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Head of French bishops welcomes Macron’s election
Catholic Herald - May 9, 2017 at 2:22 am The head of the French bishops’ conference welcomed the election of President-elect Emmanuel Macron and said he hoped June legislative elections would not place the country “in an...
We are the “No” to heartless policies
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 9, 2017 at 2:21 am Cardinal Tobin saying what should be obvious about the mission of the Church–but which tragically is in an age when so many Catholics have been bewitched by the false gospel of...
Leading rabbi meets with Pope
Catholic Culture - World News - May 9, 2017 at 1:26 am Edgar Gluck, the Chief Rabbi of Galicia in Eastern Europe, met with Pope Francis on May 8. Gluck was accompanied by his son, Zvi, and several others, who at one point serenaded...
100 years later, Fatima still offers a potent message
EWTN - Vatican News - May 9, 2017 at 1:19 am Vatican City, May 9, 2017 / 01:19 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Although the Fatima apparitions happened 100 years ago, the Vatican's resident Fatima-expert, has said they contain a...
A Strategy for Fighting the Cold War with Islam
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 9, 2017 at 1:10 am
I’m reading Paul Kengor’s splendid book, A Pope and a President, and it got me to thinking—as everything does these days—about Islam. Kengor’s book tell the story of the...
Why these college missionaries will dedicate themselves to Mary
EWTN - US Latest News - May 9, 2017 at 1:08 am Denver, Colo., May 9, 2017 / 01:08 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In the centenary year of Our Lady of Fatima, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students has decided to consecrate its...
Why these college missionaries will dedicate themselves to Mary
Catholic News Agency - General - May 9, 2017 at 1:08 am Denver, Colo., May 9, 2017 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the centenary year of Our Lady of Fatima, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students has decided to consecrate its...
Dorothy Nugent still has a spark for life at 100
The Catholic Leader - May 9, 2017 at 1:00 am DOROTHY Nugent was a child when she decided that people didn’t live to 100. A cheeky, blue-eyed resident at Holy Spirit Carseldine, Dot found out how wrong her young self was when...
When Leftist Politics Becomes a Substitute for Religion
Crisis Magazine - Church - May 9, 2017 at 1:00 am
Spring has barely sprung, but this much can already be said for 2017: it’s a bumper year for activism. Last week, in honor of Donald Trump’s one hundredth day as president, 300,...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/05/17
Catholic Herald - May 9, 2017 at 12:52 am Pope Francis has urged Venezuela’s bishops to ensure that their flock is not “overcome by distrust or despair”. An Irish bishop is being investigated for “incitement to hatred”...
Being Radical: Choosing to Live Within the Context of Creation
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - May 9, 2017 at 12:00 am In many ways, our culture tries to rebel against nature. Whether that involves tampering with human genetics or leveling forests to build new shopping malls, we often see God's...
Vatican conference on black holes
Catholic Culture - World News - May 8, 2017 at 11:38 pm The Vatican Observatory is hosting a four-day scientific conference at Castel Gandolfo devoted to the topic of “black holes, gravitational waves and space-time singularities.”
Be devoted to Our Lady, Pope urges seminarians
Catholic Culture - World News - May 8, 2017 at 11:26 pm Pope Francis received seminarians from the Pontifical Portuguese College of Rome on May 8 and encouraged them to “seek shelter under the mantle of a Mother who takes us by the...
Daily Catholic Quote — from Dietrich von Hildebrand
Integrated Catholic Life - May 8, 2017 at 11:02 pm “The Meaning of all creation is the imitation and glorification of God, the inconceivably glorious and holy One.” (Dietrich von Hildebrand, Liturgy and Personality) Please share...
Encountering the Word — 2 Corinthians 3:18
Integrated Catholic Life - May 8, 2017 at 11:01 pm “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the...
Mercy is theirs that show mercy
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 11:01 pm Photo of the Day, May 9, 2017“The closeness to Jesus, and to the weakest, is your strength.” Pope Francis addressing the Sisters of Mercy in Clementine Hall at the Vatican,...
Straight talk about family budgeting: Women share what works
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm Sorting out money matters is important for a strong marriage. Every couple – from newlyweds to seasoned veterans – has their own way of tackling the family finance plan. We asked...
Listen to the “Sabionari”: A 1679 guitar that’s still alive and kickin’
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm Work of the maestro Antonio Stradivari, the “Sabionari” is more than 300 years old.Maestro Antonio Stradivari was a famous Italian luthier, especially known for the exceptional...
Vatican committee, USCCB sponsor conference on Luther and Catholic tradition
Catholic Culture - World News - May 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences and the US bishops’ Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs are among the sponsors of “Luther and the Shaping of the...
Who were the Desert Fathers and why do they matter?
Aleteia - May 8, 2017 at 11:00 pm Their influence can be seen throughout the Church and is even found in popular culture.On his recent trip to Egypt, Pope Francis urged priests and religious to “draw upon to the...
