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Congressman urges protection of threatened religious minorities
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 30, 2012 at 2:05 am Washington D.C., Oct 30, 2012 / 02:05 am (EWTN News).-
U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.) is calling for the creation of a special State Department envoy to focus on the...
A Question about Lyin’ and Killin’
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 30, 2012 at 2:01 am A reader writes:
I was hoping you could clear up this question for me. I don’t understand how the double effect can apply to justify killing, but not lying. Seems like all the...
Baltimore priest preaches on his support for same-sex marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:42 am A priest who has served as pastor the same Baltimore parish since 1973 has preached in favor of same-sex marriage, gaining a standing ovation from his parishioners.
"I will...
Alaska bishop: both Biden, Ryan hold views that are 'inconsistent' with Church teaching
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:41 am Both Vice President Joe Biden and candidate Paul Ryan hold views that are "inconsistent" with Catholic teaching, Bishop Edward Burns of Juneau said in a column that appeared in...
Brooklyn bishop rues failure to teach the faith, says Catholic vote for Obama 'stretches the imagination'
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:41 am In the latest in a series of diocesan newspaper columns on the upcoming election, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn lamented the Obama-Biden campaign's emphasis on abortion and...
Catholic Relief Services insists on its fidelity to Church teaching
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:40 am The US bishops' relief and development agency has responded to a recent "coordinated series of attacks, condemning aspects of our work, our partners, professional associations,...
In new ad, Biden emphasizes he is a 'practicing Catholic'
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:39 am In a new campaign advertisement, Vice President Joe Biden emphasized that he is a practicing Catholic and said that President Barack Obama's healthcare initiatives have advanced...
Vatican cardinal opens door to Lutheran ordinariates
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:38 am The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity said in an interview that the Vatican would entertain a hypothetical proposal by Lutherans to establish...
Culture: Halloween and Catholicism
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Oct 30, 2012 at 1:00 am On this All Hallows Eve's Eve (that's right), we're putting our Fun-Size Snickers down long enough to learn something pretty profound about Halloween — that it has deep roots in...
Prayer Request
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 30, 2012 at 12:32 am A reader writes:
At this point I’m writing having fear I’ve got no one to turn to. I’m constantly being battered with gloom, depression, and despair. I live with my Grandma. And I...
Teaching Abortion Is Wrong Could Violate Anti Bullying Law Says Education Minister
Opinionated Catholic - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:56 pm I am not against anti bully regulations. I just think that to avoid the trampling civil liberties, speech , and other dangers that cause more harm than good they should be...
Ex Nihilo Aliquid Fit
Dominicana - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:01 pm Why is there something rather than nothing? This question, usually thought to fall strictly within the purview of philosophy and theology, has recently received attention in the...
Hear, O Israel
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:01 pm Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 57; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28-...
Quote for October 30th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm "It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion and full of distraction."
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Bringing Faith Formation to the Parish Level (Part One)
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Pope Benedict XVI to Celebrate Vespers at Sistine Chapel
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, OCT. 30, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Pope Benedict XVI will preside at a celebration of Vespers in the Sistine Chapel tomorrow evening. The liturgy will commemorate the 500th...
Pontifical Commission Accepts Traditionalist Group's Request for More Time
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm ROME, OCTOBER 30, 2012 (Zenit.org).- In a statement released over the weekend, the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" accepted the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X's request...
Centenary of John Paul I's Birth to Be Commemorated
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, OCT. 30, 2012 (Zenit.org).- A Mass was celebrated this afternoon in Venice to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Pope John Paul I, Albino Luciani, who was...
Interrupting the Mass
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm ROME, OCT. 30, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university.
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Cardinal Tong: Dialogue between Holy See and China Would Be 'Great Hope for the Future'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, OCT. 30, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal John Tong, Archbishop of Hong King called a recent proposal to establish a commission that would open dialogue between the Holy...
