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Pope to meet Prince Charles and Camilla as part of Italian tour
News.va - Apr 4, 2017 at 7:01 am (Vatican Radio) British heir to the throne, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, meet with Pope Francis on Tuesday afternoon as part of their five day visit to...
Pope receives Populorum progressio conference participants
News.va - Apr 4, 2017 at 7:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday received participants attending an International Conference marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI social encyclical 'Populorum...
New pastoral provisions for Sacrament of Marriage for SSPX
News.va - Apr 4, 2017 at 7:01 am (Vatican Radio) The Holy See has established new provisions for the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony by members of the faithful who are attached to the Society of Saint...
Mr. T says, “I answer only to God”
Aleteia - Apr 4, 2017 at 7:00 am Iconic tough guy opens up about how his Christian faith sustained him in battle against cancer.Well known for his roles in The A-Team and Rocky III, the actor known as “Mr. T”...
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi: Bishop Conley Reflects on Liturgiam authenticam
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 4, 2017 at 7:00 am His Excellency James Conley is the Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska. This article first appeared on March 31st as his column in the Southern Nebraska Register. He writes: Because we...
Salvation comes only from the Cross, Pope says in homily
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:58 am “There is no salvation in ideas, there is no salvation in good will, in the desire to be good,” Pope Francis said in his homily at morning Mass on April 4.
Step by step: Vatican issues Marriage Pastoral Guidelines for SSPX
Rorate Coeli - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:55 am From Vatican Radio:
In a letter approved by Pope Francis, Cardinal Gerhard Müller says, “The Holy Father . . . has decided to authorize Local Ordinaries the possibility to grant...
Forced abortion in China cost a UN agency millions in US funds
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:55 am Washington D.C., Apr 4, 2017 / 06:55 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The United States has ended funding for the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA), saying the agency's support for...
What is ‘integral’ human development, Pope asks—and answers
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:54 am In an April 4 address to a conference organized by the new Vatican dicastery for Integral Human Development, Pope Francis lamented a modern culture “at least in the Western world...
Pope Francis creates path for SSPX priests to validly celebrate marriages
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:53 am Vatican City, Apr 4, 2017 / 05:53 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Tuesday Pope Francis approved a way for the Church to recognize marriages celebrated by priests of the Society of St....
Pope Francis creates path for SSPX priests to validly celebrate marriages
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:53 am Vatican City, Apr 4, 2017 / 06:53 am (EWTN News/CNA).- On Tuesday Pope Francis approved a way for the Church to recognize marriages celebrated by priests of the Society of St....
Russia, al-Azhar condemns the attack in St. Petersburg
Vatican Insider - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:50 am The University of Al Azhar, the main theological and academic center of Sunni Islam, has immediately condemned the terrorist attack that hit St. Petersburg’s subway system...
Guilty plea in plot to kill Pope during 2015 visit to US
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:42 am A teenager in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to a charge that he conspired to kill Pope Francis during the papal visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families in 2015.
New head for Vatican office handling abuse cases
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:37 am Pope Francis has appointed a new head for the disciplinary section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF): the office that handles complaints of sexual abuse by...
Pope Francis paves way for recognition of SSPX marriages
Catholic Herald - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:31 am Continuing initiatives aimed at a reconciliation with the Priestly Society of St Pius X (SSPX), Pope Francis has made it possible for bishops to ensure the validity of marriages...
Teen pleads guilty over plot to kill Pope during US visit
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:12 am Philadelphia, Pa., Apr 4, 2017 / 06:12 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- On Monday, 17 year-old Santos Colon of Lindenwold, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges related to a plot to kill the...
Court Dismisses Fanciful Suit Designed To Discredit Same-Sex Marriage
The Religion Clause - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:05 am A Kentucky federal district court has dismissed a rather fanciful lawsuit filed by opponents of same-sex marriage designed to emphasize plaintiffs' belief that only traditional...
Catholic Teen Books: Help for Catholic Homeschoolers
CatholicMom.com - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:00 am Editor’s Note: this is the first article in a two-part series about CatholicTeenBooks.com, a new website designed to help teenagers and their parents and teachers choose quality...
Case Charging HUD With Antisemitism In Investigation Moves Ahead
The Religion Clause - Apr 4, 2017 at 6:00 am In Township of Lakewood, New Jersey v. Castro, (D NJ, April 3, 2017), a New Jersey federal district court refused to dismiss on the pleadings a lawsuit against the Department of...
So, what are you reading, Anthony Sciglitano?
Aleteia - Apr 4, 2017 at 5:00 am A professor of religion cites a title we've heard a lot of, lately.Aleteia loves books but recognizes that a world busy with social media doesn’t afford many prompts to that old...
