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Off to our Hidden Island Redoubt!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 25, 2017 at 2:01 am Back Tuesday! Have a good Memorial Day Weekend!
CWN closed for Ascension Thursday
Catholic Culture - World News - May 25, 2017 at 1:36 am The offices of Catholic World News will be closed on May 25, Ascension Thursday, so that our staff can celebrate the feast day.
Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/05/17
Catholic Herald - May 25, 2017 at 1:08 am Cardinal Orlando Quevedo has urged Muslim leaders to help secure the release of a priest and congregation kidnapped by ISIS-linked militants in Marawi. Filipino Archbishop Martin...
Stronger religious freedoms in Texas could boost Catholic foster care
Catholic News Agency - General - May 25, 2017 at 1:04 am Austin, Texas, May 25, 2017 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic Church in Texas will work to promote more foster parenting, following the state legislature’s approval of...
Stronger religious freedoms in Texas could boost Catholic foster care
EWTN - US Latest News - May 25, 2017 at 1:04 am Austin, Texas, May 25, 2017 / 01:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The Catholic Church in Texas will work to promote more foster parenting, following the state legislature's approval of...
To meet God we need silence, Cardinal Sarah says
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 25, 2017 at 1:01 am Rome, Italy, May 25, 2017 / 01:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- At a presentation for his new book on Wednesday, Cardinal Robert Sarah
said that not only does the Church need silence, but...
Bishop Barron on Why the Ascension of Jesus Matters
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am Although most U.S. dioceses will celebrate the Feast of Ascension this Sunday, the majority of the world celebrates it today. Bishop Barron explains how the Ascension fosters the...
Why Do We Celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus? What Does it Mean?
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as he
chose us ...
The Happy Priest Reflects on the Ascension
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am Today, we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven. The risen and glorified Jesus physically returns to the Father. We await with ...
NINE Christians shot dead by sick ISIS militants as they take Catholic priest hostage during horrific attack in the Philippines
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am ISIS has captured a Catholic priest and a group of innocent church-goers and burned down a Catholic cathedral in the Philippines.
JESUS IS ALWAYS BY OUR SIDE: Pope Francis reminds all that even in the darkest times Jesus is here
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am On Wednesday Pope Francis said that no matter what trials we might face, we have hope because Jesus is always by our side, just like he was for the ...
First Daughter, Ivanka Trump holds groundbreaking meeting with human trafficking survivors in Rome
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am After a visit with Pope Francis Wednesday, Ivanka Trump met a group of human trafficking survivors, calling them examples of strength and addressing ...
First Lady Melania Trump is a practicing Catholic
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 25, 2017 at 12:00 am First Lady Melania Trump's spokeswoman has confirmed the First Lady is a practicing Catholic.
Young people living in Australia are telling Pope Francis what they want from the Church
The Catholic Leader - May 24, 2017 at 11:29 pm INTERNATIONAL student Dean Monteiro has been in Australia for three months but he’s about to tell the Bishops of his new home what he thinks about the Catholic Church. Mr Monteiro...
After the Pope, Melania and Ivanka meet with sick children and victims of trafficking
Vatican Insider - May 24, 2017 at 11:13 pm Definitely more relaxed than during the visit to the Pope, where the emotion was so great she failed to understand Francis’s question about the "potizza" (typical Slovenian sweet...
Hail Mary full of grace
Aleteia - May 24, 2017 at 11:01 pm Photo of the Day - May 25, 2017U.S. First Lady Melania Trump pays a visit to the children at the Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, stopping to lay flowers at the statue of the...
Migrant children drown en route to Europe
Aleteia - May 24, 2017 at 11:00 pm 31 dead after exceeding the boat's occupancyAbout 200 migrants seeking asylum in Europe were sent into the Mediterranean waters, off the coast of Libya, after the over-packed boat...
Meet the family and their friends that gave the Church at least a dozen saints
Aleteia - May 24, 2017 at 11:00 pm What must it have been like to join in a meal at this house?It’s said that saints come in clusters, but I’ve never seen such a holy rabbit hole as the family you’re about to meet...
How to dress if you’re going to meet the pope
Aleteia - May 24, 2017 at 11:00 pm Following protocol is a way to show respect, and that is itself a sign of charity.Most people can only dream of an opportunity to meet the pope face to face, but if that dream...
Why Melania and Ivanka Trump wore black to meet the Pope
Aleteia - May 24, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Godfather’s funeral? An Addams Family remake? No, just diplomatic protocol.We live in a world where few social conventions are firmly upheld. Nobody takes the request to RSVP...
