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Church destroyed, Christians detained in China's Henan province
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jun 14, 2017 at 7:02 am Shangqiu, China, Jun 14, 2017 / 07:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Local authorities in China's Henan province reportedly destroyed a Christian church building last month, beating...
Church destroyed, Christians detained in China's Henan province
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 14, 2017 at 7:02 am Shangqiu, China, Jun 14, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Local authorities in China’s Henan province reportedly destroyed a Christian church building last month, beating...
In what posture did the early Christians pray?
Aleteia - Jun 14, 2017 at 7:00 am The answer is found in the ancient Roman catacombs.When studying early Christian art and iconography, a common posture is found in various representations of Christians or even...
Gay Organ Guy Can Be Fired Because He Plays His Organ
Creative Minority Report - Jun 14, 2017 at 6:27 am A federal judge has ruled that a Catholic parish was within its rights to fire an organist after he "married" another man. Now, the "ministerial exception" has been supported over...
Hate Crimes In Canada Up In 2015
The Religion Clause - Jun 14, 2017 at 6:05 am Statistics Canada yesterday released data on Police Reported Hate Crimes, 2015. According to the release from the government statistical agency:Hate crimes rose by 5% in Canada in...
Book Notes: "That Nothing May be Lost"
CatholicMom.com - Jun 14, 2017 at 6:00 am
Father Paul Scalia’s new collection of essays, That Nothing May be Lost (Ignatius Press, 2017) has a unique structure: each chapter has an introduction written by a guest author...
USCIRF Elects New Chair and Vice-Chairs
The Religion Clause - Jun 14, 2017 at 6:00 am The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday elected Commissioner Daniel Mark as its new Chairman. (Press release). Mark is assistant professor of political...
Northern Irish women not entitled to free abortions in England, Supreme Court rules
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2017 at 5:39 am Women in Northern Ireland are not entitled to free abortions on the National Health Service in England, the Supreme Court has ruled. The UK’s highest court rejected an appeal from...
Pope at general audience: God's infinite love gives hope
News.va - Jun 14, 2017 at 5:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his reflections on Christian hope, as he greeted thousands of pilgrims and visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square for his...
Do not put your trust in doctors
Aleteia - Jun 14, 2017 at 5:00 am We have no worldly princes to whom we can deferIt’s in his first paragraph. Doctors, Robert Jay Lifton notes, can “with relative ease … be socialized to killing.” In the article...
PICTURES: Cardinal and London Mayor host interfaith Ramadan gathering
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2017 at 4:55 am Cardinal Vincent Nichols was joined by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis at an interfaith ‘iftar’ at Archbishop’s House in Westminster on Tuesday evening....
We don't earn God's love, it's freely given, Pope Francis says
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 14, 2017 at 4:47 am Vatican City, Jun 14, 2017 / 03:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday, Pope Francis said that God’s love isn’t something we earn or deserve by our good works, but that it is free...
We don't earn God's love, it's freely given, Pope Francis says
EWTN - Vatican News - Jun 14, 2017 at 4:47 am Vatican City, Jun 14, 2017 / 04:47 am (EWTN News).-
On Wednesday, Pope Francis said that God's love isn't something we earn or deserve by our good works, but that it is free and...
US bishops: Next synod must address disillusioned, indifferent youth
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 14, 2017 at 4:13 am Indianapolis, Ind., Jun 14, 2017 / 04:13 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Next year's synod, which will focus on young people, must address their
most pressing problems, including...
What can priests practically do to combat the porn epidemic?
Catholic News Agency - General - Jun 14, 2017 at 3:59 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2017 / 02:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Online pornography is one of the fastest growing addictions in the United States, on par with cocaine and gambling.
Once...
What can priests practically do to combat the porn epidemic?
EWTN - US Latest News - Jun 14, 2017 at 3:59 am Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2017 / 03:59 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Online pornography is one of the fastest growing addictions in the United States, on par with cocaine and gambling.
Daily Gospel Reflection for June 14, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jun 14, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19
Matthew, in this passage on the fulfillment of the Law, is seeking to reassure Jewish converts that following Christ is not a rejection of Judaism...
Catholics in Florida remember Pulse nightclub victims
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2017 at 3:23 am On the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, the Diocese of Orlando broadcast via Facebook Live a prayer service on June 12 attended by clergy of various faiths...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/06/17
Catholic Herald - Jun 14, 2017 at 3:13 am Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi has called for a moratorium on new migrant arrivals in the city, putting her on collision course with Pope Francis. Papal almoner Archbishop Konrad...
A single act of love makes the soul return to life.
Aleteia - Jun 14, 2017 at 3:00 am Maximilian Kolbe
