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A book of saints that includes Henry Thoreau and Bernard Häring? No thanks
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2017 at 5:22 am Reading some of the entries in Robert Ellsberg’s fat book, Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses (Liturgical Press) has given me much food for thought and not a...
Latest “Pope Video” sheds light on Christians who are persecuted and killed for their faith
Aleteia - Mar 2, 2017 at 5:01 am In a production that evokes the 90s hit film “The Usual Suspects,” Pope Francis in this month’s “The Pope Video” denounces the persecution of Christians that is occurring in...
We can no longer pretend that the Vatican is getting to grips with the abuse crisis
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2017 at 4:55 am Marie Collins has resigned from the Pope’s Commission for the Protection of Minors, and her explanation makes damning reading. While some commentators have been pessimistic,...
Why Catholic teaching on marriage matters for society
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 2, 2017 at 4:52 am Trieste, Italy, Mar 2, 2017 / 04:52 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As Catholics continue to debate pastoral and doctrinal approaches to marriage, they should remember that the Catholic...
“There are resistances within the Curia; the reasons why I left”
Vatican Insider - Mar 2, 2017 at 4:47 am “When three years ago I accepted my appointment in the commission, I said that if I had found a conflict between what was happening behind closed doors and what was being said...
US cardinal tells priests to turn away immigration officers without warrants
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2017 at 4:21 am The Archbishop of Chicago has told priests that they should not allow immigration officers on to Church property without a warrant.
“If they do not have a warrant and it is not a...
Bishops urge Congolese: don’t blame the Church for delay to peace deal
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2017 at 3:50 am The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have urged citizens not to blame Catholics for delays to a peace deal.
In a pastoral letter presented at a news conference in...
Daily Gospel Reflection for March 2, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Mar 2, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 9:22-25
This gospel reading ends with an admonition: “What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” It’s a question we...
Pope Francis celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2017 at 2:26 am Pope Francis celebrated Mass for Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill in Rome.
In his homily, the Pope said Lent is a time to receive God’s breath of...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 02/03/17
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2017 at 2:14 am The Church in El Salvador has recognised a miracle attributed to Blessed Oscar Romero’s intercession.
We must rethink the concept of “the validity or invalidity of ordination” in...
The Church and Divisive, Exclusionary Globalism
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 2, 2017 at 2:10 am
Everyone seems to agree that today there’s a growing gap between rich and poor, rulers and ruled, the center and the margins, elites and populace.
The gap is economic, of course...
In Rome, a new generation of Benedict XVI scholars is on the rise
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 2, 2017 at 2:02 am Rome, Italy, Mar 2, 2017 / 02:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The theological legacy of Benedict XVI continues, four years after his pontificate came to an end.
Euthanasia Laws Neglect Mental Health Problems
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 2, 2017 at 2:00 am
Advocates typically maintain that abuse of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) laws is extremely difficult, and when it comes to the legalization of PAS, we have nothing to worry...
Pope Francis to Rome's priests: Imitate Saint Peter's faith
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 2, 2017 at 1:47 am Rome, Italy, Mar 2, 2017 / 01:47 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis met Thursday with priests of the Diocese of Rome, delivering a lengthy meditation on St. Peter and his example...
Pope Francis' latest prayer video spotlights Christian persecution
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 2, 2017 at 1:47 am Vatican City, Mar 2, 2017 / 01:47 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In his prayer video for March, Pope Francis prays for persecuted
Christians, asking for the prayers and aid of the whole...
In Rome, a new generation of Benedict XVI scholars is on the rise
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 2, 2017 at 1:04 am Rome, Italy, Mar 2, 2017 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The theological legacy of Benedict XVI continues, four years after his pontificate came to an end.
A group of graduate...
“No to ideological Faith, it worships a God without the wounds of our brothers and sisters”
Vatican Insider - Mar 2, 2017 at 1:00 am The Christian is called to follow Christ Crucified, not a disincarnate god, but God made flesh, Who bears in Himself the wounds of our brothers, and made Himself close to people....
Lent is a time to start ‘breathing again,’ Pope says in Ash Wednesday homily
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2017 at 12:25 am Pope Francis took part in a penitential procession from the Church of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino to the Basilica of Saint Sabina, where he celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass.
LENTCAzT 2017 02: Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Facing the dragons
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 2, 2017 at 12:01 am These daily 5 minute podcasts for Lent are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season and to thank the benefactors...
Church agencies condemn pay cut for low-paid workers
The Catholic Leader - Mar 2, 2017 at 12:00 am CATHOLIC groups have labelled the Fair Work Commission decision to cut the pay of some of Australia’s lowest-paid workers through reductions in penalty rates as “deplorable” and a...
