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How a Dutch cocoa tin was inspired by a medieval altarpiece
Aleteia - Dec 13, 2017 at 6:00 am The “Droste effect” features a smaller picture within a picture.When you see a picture that contains a smaller picture of itself, which contains another smaller picture of itself...
Happy Hanukkah from a Catholic
CatholicMom.com - Dec 13, 2017 at 6:00 am “Happy Hannukah from a Catholic” by Hilary Thompson (CatholicMom.com)
“We’re all Jews, did you know that?”
As a kid, that was just something my grandmother told me every so often...
Court Dismisses Establishment Clause Challenge To Tax Code
The Religion Clause - Dec 13, 2017 at 6:00 am In Hinds v. United States Government, (ED MO, Dec. 11, 2017), a Missouri federal district court dismissed on various jurisdictional and procedural grounds a claim by by plaintiff...
Pope Francis: Think 'being good' is enough? It's not. Go to Mass
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 13, 2017 at 5:20 am Vatican City, Dec 13, 2017 / 05:20 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
According to Pope Francis, a Christian can't just be a good person and skip Mass on Sundays, because it is the Eucharist...
Archbishop Gomez: Find God's voice in the flames
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 13, 2017 at 5:17 am Los Angeles, Calif., Dec 13, 2017 / 05:17 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- While fires in southern California continue to threaten thousands of
homes, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles...
Christ does not seem to be welcome this Christmas; neither are Christians
Aleteia - Dec 13, 2017 at 5:00 am He said, “Don’t ruin my Christmas with religion!” Then what was he celebrating?How would you answer: “Don’t ruin my Christmas with religion!” That was yelled at me as a teen, upon...
Pope Francis: Think 'being good' is enough? It’s not. Go to Mass
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 13, 2017 at 4:20 am Vatican City, Dec 13, 2017 / 03:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- According to Pope Francis, a Christian can’t just be a good person and skip Mass on Sundays, because it is the Eucharist...
IOR, Mattietti writes to the Board: I don't know why they fired me
Vatican Insider - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:56 am Giulio Mattietti, IOR's former "deputy" director, removed on Monday 27 November 2017 while Pope Francis and his entourage had just arrived in Myanmar, wrote a letter to the...
PICTURES: Massive pilgrimage honours Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
Catholic Herald - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:32 am Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims converged on Mexico City’s Basilica of Guadalupe on Tuesday to mark the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patroness. The faithful ride...
Tajikistan: Protestant pastor receives 3-year sentence for singing 'extremist songs' in church (Forum 18)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:12 am The Asian nation of 8.3 million is 90% Muslim.
Irish legislative committee proposes legalizing abortion (RTE)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:12 am An Irish parliamentary committee has voted to recommend ending the country’s ban on abortion, allowing for unrestricted abortion through the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The Irish...
El Salvadoran poet wins world prize for mystical poetry (Religion en Libertad)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:12 am Carmen González Huguet received the award at the Spanish embassy to the Holy See.
Renewed violence against Nigerian Christian farmers (World Watch Monitor)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:12 am Since September, more than 75 Christians have been killed by predominantly Muslim Fulani herdsmen.
We are each of us like a small mirror in which God searches for His reflection.
Aleteia - Dec 13, 2017 at 3:00 am St. John Vianney
Italy tells the story of its Jewish people in new museum (Forward)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 amChina's Communist party tolerates Santa, but clamps down on Jesus (The Spectator)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 amDefend Latin America's diversity from 'ideological colonization,' Pope preaches on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Zenit)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am Click here for a video of the Mass, which Pope Francis celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope's Twitter account marks 5 years (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am The papal Twitter account currently has 40 million followers in 9 languages.
USCCB president: pray for California fire victims, firefighters (USCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston is president of the US bishops’ conference.
Saudi crown prince buys da Vinci painting of Christ for $450M (RTE)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am