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Pope Francis has some ideas on how to fix the priest shortage

Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 8, 2017 at 1:22 pm
Vatican City, Mar 8, 2017 / 12:22 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a newly-released interview Pope Francis discussed the shortage of vocations to the priesthood, saying the first response...

Saint John of God, Confessor

Regina Magazine - Mar 8, 2017 at 1:13 pm
March 8 Today is the feast day of Saint John of God.  Ora pro nobis. by Fr. Francis Xavier Weninger, 1877   St. John, surnamed of God, a Portuguese, was born at Monte Major. At...

Beginning the Journey of Faith: The 2nd Sunday of Lent

The Sacred Page - Mar 8, 2017 at 1:13 pm
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Prince Charles to meet Pope Francis  

Vatican Insider - Mar 8, 2017 at 1:01 pm
The Prince of Wales will meet Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican, Clarence House confirmed today....

Catholic leaders react to House bill to repeal, replace health care law

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:55 pm
WASHINGTON — 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...

Four nuns killed when truck hits van in Ethiopia

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:53 pm
NEW YORK — Four Daughters of St. Anne sisters — including the provincial superior — were killed in a crash about 80 miles south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Catholic Near East...

CU Weekly 339: The Psleep Psalter.

Catholic Underground - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:32 pm
This week, using holy water, praying the gradual psalms for sleep and spiritual profit, and turning off the media stream Also, our picks of the week! The post CU Weekly 339: The...

Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Sent 225 Letters to Doctors. Guess How Many Agreed to Partner With It

LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:28 pm
A lawyer for the Planned Parenthood abortion business admitted to a judge Tuesday that it has struggled to find doctors willing to work with its Arkansas affiliate. The abortion...

South Sudan: bishop says president&rsquo;s call for day of prayer is politically motivated &lsquo;mockery&rsquo;

Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:13 pm
A bishop in South Sudan has rejected President Salva Kiir’s call for a national day of prayer for peace, saying that the gesture is a “mockery.”

Meet the four-legged Franciscan 'friar'

Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Cochabamba, Bolivia, Mar 8, 2017 / 11:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The newest member of St. Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is furry and has four legs. His name is Friar...

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Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:05 pm
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Third Issue of "Altare Dei" with Special Features for the 50th Anniversary of Musicam Sacram

New Liturgical Movement - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:04 pm
Maestro Aurelio Porfiri is pleased to announce the publication of Issue 3 of Altare Dei. (The contents of Issue 1 and Issue 2 were published at NLM when they appeared.) Once again...

My Sweet "Nellie!"

CatholicMom.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Courtesy of Catherine Baugh. All rights reserved. She was my grandmother and her name was Ellen Marie LaPage Rasmussen; but those that knew and loved her called her “Nellie.” She...

Over 1 million demonstrate against gender ideology in Peru

Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:55 am
More than 1 million people joined in March 4 demonstrations against the introduction of gender ideology in Peru’s public schools.

Korean bishops open causes for beatification of over 200 martyrs, including victims of Communism

Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:51 am
Church leaders in Korea have opened causes for the beatification of more than 200 martyrs, including the former bishop of Pyongyang.

Mother of Baby With Down Syndrome Regrets Wishing She’d Aborted Her Son

LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:41 am
It took a lot of courage for London mom Claire Farrington to admit publicly that she was wrong. Farrington once wished she could have aborted her son Theo because he has Down...

&lsquo;Nuns on the Bus&rsquo; leader assails Church&rsquo;s male hierarchy

Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:38 am
Speaking at a conference at the Vatican, Sister Simone Campbell of “Nuns on the Bus” assailed the male hierarchy of the Catholic Church.

Talk from Ruth Institute: “Tips for Happy Marriage and Effective Parenting.”

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:32 am
I have gotten to know Ruth Institute and its chief Jennifer Roback Morse over the years at Acton University. I direct the married and the engaged, and those who sense that their...

New York Times offers faith-free take on rugby fans hijacking 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'

GetReligion - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:30 am
Let me start by confessing that I know very little about rugby or the fan culture that surrounds it in some parts of the world. In other words, I am an American. However, I do...

International Women’s Day Can Only Empower Women if They’re Not Killed in Abortion

LifeNews.com - Mar 8, 2017 at 11:16 am
Today is International Women’s Day, a day when we celebrate the existence of women and the excellence of their accomplishments. Today, we celebrate our mothers and sisters, aunts...
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