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Pope Francis calls consistory to approve Fatima seers’ canonisation

Catholic Herald - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:31 am

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will preside over a consistory to approve canonisation of the Fatima visionaries, Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Once the approval of the...

St Gemma Galgani

Communio - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:29 am

For years I have been intrigued by today’s saint, Gemma Galgani. Several of my friends have a devotion to Galgani, yet she has basically remained a name for me until now. It is an...

Egypt’s attacks won’t stop pope’s visit for peace, says Vatican official

Franciscan Media - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:18 am

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite recent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt’s minority Christian communities, Pope Francis will not cancel his visit to Egypt. “The pope’s...

Pope meets young patients from Rome's Bambino Gesù hospital

News.va - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:15 am

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Monday afternoon with a group of young patients, doctors and nurses from Rome’s ‘Bambino Gesù’ children’s hospital. The children, aged between...

Pope sends message to Portuguese radio for 80th anniversary

News.va - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:15 am

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday sent a message to a Portuguese radio station celebrating its 80th anniversary, saying it has done “exceptional work” in promoting “...

Francis to the boys and girls of the Baby Jesus Hospital: “Before being Catholics we must be human”

Vatican Insider - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:15 am

“Dear Francis thanks for meeting with us, we are happy to be here, you give us hope and courage for the future. We love you, thanks.” Signed: “The boys and Girls of the Baby Jesus...

West African bishops highlight challenges facing their nations

EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:08 am

Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, Apr 11, 2017 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The regional conference of West African bishops has commended a regional economic union for its efforts to...

7 Unlikely Opportunities to Pray for Your Family

CatholicMom.com - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:00 am

Image created in Canva with photo from Deposit Photos; licensed by author. I have a friend who prays constantly. The way the Bible says we should pray – without ceasing. She has...

God in Manhattan

Aleteia - Apr 11, 2017 at 6:00 am

Discover the rich history of "America’s Parish Church." Despite St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s years-long story (it was dedicated on October 5, 1910), very few men have been in charge...

Bambino Gesu hospital is like a family, Pope tells young patients

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:57 am

Meeting on April 11 with a group of children from the Bambino Gesu hospital, Pope Francis made the remark that the institution is “more than a hospital; this is a family.”

Papal congratulations to Portuguese radio station on 80th anniversary

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:30 am

Pope Francis has sent a congratulatory message to a Portuguese Catholic radio station that is celebrating its 80th anniversary.

Franciscan brother killed in Venezuela, food stolen

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:28 am

A Franciscan brother was murdered in Venezuela on April 10, and food he had collected for the needy was stolen.

Belgian Catholic university removes faculty member for pro-life stand

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:20 am

The Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium has dismissed a faculty member who provoked outcries by describing abortion as a form of murder.

Good News For Cranky Catholics in a Post-Christian Age

Crisis Magazine - Church - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:15 am

Whereas T.S. Eliot wrote that “April is the cruelest month” in The Waste Land (a fact empirically verified for me by living in Alaska for 9 years), I’ve found that, at least in...

So, what are you reading, Calah Alexander?

Aleteia - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:00 am

After a rough start, discovering the joys and genius of Terry Pratchett.Aleteia loves books but recognizes that a world busy with social media doesn’t afford many prompts to that...

Revisiting Jim Bishop’s The Day Christ Died

Crisis Magazine - Church - Apr 11, 2017 at 5:00 am

The Day Christ Died is an unjustly neglected book about the Passion of Our Lord, written in 1957 by the American Catholic journalist Jim Bishop. Coming across a copy of this gem...

Franciscan superiors ask Pope Francis to allow brothers to be elected leaders

Catholic Herald - Apr 11, 2017 at 4:57 am

The superiors of the four main branches of the Franciscan friars formally asked Pope Francis for permission to allow their communities to elect brothers to positions of leadership...

Is Islam a ‘religion of peace’? The question is more complicated than it looks

Catholic Herald - Apr 11, 2017 at 4:52 am

When it comes to a discussion of Islam in Britain, there is always a distinction made between “Islamism” which is bad and “Islam” which is good. I never know quite what to make of...

Pope will be ‘totally safe’ in Egypt, Al Azhar representative promises

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2017 at 4:46 am

A spokesman for Al Azhar University has vowed that Pope Francis will be “totally safe” during his visit to Egypt later this month.

Vatican consistory to approve canonization of Fatima saints, others