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It’s an exciting time to be an evangelist, convocation delegates told
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:48 am "The saints always loved a good fight and we should like a good fight too," said keynote speaker Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles.
Google Censors Popular Pro-Life Page With Extensive Abortion Information
LifeNews.com - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:47 am Operation Rescue has discovered that Google’s search engine has manipulated search parameters to dramatically reduce exposure to a page containing important facts about abortion...
Bishop Massa from Convocation of Catholic Leaders: “Everybody’s here!”
Aleteia - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:44 am Brooklyn auxiliary says a missionary without joy is handicapped ... but joy is contagiousBishop James Massa is an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn. A native of New...
For convocation delegates, it’s about unifying in faith in a troubled world
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:35 am The convocation, years in planning, was the first time in a century that the bishops convened Church leaders to respond to social and spiritual quandaries that have left millions...
Spot the religion ghosts: Who loves Charlie Gard the most, his parents or state officials?
GetReligion - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:33 am
Like millions of other people in the social-media universe, I have been following the tragic story of the infant Charlie Gard (see http://www.charliesfight.org) and the struggle...
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, longtime Vatican spokesman, dead at 80
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:15 am Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the chief public spokesman during the pontificate of St. John Paul II, has died at the age of 80.
Refuting Protestant Claims that "Transubstantiation is not substantiated"
Big C Catholics - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:14 am Occasionally we hear from readers who take issue with Church doctrine. Recently, we received a (three-page single spaced) commentary questioning the Church’s teaching on the Most...
Neglect Not the Grace That Is in Thee
Saint Louis Catholic - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:14 am Cardinal Joachim Meisner, requiescat in pace.The Epistle of today, the Feast of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, provided an excellent source of meditation for me this morning. First of...
Hospital Refuses to Transfer Charlie Gard to Vatican Hospital Offering to Care for Him
LifeNews.com - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:04 am A Vatican hospital says it is ready and willing to care for British infant Charlie Gard if the courts allow him to go but British officials are refusing to allow the little boy to...
Pope Francis sends telegramme on death of Cardinal Meisner
News.va - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:02 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegramme upon the death of Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop emeritus of Cologne, who died on Wednesday at the age of 83.
“With...
“Wollying”: When a woman’s worst enemy is … another woman
Aleteia - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:00 am Criticism among women can be more damaging than you think.“I know that my husband’s sisters criticize me. I can see the contempt on their faces. When we have family get-togethers...
Fota X Venue and Schedule Update
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 5, 2017 at 11:00 am St Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy, which organizes Fota International Liturgy Conference every year, has asked me to post the following update. The Clarion Hotel at Lapp’s...
Parish starts ‘ad orientem’. Parishioner whines. Pastor responds.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:59 am I had a note from a reader about a parish in the Archdiocese of Detroit which moved towards ad orientem worship last January. It seems that someone got her panties in a twist...
Pro-lifers to protest on behalf of Charlie Gard in front of British embassy in Washington
LifeSiteNews - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:56 am A team of international pro-life activists may travel to England as early as tomorrow.
Canadian bishops: Abortion should not be ‘core’ of foreign policy
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:54 am OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian bishops’ conference has denounced a speech by the nation’s foreign minister as “erroneous, confusing and misguided” for suggesting that sexual...
State-sanctioned child abuse is happening all around us
LifeSiteNews - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:49 am "Pride' parades are just one example of kids being bombarded with X-rated impurity.
ONU tiene que ayudar a limitar armas, dice diplomático del Vaticano
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:40 am NACIONES UNIDAS — Citando las palabras del papa Francisco, el observador permanente del Vaticano ante la ONU dijo que es necesario aumentar la cooperación entre las naciones para...
STYLE Savvy: Strategies for Those with an I Love Stuff Personal Style
CatholicMom.com - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:30 am
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Ah, the poor I love stuff person. His (or her) ability to see treasure and potential where others see clutter has led to unflattering...
Pope proposes key for reaching out to fallen-away Catholics
Aleteia - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:29 am His July prayer intention focuses on Christians who have "distanced themselves from the faith"The Vatican has released this month’s Pope Video, in which Pope Francis reflects on...
Cardinal Meisner, One of the Four Dubia Cardinals, Has Died
OnePeterFive - Jul 5, 2017 at 10:26 am Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Germany, one of the four stalwart cardinals who authored and signed their name to the dubia, has passed on to his eternal reward. He did not live to...