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Children in Pope's prayers this December
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:40 am Vatican City, Nov 30, 2011 / 05:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI will be praying in December for world peace and that children might be able to share the Gospel and be...
Colombian bishops condemn hostage killings
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:40 am Bogotá, Colombia, Nov 30, 2011 / 02:17 pm (CNA).- Bishops in Columbia condemned the Nov. 26 killings of four hostages who were held for over ten years by the rebel group FARC.
“We...
Pope reflects on Jesus’ prayer life
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:40 am Vatican City, Nov 30, 2011 / 01:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI used his Nov. 30 general audience to discuss Jesus' prayer life and how it challenges Christians to...
Pope urges end to death penalty worldwide
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:40 am Vatican City, Nov 30, 2011 / 12:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI encouraged countries around the world to end the death penalty as a legal sanction at today’s general...
Cloistered nun and former actress to tell story of Hollywood and faith
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:40 am Paso Robles, Calif., Nov 30, 2011 / 06:03 am (CNA).- The Central California Marian Eucharistic Conference this January will feature a rare speaker: Mother Dolores Hart, OSB, a...
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Not Dead Yet Despite Geron Pullout
LifeNews.com - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:26 am Recent news that Geron has abruptly pulled out of the embryonic stem cell (ESC) business, after having just begun the only human clinical trials with ESC’s, has been met with...
Don’t Just Translate, Enculturate!
Catholic Tech Talk - Articles - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:12 am One of the challenges hitting some web administrators is the need to provide a bilingual version of their website. The Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing segments...
Special: Missal Launch II
Catholic Underground - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:00 am Part two of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.
Moscow: Catholic and Orthodox clerics against persecution of Christians
Vatican Insider - Dec 1, 2011 at 8:43 amUS House questions decision to cut bishops' human trafficking funds
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2011 at 8:07 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2011 / 08:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The U.S. House of Representatives opened an investigative hearing on Dec. 1 into whether or not the Department of Health...
What about Canada?
Commonweal - Dec 1, 2011 at 8:00 am “‘No ally is more important than the state of Israel,’ Obama said at the fundraiser, which collected at least $300,000 from wealthy donors for his re-election bid and other...
The Family Celebration of the Divine Office
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 1, 2011 at 7:00 am We have recently been speaking about praying of the Divine Office. I've noted that when this arises, sometimes the refrain will be heard from some quarters that the Divine Office...
Pennsylvania and New Jersey bishops ask St. Peter for courage
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 1, 2011 at 6:28 am Vatican City, Dec 1, 2011 / 06:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The bishops of Pennsylvania and New Jersey are praying to St. Peter as they begin their "ad limina" visit in Rome, asking...
Spain banks over $400 million from World Youth Day
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 1, 2011 at 6:16 am Madrid, Spain, Dec 1, 2011 / 06:16 pm (EWTN News).- A recent study showed that World Youth Day held in Madrid this past August brought $476 million to the Spanish economy.
"Tebowing" By Marines-- Church-State Issue or Silliness?
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:45 am Occasionally the line between "silliness" and a true church-state issue is blurred. Here is the latest example. Last month, Yahoo! Sports explained a new fad known as "Tebowing...
Pope Benedict's prayer intentions for December 2011
Communio - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:43 am
"In our prayer also, we must learn increasingly to enter into this history of salvation whose summit is Jesus; [we must learn] to renew before God our personal decision to open...
German Court Says School Can Stop Student From Praying To Preserve Order
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:40 am Germany's Federal Administrative court yesterday ruled that while a student's right to pray at school is constitutionally protected, a school may ban a student from praying when...
Catholic University Cleared In Challenge To Same-Sex Dorms
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:37 am In a press release yesterday, Catholic University announced that the D.C. Office of Human Rights has dismissed the complaint filed by George Washington University law professor...
Former Employee Sues Na'amat For Religious Discrimination
The Religion Clause - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:37 am The New York Daily News reports on a religious discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday by Marshall Garvin against his former employer, Na'amat USA (a Jewish social service agency)...
Catholic University single-sex dorm complaint dismissed
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:25 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2011 / 05:25 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
The D.C. Office of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint that The Catholic University of America's single-sex dorm...
