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Rebel troops destroy Catholic seminary in Democratic Republic of Congo
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:54 am Armed men assaulted a Catholic seminary in Kananga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 18, thoroughly ransacking the building before they were driven off by...
Syrian Orthodox Church weighs special synod to address Patriarch’s gesture of respect for Qu’ran
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:48 am The Syrian Orthodox Church may convene a special synod session to address tensions that erupted after Patriarch Ignatius Ephem II raised a copy of the Qu’ran, in a gesture of...
Norma McCorvey dies: plaintiff in Roe v. Wade case, later a pro-life activist
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:39 am Norma McCorvey who was “Jane Roe” in the Roe v. Wade case, but later became a commited Christian and pro-life activist, died in Texas on February 18 at the age of 69.
Vatican froze over $2 million in suspicious transactions last year
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:30 am Vatican financial authorities froze more than €2 million ($2.125 million) in funds last year, as part of the continuing crackdown on suspicious financial transactions.
Vietnam-born priest offers to swap US citizenship to allow refugee in
Catholic Herald - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:22 am A Vietnamese-born Salesian priest has offered to President Donald Trump that he would trade his own US citizenship with a refugee to allow into the United States someone from one...
Cardinal Burke: never asked for resignation of Knights of Malta chancellor
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:20 am Cardinal Raymond Burke has flatly denied a claim that he asked for the resignation of Albert von Boeselager as chancellor of the Knights of Malta.
Catholic Fringe Group Pushes Right-Wing Agenda
The Religion Clause - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:05 am Yesterday's Detroit Free Press carries a lengthy feature article on the Ferndale, Michigan-based organization "Church Militant" which the report describes as:a growing, Catholic...
Blanket Forts for a Tough World
CatholicMom.com - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:00 am I saw a meme recently that said, “I’m tired of being an adult. If anyone wants me, I’ll be in my blanket fort, coloring.” Life is certainly complex.
Whether you are a parent or...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Feb 20, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
William L. Saunders, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Kim Colby, William P. Marshall & Robin Fretwell Wilson, Religious Liberty after Hobby Lobby: A Panel of the 2014...
ISIS vows more attacks on Egypt’s Christians
Catholic Herald - Feb 20, 2017 at 5:56 am An ISIS affiliate group in Egypt has released a new video showing the suicide bomber who attacked a church in December and vowing more attacks on the country’s Christian minority...
Cardinal Burke aims to wrap up Guam abuse probe before summer
Catholic Herald - Feb 20, 2017 at 5:24 am Cardinal Raymond Burke says he’s aiming to wrap up the sex abuse investigation involving Guam’s suspended archbishop by the summer.
The Guam archdiocese said Cardinal Burke left...
Cardinal Nichols consecrates England and Wales to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Herald - Feb 20, 2017 at 5:09 am Cardinal Vincent Nichols has crowned a statue of Our Lady of Fátima in the centenary year of her appearance, and re-consecrated England and Wales to the Immaculate Heart of Mary....
Life, conversion of Roe v. Wade's Norma McCorvey remembered
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 20, 2017 at 4:42 am Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2017 / 04:42 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As the woman at the center of the case legalizing abortion in the U.S. passed away, pro-life leaders hailed her ultimate...
Bethlehem: where ill children unite Christians and Muslims
Vatican Insider - Feb 20, 2017 at 4:39 am This story begins in the Holy Land, in Bethlehem 1952: it is Christmas Eve and Ernst Schnydrig, a Swiss priest on a pilgrimage, decides to visit the Basilica of the Nativity. As...
How Catholic hospitals can help heal Syria – literally
EWTN - World Catholic News - Feb 20, 2017 at 4:08 am Rome, Italy, Feb 20, 2017 / 04:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- There are about three million people without heath care in war-torn
Syria, and the papal envoy to the country has launched a...
Overcome divisions to protect God's creation, bishops ask US government
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 20, 2017 at 4:03 am Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2017 / 04:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The United States government has the opportunity to overcome political divisions and respond effectively to climate...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 20, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Feb 20, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 9:14-29
Have you ever walked out of a retreat or a really intense spiritual experience, and you feel that “retreat high”? You’re totally motivated, ready to...
Michael Novak, noted theologian, philosopher and author, dies at 83
Catholic Herald - Feb 20, 2017 at 2:57 am Michael Novak, a Catholic philosopher, theologian and author who was highly regarded for his religious scholarship and intellectual independence, died on February 17 at his home...
Pope: No revenge, pray for those who wrong you
News.va - Feb 20, 2017 at 2:52 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday afternoon made a visit to the parish of Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus in the suburbs of Rome. During Mass, he stressed, that the path...
The Spirit of Michael Novak
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 20, 2017 at 2:10 am
One of the most brilliant, influential Catholic intellectuals of the past half century has died at age 83. He was Michael Novak, theologian, philosopher, and gentleman—truly, a...
