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City Removes Cross From Park To Settle Lawsuit
The Religion Clause - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:57 am A settlement has effectively been reached in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. City of Santa Clara, a suit challenging a cross on city owned property in Santa Clara, California...
The shocking Nebraska law that barred a nun from teaching
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:46 am Lincoln, Neb., Jan 18, 2017 / 06:46 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Sister Madeleine Miller's efforts to substitute teach in a Nebraska public school ran afoul of a century-old law that left...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Communio - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:40 am Today we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
In history, this 2017 is significant because it marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s publication of the 95 theses...
‘Conscience’ cannot justify Communion for the remarried, says Ordinariate bishop
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:26 am Bishop Steven Lopes, head of the American branch of the Ordinariate, has released a pastoral letter which reaffirms traditional Church teaching on Communion for the remarried.
On...
Francis: Prayer helps us to go on in hope
Vatican Insider - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:23 am Prayer helps us go on in hope, even when the going gets tough. This was the crux of Francis’ message at this morning’s General Audience in the Paul VI hall, continuing a series of...
After Baltimore fire claims six lives, archdiocese grieves and gives
Franciscan Media - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:11 am A mangled child’s playhouse is seen Jan. 13 after a fire destroyed the Malone family home in Baltimore. Katie and William Malone lost six of their nine children in the Jan. 12...
Pope Francis: prayer is an act of hope that leads us to God
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:10 am Vatican City, Jan 18, 2017 / 06:10 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Wednesday Pope Francis said hope in salvation is what leads us to turn to the Lord in prayer, trusting in faith...
Trump To Be Sworn In On Family Bible and Lincoln Bible
The Religion Clause - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:05 am According to Religion News Service, at his inauguration this Friday, Donald Trump will take the oath of office on two Bibles-- his family Bible given to him by his mother in 1955...
Tremors felt in Rome as three large earthquakes hit central Italy
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:04 am A series of three strong earthquakes hit central Italy in the space of an hour on Wednesday, shaking the same region that suffered a series of deadly earthquakes last year and has...
Pope Francis greets Bosnian youth
News.va - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday gave a special greeting to a group of children from Bosnia and Herzegovina who have been participating in a special programme to foster...
Book Review: "The Best is Yet to Come"
CatholicMom.com - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:00 am
Looking to make the most of the new year? Thinking that your life needs an attitude adjustment but aren’t sure where to begin? The Best is Yet to Come: Living Fully in Each...
Chanel Sued By Former Employee Alleging Denial of Religious Accommodation
The Religion Clause - Jan 18, 2017 at 6:00 am The Fashion Law reported yesterday on a religious discrimination lawsuit filed last November in a California state trial court against the fashion company Chanel. Mia Komarevic,...
Pope Audience: We look with hope to unity not division
News.va - Jan 18, 2017 at 5:58 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Christian Unity and reconciliation are possible. He was speaking during his weekly General Audience in the Paul the VI hall...
More Earthquakes in Italy - The Monks are Safe
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 18, 2017 at 5:58 am Central Italy was rocked by earthquakes once again today, three of them within an hour. The first took place at 10:25 a.m. local time, 5.1 on the Richter scale, the second at 11:...
How Not to Minister to the Divorced and Remarried
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 18, 2017 at 5:50 am
On January 6, the traditional date for the celebration of the Epiphany, a celebration that includes the miracle at the wedding at Cana, Crux posted an article by Fr. Paul Keller...
Pray that Pope Francis Re-Affirms Church Teaching on Marriage
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 18, 2017 at 5:40 am
Following the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia, in some particular churches there were published norms for its application and interpretations whereby the...
Pope Francis: prayer is an act of hope that leads us to God
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 18, 2017 at 5:10 am Vatican City, Jan 18, 2017 / 04:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday Pope Francis said hope in salvation is what leads us to turn to the Lord in prayer, trusting in faith...
Cardinal Nichols to crown Our Lady of Fatima statue to mark centenary year
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2017 at 3:59 am Cardinal Nichols will crown Our Lady of Fatima and consecrate England to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a Mass at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday February 18.
The...
Nun banned from wearing habit in classroom due to Nebraska state law
Catholic Herald - Jan 18, 2017 at 3:55 am A nun in Nebraska who teaches in a secondary school has been told that she is not allowed to wear her habit in the classroom.
37-year-old, Sister Madeleine Miller, was shocked to...
US bishops: Health care should be truly universal, affordable
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 18, 2017 at 3:47 am Washington D.C., Jan 18, 2017 / 03:47 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Any changes to health care law under the new administration should not
abandon the principal of genuinely affordable...
