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Catholic leaders call for 'repentance and atonement' between North Korea and South Korea (America)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 amSouth Korea president says anti-missile system will not be 'invasive' of China's security (Reuters)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am L’Osservatore Romano (12/13 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Melkite patriarch reconsecrates cathedral altar in Homs (Aid to the Church in Need)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am Homs was once Syria’s 3rd-largest city; rebel forces caused significant damage to the cathedral in 2014. The city is now under the control of the Assad regime.
Pope Francis: crisis and foreign debt impoverish Latin America (Vatican Insider)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:12 am Pope Francis made his remarks in a message commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Populorum Progressio Foundation.
Advent: A View from Down Under… Way Under
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:10 am
Over seventy years ago, C.S. Lewis disclosed a mysterious correspondence that became known as The Screwtape Letters, consisting of instructions to a novice demon from his...
On Celebration and Lamentation
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 13, 2017 at 2:00 am
A writer can learn a lot from people who comment on his writings. My Thanksgiving Day piece on the “Secular Puritan Covenant” elicited one reader’s opinion that we should...
Hey Redmond, WA!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:57 am I’m coming to speak at St. Jude’s tonight at 7:00 PM! This will be part 2 of a three part series on Scripture that will finish a look at the Old Testament and the New Testament,...
Christianist Panic du Jour: Lord’s Prayer Edition
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:27 am The gospel tells us to sober and prudent and use our brains, formed by the mind of Christ. It cautions us to “no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with...
New York archdiocese stresses commitment to aiding victims of clergy abuse
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:25 am New York City, N.Y., Dec 13, 2017 / 02:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Nearly 200 sex abuse victims of clergy in the New York archdiocese have received compensation through a program the...
Bishop Henry criticizes removal of God, parents from education (Archdiocese of Edmonton)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am Bishop Fred Henry, the retired bishop of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), made his remarks in an address to the Catholic school trustees of Alberta.
Vatican conference highlights role of laity in addressing modern challenges (Crux)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, called on the laity to bring the “voice of Christ” to bear “in the political sphere and social sphere...
Russia's Putin: US decision on Jerusalem is destabilizing Middle East (Reuters)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am L’Osservatore Romano (12/13 Italian edition) devoted prominent front-page coverage to this story.
Patriarchate calls on Israelis, Palestinians to reach agreement on Jerusalem (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am “Unilateral decisions that change the current configuration of the city will not bring benefit, but only new tensions,” the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem stated.
Facing student pressure, Georgetown continues contraception coverage in insurance plans (The Hoya)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am “This coverage shows that Georgetown is genuine in its goal to take care of the whole person,” said the Graduate Student Government president.
UN: 4,500 civilians killed, wounded in Somalia since 2016 (Voice of America)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am L’Osservatore Romano (12/13 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
French President Macron calls for 'much stronger mobilization' on climate (AFP)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:12 am L’Osservatore Romano (12/13 Italian edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Vatican communications department will soon unveil new website
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:02 am Vatican City, Dec 13, 2017 / 01:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis and his Council of Cardinals met this week to continue discussions on reform of the Roman Curia and unveiled a...
New York archdiocese stresses commitment to aiding victims of clergy abuse
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:02 am New York City, N.Y., Dec 13, 2017 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nearly 200 sex abuse victims of clergy in the New York archdiocese have received compensation through a program the...
FoMO
Dominicana - Dec 13, 2017 at 1:00 am Have you ever had FoMO? I’m guessing that you have, though you probably just didn’t know that it was called that. FoMO, a new acronym begotten by the younger generation (and now...
Sunday Soundbite for December 17, 2017
Franciscan Media - Dec 13, 2017 at 12:30 am Third Sunday of Advent
Cycle B
December 17, 2017
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ssad0203.mp3
Years ago I waited in line at a gathering of Catholic...
