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The Weekly Francis – 08 March 2017
Jimmy Akin.org - Mar 8, 2017 at 6:52 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13 February 2017 to 5 March 2017.
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A question that's back in the news: Do Bible teachings apply to today’s 'sanctuary' movement?
GetReligion - Mar 8, 2017 at 6:33 pm JULIA’S QUESTION:
(In light of news about efforts of U.S. churches and others to shield immigrant aliens from arrest) she asks “whether teachings from the Old Testament on ‘...
Trudeau’s Bizarre Grant for International Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
LifeSiteNews - Mar 8, 2017 at 6:23 pm Canada under Trudeau, is imposing a feminist ideology and agenda on women in the developing world, thereby interfering with their cultural systems and values.
South Carolina Panel Passes Bill to Ban Dismemberment Abortions Tearing Babies Limb From Limb
LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:56 pm The Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act (H 3548) cleared its first hurdle today passing the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee...
Irish commission finds human remains at former church-run home
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:50 pm The commission set up to investigate the treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies in Irish care homes during the 20th century says it has found "significant" human remains...
Egyptian priest praises Muslim support of threatened Christians
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:43 pm A spokesman for Egypt's Catholic Church praised local Muslims for helping embattled Christians after a series of Islamic State attacks in Sinai.
Maryland Pro-Life Advocates Stop Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:40 pm Maryland pro-lifers are rejoicing that the latest attempt to pass a Physician-Assisted Suicide law (PAS) has failed, the third time such proposed legislation has been rejected in...
Pope Francis, “we must reflect on viri probati”
Vatican Insider - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:39 pm Pope Francis believes that we should reflect on ’viri probati “, married men of proven faith to entrust certain priestly functions, a measure addressing the lack of vocations in...
Immigrant advocates concerned about ‘Dreamer’ apprehended by ICE
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:37 pm Pastors, attorneys, immigrants and immigrants' advocates gathered at City Hall in Jackson March 1 to express their concerns about recent immigration raids.
Cardinal: Alleged Vatican resistance to child protection a ‘cliche’
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:29 pm The Vatican's doctrinal chief dismissed accusations that some Vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protecting children and vulnerable adults from...
Forced Abortions in China: “The Nurse Showed Me Part of the Baby’s Bloody Foot With Her Tweezers”
LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:24 pm China’s population control policies are the longest-running and most far-reaching violations of human rights the world has ever seen.
Since 1979—first through the “one-child...
Initial reaction to refugee ban ranges from concern to opposition
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:17 pm Within hours of President Donald Trump's new executive order March 6 banning arrivals from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and other religious groups joined secular leaders...
BRILLIANT by Mosebach: RETURN TO FORM – A CALL FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE ROMAN RITE
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:04 pm I have often lauded the important book by Martin Mosebach The Heresy of Formlessness. I warmly recommend it. US HERE – UK HERE As a matter of fact, it was first on my ...
Stafford parish leads discussion on northside hospital’s expensive parking rates
The Catholic Leader - Mar 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm FINDING a parking spot at the Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, has proven easier for members of a Brisbane parish than shouldering the burden of the ticket price. Members of...
He Did Over 1,200 Abortions But Quit, Here’s His Tip for Encouraging Others to be Pro-Life Too
LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm Dr Anthony Levatino is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who performed abortions for eight years before he stopped in 1985. He went on to become a powerful pro-life witness to the...
Catholic leaders react to House bill to repeal, replace health care law
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Mar 8, 2017 at 4:44 pm Calling health care "a vital concern for nearly every person in the country," the U.S. Catholic bishops said March 8 they will be reviewing closely a measure introduced in the...
Woman’s Boyfriend Brutally Assaults Her and Kills Her Sister After Refusing Abortion
LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 4:41 pm A Nigerian man is facing murder charges after he allegedly brutally assaulted his pregnant girlfriend and killed her sister with a machete when the girlfriend refused to abort...
What the US bishops want to see in health care reform
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 8, 2017 at 4:29 pm Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2017 / 03:29 pm (CNA).- As Congress considers a new health care law, the U.S. bishops are calling for a plan that does not fund abortion, but respects...
The Station Churches of the Ember Days of Lent
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 8, 2017 at 4:00 pm During all four sets of Ember Days, the stations are held at the same three churches: on Wednesday at St Mary Major, on Friday at the church of the Twelve Apostles, and on...
Can anti-Trump U.S. Jews and Muslims put aside historic differences to work together over time?
GetReligion - Mar 8, 2017 at 4:00 pm Negative circumstances can sometimes produce a surprisingly positive result. That's the case now with American Jews and Muslims as an outgrowth of the wave of anti-Semitic and...
