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Pope Francis says Catholic shrines are a key place for evangelization
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 2, 2017 at 2:24 am Vatican City, Apr 2, 2017 / 01:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Saturday, Pope Francis moved the responsibility for Catholic shrines to be under the Congregation for the Promotion of...
Pope Francis says Catholic shrines are a key place for evangelization
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 2, 2017 at 2:24 am Vatican City, Apr 2, 2017 / 02:24 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Saturday, Pope Francis moved the responsibility for Catholic shrines to be under the Congregation for the Promotion of...
Francis in Emilia, central Italy, to give hope to earthquake victims
Vatican Insider - Apr 2, 2017 at 1:40 am His predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI had already come here. Today it is Pope Francis’ turn in Emilia Romagna, to visit the areas affected by the earthquake in 2012. The...
Sunday 2 April
Vatican Insider - Apr 2, 2017 at 12:53 am Pope Francis meets with victims of 2012 earthquake in Carpi...
LENTCAzT 33 – 1st Passion Sunday, 5th of Lent: Modern v Ancient
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 2, 2017 at 12:01 am Today is 1st Passion Sunday, the 5th of Lent. The Roman Station is St. Peter’s Basilica on the Vatican Hill.
GO TO CONFESSION!
LENTCAzT 33 1st Passion Sunday 5th of Lent [ 4:59...
The Path to Life Leads Through Death
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:04 pm A reflection on the the Raising Lazarus — proclaimed during the Mass readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A) — Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalms 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Romans 8:8-...
Daily Catholic Quote — from Saint John Paul II
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:02 pm “The authentic sense of the Eucharist becomes the school of active love for our neighbor. We know that this is the true and full order of love that the Lord has taught us: ‘By...
Encountering the Word — John 11:25-27
Integrated Catholic Life - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and...
Are you glad you’re Catholic?
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Pope asks families to reflect in lead-up to August 2018 World MeetingPope Francis is suggesting that we ask ourselves a couple questions: Does the Gospel continue to be a joy for...
‘What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone?’ A fast take with Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm How do you create a life of legacy, and make every day a masterpiece? Rabbi Daniel Cohen currently serves as senior rabbi at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, Connecticut,...
Meet Blessed Miriam Teresa, an ordinary saint from New Jersey
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm She taught that "God calls everyone" to become saints and follow the will of God.Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1901, to a Ruthenian immigrant family of seven children, Teresa...
6 Ways author Flannery O’Connor can inspire our modern lives
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Get to know the author a little better with these 6 lessons from her life and works. This past month, Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O’Connor debuted on PBS. The documentary...
John Paul II: He showed us holiness was not only possible but exciting
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm One of the JPII generation pays tribute to the saintly pontiff.On, April 2, 2005, I was standing in St. Peter’s Square praying for our very frail Pope John Paul II. Along with...
Rachel’s Contrition, Chapter 35
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Rachel's not a Catholic, but she goes to confession, and won't be put off: "I waited in line, like everybody else..."Continued from Chapter 34… Rachel’s Contrition CHAPTER THIRTY-...
Venezuelan Cardinal denounces: “Maduro pretends absolute power” in Venezuela
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm Surprisingly, the Attorney General condemned the decisions of the Supreme Court, as they constitute "a rupture of the constitutional order.”“Undoubtedly, the challenges our...
James Janknegt: “You can’t paint sanitized, Sunday school art…”
Aleteia - Apr 1, 2017 at 11:00 pm "It's part of the deal, if you're gonna be an artist, to be as honest as you can."Catholic artist James Janknegt lives and works at Brilliant Corners Art Farm in Texas, where he...
Montana Diocese Files for Bankruptcy
The Religion Clause - Apr 1, 2017 at 8:51 pm As reported by the Great Falls Tribune, the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Montana) yesterday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing grows out of settlement negotiations...
St. Francis of Paola on Forgiving in Imitation of Christ
Big C Catholics - Apr 1, 2017 at 7:00 pm The instruction below is from a letter by Saint Francis of Paola, a 15th century Italian friar, miracle worker and mystic who founded the Order of Minims."Brothers, I most...
In Europe, Catholics and feminists unite against surrogacy
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 1, 2017 at 5:02 pm Rome, Italy, Apr 1, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Reproductive issues often leave Catholics and secular feminists at odds, but a recent anti-surrogacy conference in Rome has...