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“Month’s Mind Mass”: Honoring the departed a month later
Aleteia - Apr 27, 2017 at 7:00 am Catholics know death is a beginning more than an end, and this Mass is a reminder of that.You’ve probably never heard of the Month’s Mind Mass. Not many Catholics have. When a...
St Mary’s Schola Issues Recording of Christmas Dawn Mass Lux Fulgebit
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 27, 2017 at 7:00 am The Schola Cantorum of St Mary’s Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, and the St Cecilia Society announce the release of the CD Lux Fulgebit, a recording of the Christmas Mass at Dawn...
Pope Francis thanks Papal Foundation for generous support
Aleteia - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:44 am “Supporting so many religious and charitable causes close to the heart of the Pope.”VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday received in audience members of The Papal Foundation,...
Stormzy: The grime king who is ‘blinded by grace’
Catholic Herald - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:20 am Like many Catholics of my age, the “home turf” of my liturgical music taste is of a rather traditional bent. My wife and I got married to the English Renaissance polyphony of Byrd...
Egypt’s long Good Friday
Catholic Herald - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:20 am Pope Francis will be going to Egypt at Eastertide, but for the Christians of that country it will still be one long Good Friday. The Copts – as most of the country’s Christians...
Rod Dreher: why Christians need to embrace the ‘Benedict Option’
Catholic Herald - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:20 am Your book The Benedict Option [which calls on the faithful to step back from politics and embrace a traditional, Christian way of life] and recent books by RR Reno, Archbishop...
Alabama Legislature Passes Protections For Faith-Based Adoption Agencies
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:15 am On Tuesday, the Alabama legislature gave final passage to HB 24, the Alabama Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act (full text). The bill protects religiously affiliated adoption...
USCIRF Issues 2017 Annual Report
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:10 am Yesterday the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 2017 Annual Report (full text). The report reviews religious freedom concerns in numerous countries...
8th Circuit Rejects RFRA Defense To Heroin Distribution Charges
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:05 am In United States v. Anderson, (8th Cir., April 28, 2017), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Timothy Anderson's claim that his indictment on charges of heroin...
Revised health care bill still has 'serious flaws', US bishops maintain
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:01 am Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2017 / 06:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A leading U.S. bishop expressed grave concerns Thursday about a revised health care bill which the House may vote on...
New Kentucky Law Authorizes Bible Courses In Schools
The Religion Clause - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:00 am On April 11, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed HB 128 (full text) which requires the Kentucky State Board of Education to create courses on the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament...
Maryland tries to balance the rights of mothers with the rights of those accused of raping them
Aleteia - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:00 am State is one of seven that have loopholes allowing accused rapists to block adoption of the children they sired.If a man has been accused of rape, should he be prevented from...
CASAR PRA QUÊ? (Why should we marry?)
CatholicMom.com - Apr 27, 2017 at 6:00 am
Flávia Ghelardi writes from Brazil in English and Portuguese. Jump to the English version of this post.
Muitos casais hoje se afastam do sacramento do matrimônio não encontrando...
St Padre Pio relics to tour the United States
Catholic Herald - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:45 am Relics of St Padre Pio, a Capuchin priest who bore the stigmata of Jesus, will be on public display in several US dioceses and archdioceses in May and again in the autumn. The...
Lawmakers: We need to 'shatter' the anonymity of sex purchasers
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:43 am Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2017 / 04:43 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The U.S. government needs to be continually equipped to fight the scourge of human trafficking in new and effective ways...
Pope meets with Papal Foundation
News.va - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:41 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received members of the Papal Foundation on Thursday who are on their annual visit to the Vatican. The Holy Father thanked them for supporting many...
Big honors for scholar who revitalized Christian philosophy
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:22 am Philadelphia, Pa., Apr 27, 2017 / 04:22 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Philosopher Alvin Plantinga has won the prestigious Templeton Award for
once again making belief in God "a serious...
New study: Birth control pills reduce women's well-being
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:01 am Stockholm, Sweden, Apr 27, 2017 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A new Swedish study has shown that women who are taking the contraceptive pill might be putting themselves at risk for...
New study: Birth control pills reduce women's well-being
EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:01 am Stockholm, Sweden, Apr 27, 2017 / 04:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A new Swedish study has shown that women who are taking the
contraceptive pill might be putting themselves at risk for...
Family resemblance
Aleteia - Apr 27, 2017 at 4:00 am Photo of the Day: April 27, 2017DAILY LIFE: 2017 SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS – 2nd Place National Awards – Photo by: Selma van der Bijl, Netherlands Selma van der Biji describes...
