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It seems that the US entry “ban” isn’t about religion. But if it were…?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:42 pm When I was at the creepy DEN airport yesterday – what’s with the enormous blue horse with the glowing demon-red death eyes? – trying to go home before DELTA (what else?) blew it,...
Don't Miss Ed Whelan's Commentary on President Trump's Supreme Court Nomination
Big C Catholics - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:37 pm EPPC President Ed Whelan, a former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia and an expert on the Supreme Court confirmation process, will offer extensive commentary on President Trump'...
‘Appalling’: Top Catholic bishops’ employee re-tweets pro-abortion criticism of Trump
LifeSiteNews - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:22 pm Pro-life Catholic leaders say it's a 'scandal' that a top-ranking bishops' employee can tweet support for pro-abortion events and get away with it.
Religious, political leaders condemn shooting at Quebec mosque
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:16 pm QUEBEC CITY — Faith and political leaders condemned a shooting at Quebec’s main mosque that left at least six people dead.
Vigils were scheduled Jan. 30 in Quebec City and...
January's Blog of Note: Roman Catholic Vocations
Big C Catholics - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:14 pm Although it has not published in several years, January's blog of note is Roman Catholic Vocations. Prior to the internet, deciding on which religious order to enter, for those...
Quebec cardinal pledges solidarity, prayer for victims of mosque attack
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:12 pm Quebec City, Canada, Jan 30, 2017 / 05:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The deadly mosque attack in Quebec on Sunday prompted massive grief from the city's cardinal, and pledges to support...
Good news from PBS: an all-kids channel
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 30, 2017 at 6:11 pm WASHINGTON — With the debut of “Sesame Street” in 1969, PBS became the place for parents to go to for quality educational programming for their children.
So many top-shelf...
Iraqi Christian leader visiting Mosul sees little future for Christians
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 30, 2017 at 5:57 pm MOSUL, Iraq — As some residents of the city of Mosul celebrate their new freedom from the Islamic State group, an Iraqi Christian leader who visited the war-torn city said...
Trump’s ban of refugees ignites firestorm, but also gains support
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 30, 2017 at 5:57 pm As President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum intended to restrict the entry of terrorists coming to the United States in the guise of refugees, the action brought...
Iraqi patriarch: Fast track for Christian refugees will fuel tensions
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 30, 2017 at 5:48 pm VATICAN CITY — Giving priority to Christian refugees for settlement programs would be “a trap” that discriminates and fuels religious tensions in the Middle East, said Iraq’s...
Some thoughtful guidance for reporters interpreting era of the religious 'nones'
GetReligion - Jan 30, 2017 at 5:33 pm
How many barrels of printer’s ink (it's a metaphor these days) have been expended on the rise of the “nones,” Americans who tell pollsters they have no religious identification?...
Prayer Requests 2017
Virtual St. Joseph Altar - Jan 30, 2017 at 5:28 pm This is a place for general prayer requests.Simply submit your prayer request in the comment box below. For prayers for deceased loved ones, please visit Prayers for the Dead 2017...
Pro-Life Groups Urge Senate Committee to Confirm Pro-Life Rep. Tom Price as HHS Secretary
LifeNews.com - Jan 30, 2017 at 5:05 pm A Senate committee will vote tomorrow on the nomination of pro-life Congressman Tom Price to be Secretary of the health and human services department.
Price is one of President...
Father Schaffer put in charge of diocese in Venezuela
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:58 pm Father Greg Schaffer’s plate just got fuller. The priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who serves as the pastor of Jesucristo Resucitado in San Felix, Venezuela,...
Miracle Twins Who Survive Birth at 23 Weeks Prompt Call to Ban Late-Term Abortions
LifeNews.com - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:53 pm Claire and James Weir are proud parents of the youngest twins to be born in Great Britain, according to The Sun. At approximately one pound in weight, Imogen and Annabelle Weir...
Pro-Life Legislator Receives Death Threats After Proposing Bill to Ban Abortions
LifeNews.com - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:32 pm A pro-life Texas state lawmaker and his family are under state protection after receiving multiple death threats related to his bill to ban abortions, the Dallas News reports....
US bishops: Trump's refugee order will only harm victims of war, terror
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:27 pm Washington D.C., Jan 30, 2017 / 03:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic bishops and relief leaders were among the critics of President Donald Trump’s order to implement stricter...
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Rorate Coeli - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:26 pm From a reader of Rorate:
Smooth Stone Foundation, a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting Catholic culture, is working on a project in which your readers may be interested...
Archbishop Hebda joins Minnesota faith leaders in opposing Trump’s immigration ban
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:17 pm Archbishop Bernard Hebda joined with 11 other faith leaders from Christian churches, Judaism and Islam at the Jan. 30 press conference to call for lifting the immigration ban. The...
Prayer of Saint John Bosco for the Salvation of Souls
Big C Catholics - Jan 30, 2017 at 4:13 pm My God, fortunate is he who has tasted how sweet it is to work for the salvation of souls! He is not afraid of cold or heat, hunger or thirst, offenses or insults, no, not even of...
