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Consult, respect indigenous peoples and their land, pope says
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:36 am VATICAN CITY — Development projects involving indigenous communities must be planned in consultation with them and must respect their traditional relationship to the land, Pope...
God’s love protects us even when we are at our worst, says Pope
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:33 am Christians must never lose hope and should remind themselves that God loves them even at their worst, Pope Francis said.
God’s love provides “security” both in difficult moments...
Pope Francis: Indigenous people have rights over their lands
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:31 am Pope Francis insisted on Wednesday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands.
The pontiff met with representatives of...
Priest asks for prayers for thief who assaulted him
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:25 am For his silver jubilee as a priest almost a decade ago, Franciscan Fr Ed Mundwiller prayed for God to keep calling him beyond the boundaries of his own comfort zone, into places...
Is this a news story? National Catholic Scouting committee has rejected trans policy shift
GetReligion - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:20 am Welcome to another edition of what could become a regular feature in these confused times for mainstream journalism. The problem is that I don't know what we would call it.
We...
Animal rights activists storm church demanding pets be treated like Christians
Catholic Herald - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:18 am Animal rights activists in Italy have stormed a Mass demanding that their dogs be treated as Christians.
The Times reported that police were called to Santa Maria della Cima in...
Council of Cardinals weighs reorganization of Vatican tribunals
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 15, 2017 at 8:10 am At meetings in Rome this week, the Council of Cardinals began to study the prospect for reform of the Vatican’s tribunals.
Cardinal Burke sent to Guam for sex-abuse trial of archbishop
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 15, 2017 at 7:55 am Cardinal Raymond Burke has traveled to Guam, to take testimony in the canonical trial of Archbishop Anthony Apuron of Agana.
Names for Miscarried Babies
CatholicMom.com - Feb 15, 2017 at 7:30 am
Via Flickr (2010), all rights reserved. Titles added in Picmonkey.
I recently read this quote, attributed to author Barbara Kingsolver:
“A miscarriage is a natural and common...
Press briefing for XVIII Meeting of Cardinal Advisors
News.va - Feb 15, 2017 at 7:02 am (Vatican Radio) The Vice-director of the Holy See Press Office, Paloma Garcia Ovejero, gave a briefing on Wednesday on the XVIII Meeting of the Cardinal Advisors with Pope Francis...
Corpus Christi Watershed Second Symposium on Sacred Music, Los Angeles, June 26-30
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 15, 2017 at 7:00 am Thanks to Dr Alfred Calabrese for bringing this to my attention. The symposium, which is jointly sponsored by Priestly Fraternity of St Peter, is at the church of St Therese in...
This is the one thing Pope Francis says you can brag about
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:59 am Vatican City, Feb 15, 2017 / 06:59 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
As children we are taught that bragging is bad, especially when we do it to people who have less than us, however, for Pope...
Diocesan phase of Fatima visionary’s sainthood cause completed
Franciscan Media - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:51 am Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, is pictured in a 2000 photo. (CNS photo/Paulo Carrico, EPA)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Diocese...
DIY execution? Arizona's 'bizarre' new death penalty policy
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:37 am Phoenix, Ariz., Feb 15, 2017 / 06:37 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- It's an odd time for death in the United States.
Trump's EEOC Continues To Fight Transgender Employment Discrimination
The Religion Clause - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:05 am Slate reported yesterday that it has become clear that the EEOC under the Trump Administration will continue to fight employment discrimination against transgender individuals. ...
Pope meets representatives of indigenous peoples
News.va - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with a group representing indigenous peoples ahead of his Wednesday General Audience, speaking to them about the need to "reconcile the right to...
Lessons from "The Screwtape Letters"
CatholicMom.com - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:00 am
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis has been on my want-to-read list for years. The fact that my teen boys were reading it this week for their English class made it the perfect...
New Suit Challenges Syrian Refugee Ban In Trump Executive Order; Hawaii Suit Moves Ahead
The Religion Clause - Feb 15, 2017 at 6:00 am The portion of President Trump's travel ban Executive Order which suspends entry of refugees from Syria into the United States was challenged in a lawsuit filed on Monday in a...
This is the one thing Pope Francis says you can brag about
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 15, 2017 at 5:59 am Vatican City, Feb 15, 2017 / 04:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As children we are taught that bragging is bad, especially when we do it to people who have less than us, however, for Pope...
Pope Audience: God's hope does not exclude
News.va - Feb 15, 2017 at 5:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis, continuing his catechesis on Christian hope at his Wednesday General Audience, told pilgrims that God’s hope calls us to be "channels of humility and...
