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‘You are not alone,’ Hispanic bishops tell undocumented immigrants
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:38 pm
A 38-year-old woman from Mexico, who asked not to be identified because she is undocumented living in Arizona, poses for a photograph inside her home in Tucson in this July 2010...
Congo: archbishop says election was unfair
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:29 pm Official election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo "comply with neither truth nor justice," said Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo of Kinshasa.
Incumbent President Joseph...
Advent penitential services
The Busy Catholic - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:23 pm There's still plenty of time to confess
In Canada, there are only two holy days of obligation that don't fall on Sunday, Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
This...
US commission on religious freedom may be closed
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:19 pm The US Commission on International Religious Freedom is preparing to shut down its operation, in a budget-cutting move that the commission's chairman warns could have "...
University of Minnesota Stem Cell Class Needs Some Ethics
LifeNews.com - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:19 pm The University of Minnesota is set to offer a new undergraduate course dealing exclusively with stem cells. Although it will be a science class, one part will be about stem cell...
The unforgettable Cardinal John Foley
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:15 pm Goodbye to a mentor and a friend
Cardinal John P. Foley, speaking at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, Jan. 7, 2011. The American cardinal died Dec. 12, 2011.
Many will...
Remembering “a humble and prayerful giant”
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:15 pm
That would be the late, great Cardinal John Foley, who died over the weekend after a long battle with cancer.
My colleague Michael J.L LaCivita remembers the prelate who was a...
One More Christmas for Dax
Creative Minority Report - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:12 pm This will break your heart. Sorry. I'm warning you. But these parents are attempting to turn their heartbreak into something positive for others.
Avery Dulles' 3rd anniversary
Communio - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:11 pm Today is the 3rd anniversary of the Jesuit Avery Robert Cardinal Dulles' entrance into life eternal. I pray for a friend's solicitude but now from a different perch.O God, who...
Archbishop Chaput warns of 'painful' year facing Philadelphia archdiocese
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:08 pm In a blunt pastoral letter, Archbishop Charles Chaput has warned that "painful" days are ahead for the faithful of the Philadelphia archdiocese.
Just three months after his...
A Big Family’s 12 Days of Christmas Video
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:05 pm What is it like having a large family? Susan and Ken Von say that every time they go grocery shopping, they can’t get very far without someone making a comment about their family...
QUAERITUR: Can EMCHs give “blessings”?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:00 pm From a reader:
At Mass this morning, at least one of the EMs was ‘blessing’ children
as they came forward. My understanding was that only priests could
give blessings.
We are a...
The Station Churches of Advent
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 12, 2011 at 3:00 pm In the penitential season of Advent, the church of Rome traditionally kept stations at various churches, where the Pope himself would celebrate the principal Mass, as in the other...
Italian Church leaders will review properties, consider tax payments
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:50 pm Catholic Church leaders in Italy have agreed to examine situations in which properties owned by the Church should be subject to taxation.
Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the president...
Archbishop Dolan defines human dignity as ‘primary doctrine’ of church
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:48 pm Calling the dignity of the human person “a primary doctrine” of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York told an audience at the University of Notre Dame Dec....
Meatless Friday Monday, Election Edition
Saint Louis Catholic - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:47 pm Saint Louis Catholic does not endorse any political candidate. Now that you have wiped the coffee off of your computer screen, and on a completely unrelated note, here is a video...
Big changes in MN wild turkey hunt
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:46 pm I was surprised to see some big changes in the Minnesota spring wild turkey hunt for 2012. First, DNR officials have consolidated zones statewide to create much larger ones. There...
Rabbi, Pope discuss Europe's moral crisis
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:44 pm After a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on December 12, Britain's Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks spoke at length with Vatican Radio about the need for Jews and Christians to work...
Five Myths About Pro-Life People and How to Refute Them
LifeNews.com - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:44 pm There are a lot of negative stereotypes about the pro-life movement. I could easily write a list of 20 or more. These five, though, are the ones I personally encounter most often...
Russian Orthodox Church calls for calm amid election protests
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 12, 2011 at 2:39 pm The Russian Orthodox Church has called for calm in the face of widespread protests about voting fraud in the country's recent elections.
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, the chief...
