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US cuts funding for Palestinians following Trump's Twitter threat (CNN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 2:01 am L’Osservatore Romano (January 18 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
President Trump, Rep. Paul Ryan among speakers at March for Life (March for Life)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 2:01 am The 45th March for Life will take place on January 19 in Washington. President Trump will address the marchers via video satellite.
Al-Shabaab pressures Somalis to hand over children for indoctrination, military training (Human Rights Watch)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 2:01 am L’Osservatore Romano (January 18 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story. Al-Shabaab is a jihadist group active in Somalia and Yemen.
Cardinal Dolan invites nationwide participation in '9 Days for Life' prayer, action campaign (USCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 2:01 am The novena begins on January 18 and concludes on January 26.
National Prayer Vigil for Life in nation's capital, January 18-19; plenary indulgence available (USCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 2:01 am The National Prayer Vigil for Life takes place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Horse-riding policewoman bucked off her horse, the Pope stops to help her
Vatican Insider - Jan 18, 2018 at 2:00 am A police woman on horseback was overthrown right as the Popemobile was passing by. The Papal vehicle was able to steer quickly and avoid running over the woman. Francis made the...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/18
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2018 at 1:36 am Pope Francis has said that he called a youth synod because the Church needs to be “challenged, deep down, by her sons and daughters”. Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron has denied...
Over 8 million in Yemen on verge of starvation (ReliefWeb)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 1:01 am Click here (BBC) and here (Wikipedia) for information about the Yemeni Civil War. L’Osservatore Romano (January 18 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Background: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (CWN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 18, 2018 at 1:01 am In 1908, Rev. Paul Wattson, then an Anglican religious in Graymoor, New York, began a Church Unity Octave with the support of Anglican and Catholic prelates, including Cardinal...
Venezuelan bishops accused of “hate crimes”
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 18, 2018 at 1:00 am Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 18, 2018 / 12:00 am (CNA).- The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, called for an investigation of two bishops accused of committing “hate crimes” in...
My Secret is My Own
Dominicana - Jan 18, 2018 at 1:00 am When Blessed John Henry Newman sat down to write a defense of his decision to enter the Catholic Church, he said, “the words, ‘Secretum meum mihi,’ keep ringing in my ears.” “...
American Catholic Radio for January 22-28, 2018
Franciscan Media - Jan 18, 2018 at 12:30 am American Catholic Radio
Week of January 22, 2018 — Program #18-04
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Living Faith
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Sharing the Word for January 18, 2018
Franciscan Media - Jan 18, 2018 at 12:00 am Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
January 18, 2018
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Mark 3:7-12
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Why are the youth leaving the Church?
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2018 at 12:00 am A national two-year study released this week offers a look at why young people are leaving the Church as early as age 13.
Pope Francis: Faith is an adventure!
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2018 at 12:00 am In a meeting with youth during his second full day in Chile, Pope Francis said that faith is a grand adventure, one that gives young people the ...
Jobless claims historic low! - Why workers are getting raises this year, thanks to President Trump
Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 18, 2018 at 12:00 am Say what you will about President Trump, but American workers are starting to "win" under his administration. Jobless claims have reached a 45-year ...
Convenience at the Cost of Our God-Given Freedom?
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Jan 18, 2018 at 12:00 am The rapid pace of technological advancements has left an indelible mark on the way we think, interact, and make decisions. Today Chris Hazell discusses this tech milieu and...
Daily Quote — from St. Anthony of Padua
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 17, 2018 at 11:02 pm “Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey.” (St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church) Please share on social...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 18, 2018
CatholicMom.com - Jan 17, 2018 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Mark 3:7-12
Today’s Gospel gives us a glimpse of Jesus’ immense popularity with the crowds. People were traveling from all around to see Him, to hear Him, and to...
