forces, however, have shifted inventories...

Of Cats and Caesar and City Limits

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 6, 2012 at 3:00 am

I suspect a few of you are cat lovers. Check out The History Blog for a piece about cats in Rome and the crazy people who take care of them. At the end of that piece is – oddly...

I hope I feel this way…

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 6, 2012 at 2:55 am

… when the polls close!

Muslim students offer help to rebuild S. Sudan cathedral

EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 6, 2012 at 2:35 am

Juba, South Sudan, Nov 6, 2012 / 03:13 am (EWTN News).- A group of Muslim students has offered to help contribute to rebuilding a Catholic cathedral which suffered heavy damage...

I am SOOOOO happy this stupid election is over!

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:59 am

That’s all. Tomorrow begins the “find something else to talk about” phase, please God! If your candidate wins, congrats to you, my fellow American. If he loses, bear it...

It’s Amazing How Much Food This Thing Holds!

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:56 am

Profile of Katrina Swett, Mormon chair of the US religious freedom commission

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:55 am

A Utah newspaper has published a profile of Katrina Lantos Swett, a Jewish convert to Mormonism who was named chair of the United States Commission for International Religious...

Cremation gains increasing acceptance among Catholics

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:55 am

Nearly five decades after the Vatican first permitted cremation, 20% of Catholic families in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and 40% in the Diocese of Phoenix, are opting for...

Dialogue with bloggers to precede US bishops' meeting

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:53 am

Bishops and bloggers will engage in a dialogue on November 11, the day before the beginning of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting. Panelists...

Islamist terrorist group uses former Christians to bomb churches

Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:53 am

The Somali Islamist terrorist group Al-Shabaab has trained recent Christian converts to Islam to bomb Kenyan churches, according to the head of the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya...

The Invaluable Zippy Observes:

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Nov 6, 2012 at 1:52 am

“Prudential judgement is to right-liberals what primacy of conscience is to left-liberals.” Very true. The Thing That Used to be Conservatism spends endless oceans of electrons...

Stop the Election!