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Canadian premier meets with Pontiff, seeks apology for Church role in native schools
Catholic Culture - World News - May 29, 2017 at 9:52 am Pope Francis met on May 29 with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Abortion clinic tries to silence pro-life media, takes LifeSite to court
LifeSiteNews - May 29, 2017 at 9:52 am An abortionist wants the courts to impose a publication name on her name, but we're not backing down.
Pentecost and Speaking in Tongues (The Mass Readings Explained)
The Sacred Page - May 29, 2017 at 9:44 am The video for this Sunday's Mass Readings is now out: Pentecost and Speaking in Tongues.For those who subscribe, if you would like to help spread the word about this series,...
Pope Francis meets with Canadian Prime Minister
News.va - May 29, 2017 at 9:41 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday met with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, in a private audience in the Vatican.
A...
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to the Pope after the G7 summit in Taormina
Vatican Insider - May 29, 2017 at 9:30 am The Pope received Trudeau after the Taormina G7 summit. The Canadian premier raised with Francis the issue of indigenous mistreatment in Catholic residential schools. After the...
“The greatest album in history” is now 50 years old
Aleteia - May 29, 2017 at 9:00 am And, of course, deluxe reissue packages are all over the place.It was 50 years ago today (in fact, it will be “50 years ago” this coming June 1) when the Beatles released their “...
Taiwan and gay marriage: Can journalists face the fact that there are two sides to the story?
GetReligion - May 29, 2017 at 9:00 am Taiwan, as of this past week, is poised to allow same-sex marriage, the first country in Asia to do so. This has gotten all sorts of cheering from various mainstream media outlets...
The penny dropped for another musician
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 29, 2017 at 8:59 am The penny dropped for another musician.
At increasingly useful Crisis today I read a piece by a musician about the state of church music today. His summary: disaster resulted...
The Silence of Remembering
Saints 365 - May 29, 2017 at 8:58 am The details of my first visit to the Tomb of the Unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery are permanently etched in my mind. My family and I were on a sight-seeing vacation...
The synod dominated by heretics and eccentrics with bad ideas
Catholic Herald - May 29, 2017 at 8:37 am How many people remember the Synod of Pistoia? If you have never heard about it, or forgotten all about it, here are two brief articles that call fill you in. The Synod of Pistoia...
Pope: 'learn the language of the Holy Spirit'
News.va - May 29, 2017 at 8:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has urged Christians to engage with the Holy Spirit, and to open their hearts to the Spirit before taking important decisions.
The Pope was speaking...
Mysterious Fruits
Dominicana - May 29, 2017 at 8:30 am In Ephesus, Paul encounters some disciples who “have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit” (Acts 19:2). As Pentecost draws near, the Church gives us an opportunity to...
Nature’s new life
Communio - May 29, 2017 at 8:23 am
My friend Iliana posted this picture of a robin’s nest & eggs, found while weeding the lower bed of her extensive garden. I hope mama Robin hasn’t abandoned them…
Tired of tampons and pads? Menstrual cups are an increasingly popular alternative
Aleteia - May 29, 2017 at 8:00 am In a return to what is natural, organic, environmentally friendly, more and more women are using a menstrual cup.Health experts are increasingly concerned about the potential...
Euthanasia never justified, says new head of Italian bishops’ conference
Catholic Culture - World News - May 29, 2017 at 7:41 am No circumstances can ever justify the deliberate taking of a human life, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti told an audience in Rome.
Vatican in brief: Oldest religious sister in the world dies at 110
Aleteia - May 29, 2017 at 7:41 am Your news update from the VaticanDead at 110: The old religious sister in the world, Sr. Candida Bellotti, has died at the age of 110 in Lucca (Italy), on May 27. Born in 1907,...
New Mexico diocese: immigration agents must show warrants
Catholic Culture - World News - May 29, 2017 at 7:38 am The Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico has instructed its pastors and employees to ask federal immigration officials to show a warrant before entering church property.
Top Vatican officials meet with Pontiff
Catholic Culture - World News - May 29, 2017 at 7:33 am Pope Francis met on May 29 with the heads of the offices of the Roman Curia.
“If you do not listen to the Holy Spirit, faith is cold and ideological”
Vatican Insider - May 29, 2017 at 7:08 am Before making a decision, we must ask God. If we do not discern what happens with the help of the Holy Spirit, we live without guidance or with a faith that is reduced to...
Need a taste of Heaven and a shot of joy? Try the very short Easter prayer.
Aleteia - May 29, 2017 at 7:00 am Dating back to the 6th century, tradition says this prayer was created with the dialogue of an angel and a pope.Easter seems like a distant memory as we gear up for summer...
