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POPE RECEIVES THE COMMISSION OF CARDINALS INVESTIGATING LEAKING OF DOCUMENTS
News.va - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:36 am Vatican City, 27 July 2012 (VIS) - "Yesterday morning 26 July, the Holy Father received in audience the Commission of Cardinals which is undertaking the administrative...
Lionheart: After several decades, a worthy bishop for the city of Saint Francis
Rorate Coeli - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:26 am The Pope moved today Salvatore Cordileone, former auxiliary of San Diego and up to now Bp. of Oakland, to the other side of the Bay - he is the new Archbishop of San Francisco....
Archbishop welcomes athletes to 2012 London Games
Catholic Herald - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:26 am Archbishop Vincent Nichols of of Westminster has welcomed athletes and officials to the 2012 Games in London. In a statement today the Archbishop said: “We believe every human...
Vatican: Pope meets Commission of Cardinals
News.va - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:20 am (Vatican Radio) On Thursday, July 26, Pope Benedict XVI received in audience the Commission of Cardinals appointed to conduct the administrative inquiry into the leaking of...
Romney Moves Jerusalem Fund Raiser Further From End of Tisha b'Av
The Religion Clause - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:20 am JTA reports that the Mitt Romney campaign has moved a $50,000 per person fund raiser he plans to hold in Jerusalem during his current trip overseas from Saturday night to Sunday...
President Names 2 To Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
The Religion Clause - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:15 am The White House announced yesterday President Obama's intention to appoint two new members to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The...
Pentagon Hosts Iftar Dinner
The Religion Clause - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:10 am On Wednesday the Pentagon hosted its 13th annual Iftar dinner to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. According to the American Armed Forces Press Service, among the 120 guests...
New San Francisco archbishop vows to support marriage, immigrants
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:07 am San Francisco, Calif., Jul 27, 2012 / 06:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Shortly after his appointment to lead the Archdiocese of San Francisco was announced, Archbishop-designate...
New Poll Shows Most Americans Comfortable With Romney's Religion; Still Confusion Over Obama's Beliefs
The Religion Clause - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:05 am Yesterday, the Pew Research Center released a new poll on religion and politics (full report). It finds that among the 60% of Americans that know Mitt Romney is a Mormon, 60% say...
Smoke Detector Faith
Snoring Scholar - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:00 am Originally published on November 11, 2006. I came across it in my archives quite by accident, but it struck a chord, so I’m sharing it today, again.
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This morning, I woke up...
Catholic Sistas — Catholic Pinterest Board of the Week
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If you’re not yet following “Catholic Sistas” on Pinterest, you’ve been missing out! This Pinterest account belongs to the blog of the same name...
City To Redesign Logo To Remove Cross and Chapel
The Religion Clause - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:00 am The Steubenville, Ohio Herald Star reports that Steubenville's City Council agreed Tuesday night to redesign the city's logo after a complaint (full text of letter) from the...
Vatican Spokesman Tries to Help Media Get Truth Quickly
Franciscan Media - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Throughout history, the Vatican has dealt with so
many accusations and scandals, one would expect the Holy See to have a
well-oiled PR machine primed to deal...
US bishops' point man on same-sex marriage is new Archbishop of San Francisco
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:53 am Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Salvatore Cordileone the new Archbishop of San Francisco.
Born in 1956, Bishop Cordileone was ordained a priest of the Diocese of San Diego in...
In San Francisco, an ecclesial earthquake
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:41 am
Details from Whispers:
Depending on how one looks at things, this Friday morning brings either the most courageously bold — or stunningly brazen — American appointment in the...
B16's "Bombshell By the Bay" -- Marriage Chief Cordileone to Rock San Francisco
Whispers in the Loggia - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:14 am Depending on how one looks at things, this Friday morning brings either the most courageously bold -- or stunningly brazen -- American appointment in the seven-year reign of Pope...
British PM reiterates call for same-sex marriage, scolds churches that 'lock out' gay members
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:11 am Addressing a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender reception, Prime Minister David Cameron reaffirmed his commitment to legalizing same-sex marriage and said that "obviously...
Indian bishops call for peace in Assam
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:09 am The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) is appealing for peace in Assam, the eastern province in which fighting has flared between Christian tribals and Muslim settlers...
Gaza: reports of forced conversions to Islam
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:08 am Hundreds of Christians gathered outside a church in Gaza amid allegations that two Christians were recently kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam.
Hiba Daoud, a woman who was...
Malta's bishops speak out against IVF
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 27, 2012 at 5:07 am The bishops of Malta have issued a pastoral letter on in vitro fertilization.
"The conception of a human person should be the outcome of the mutual self-giving love of the married...
