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From “Hill of Hell” to “Hill of Paradise”: The Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi
Aleteia - Feb 21, 2017 at 7:22 am The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most important pilgrimage places in Christianity. At least, in Italy. It is home to a large collection of late medieval...
Pope at Mass: ‘Holy shame overcomes temptation of ambition’
News.va - Feb 21, 2017 at 7:02 am (Vatican Radio) “May the Lord give us the grace of ‘holy shame’ before the temptation of ambition.” That was Pope Francis’ message at daily Mass in the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday...
This 200 year-old black Catholic school is a 'gem' in Baltimore's inner city
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 21, 2017 at 7:02 am Baltimore, Md., Feb 21, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nestled among the mix of shiny new storefronts, foreclosed row houses, parks, and public housing, lies what locals call...
Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies Announces 2017 Norcia Theology Summer Program
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 21, 2017 at 7:00 am Agriturismo Casale - the base of our operationsThe Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies is happy to announce that registration is now open for the July 2017 summer...
Vatican, Al-Azhar team up to counter religious justification for violence
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:58 am Vatican City, Feb 21, 2017 / 05:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can work...
“Welcome and protect migrants against the trafficking of human flesh”
Vatican Insider - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:54 am To welcome: against that attitude of Rejection that makes us see our neighbor not as a brother or sister, but as someone to be bent to our will”. To protected: all the brothers...
Heterosexual couple lose court battle to be allowed civil partnership
Catholic Herald - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:39 am A heterosexual couple’s wish to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, from London, were...
Cardinal Burke denies ordering resignation of senior Order of Malta official
Catholic Herald - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:15 am Cardinal Burke has rejected an allegation that he had ordered a senior official at the Order of Malta to resign. The cardinal, who is patron of the order, said such an accusation...
Illinois Conversion Therapy Ban Does Not Apply To Religious Pastoral Counseling
The Religion Clause - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:10 am In Pastors Protecting Youth v. Madigan, (ND IL, Feb. 15, 2017), an Illinois federal district court held that Illinois' Youth Mental Health Protection Act restricting conversion...
Migrants flooding into Guatemala, heading for US
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:10 am Hundreds of migrants are pouring into Guatemala, evidently hoping eventually to reach the US, the Fides news service reports.
Planned Parenthood Celebrates Jocelyn Elders, Who Claimed Pro-Lifers Have a “Love Affair With the Fetus”
LifeNews.com - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:09 am Planned Parenthood celebrated former U.S. Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders last week to mark both Black History Month and “Condom Week.”
Elders, a controversial figure under...
Norway Will Spend $10 Million for Abortions After Trump Defunds International Planned Parenthood
LifeNews.com - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:08 am Norwegian government leaders promised to give $10 million to a new global abortion fund this week after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting U.S....
South African bishop: no violence against foreigners, but strengthen border controls
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:05 am A South African bishop has condemned a rash of violence against foreigners in that country, and warned that a scheduled public demonstration against immigrants is “cause for...
Texas High School Rules Force Transgender Male Wrestler To Compete In Girl's League
The Religion Clause - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:05 am In Texas, high school athletics is governed by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). Rules of the UIL require student-athletes to compete as the gender listed on their...
Pope Francis: 'the protection of migrants is a moral duty'
News.va - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday said the challenges of migration and the promotion of peace cannot be tackled without development and integration.
Speaking to participants...
Vatican delegation to visit University of Al-Azhar in Egypt
News.va - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Council For Interreligious Dialogue has announced the President of the Council, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, accompanied by Bishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso...
The Crying Room
CatholicMom.com - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:00 am
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I was at Mass surrounded by five other friends, all of us “older moms” with kids in school, able to sit in peace. Midway...
Bob Jones University To Regain Tax Exempt Status
The Religion Clause - Feb 21, 2017 at 6:00 am The State reported last week that Bob Jones University, will regain its tax exempt status on March 1, nearly 34 years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld stripping...
Cardinal Desmond Connell, retired Archbishop of Dublin, dead at 90
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 21, 2017 at 5:58 am Cardinal Desmond Connell, the retired Archbishop of Dublin, died on February 20 at the age of 90, after a lengthy illness.
