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Seeking Christ is always a risk – but it's worth it, Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 13, 2017 at 5:04 am Vatican City, Jan 13, 2017 / 05:04 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In his homily on Friday morning, Pope Francis commented on the Gospel story of the paralytic lowered through the roof,...
Pope writes to young people ahead of Synod on Vocational Discernment
News.va - Jan 13, 2017 at 5:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has written a letter to young people as the Church prepares for a Synod of Bishops on the theme: “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment...
Region in Russia stops abortions on Feast of the Holy Innocents
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:46 am A region in Russia banned abortion for a day on Wednesday to commemorate the Feast of the Holy Innocents.
The Russian Orthodox diocese in the city of Yaroslavl declared January 11...
Ben Carson rips ‘extra rights’ for LGBT at confirmation hearing
LifeSiteNews - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:43 am 'Of course, I would enforce all the laws of the land,' Carson told the senators.
WATCH: Paul Ryan defends ending Planned Parenthood funding at CNN townhall
LifeSiteNews - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:31 am Paul Ryan makes the case for federal community health centers instead of abortion facilities.
Influential Trump adviser is to speak at March for Life
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:28 am The most influential woman in Donald Trump’s administration will speak at this year’s March for Life rally in Washington DC.
Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s former campaign...
Siblings arrested in cyberattack that compromised Vatican computers
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:28 am Vatican City, Jan 13, 2017 / 04:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Two arrests have been made in a widespread cyber-attack that compromised communications of prominent Italian institutions...
Silence shows that priests aren’t therapists – they’re here to help save our souls
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:23 am I cried three times when watching Silence at the Covent Garden Odeon. Which is surprising because it’s the least sentimental, most masculine movie you could imagine. It’s a model...
Cardinal Dolan defends role at Donald Trump’s inauguration
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:15 am New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the Scripture passage he chose to read at the inauguration of Donald Trump as president – Wisdom chapter 9, in which King Solomon prays for...
Can you teach the truth and not be a hater? This ministry for gay Catholics says yes.
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 13, 2017 at 4:14 am Phoenix, Ariz., Jan 13, 2017 / 03:14 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a country where gay marriage has gained widespread acceptance – both culturally and legally – in the past several...
Church offering shelter to homeless opens in Vatican
Vatican Insider - Jan 13, 2017 at 3:40 am A few days ago, San Callisto, a Vatican church in use by the Community of Sant’Egidio, started offering night-time shelter to the homeless, in response to the cold weather...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 13, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jan 13, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 2:1-12
Crowds are not my thing. If I had shown up a little late with my friends on this day in Scripture, I probably would have wanted to just hang out in...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/01/17
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 3:29 am Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has promised to build the country’s largest church by 2018.
Irish bishops have decided not to ask the Pope to allow married priests during...
Missing priest is found dead in Mexico
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 2:55 am A Mexican priest missing for more than a week has been found dead in northern Mexico, authorities have said.
The Saltillo diocese in Coahuila state said in a statement that it was...
PODCAST: How to end the Dubia drama
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2017 at 2:41 am Last week I spoke to Fr Mark Drew following his article on how to end the Dubia drama
To recap, in September a row erupted when four cardinals made public that they had submitted...
Knights of Malta: Francis’ letter
Vatican Insider - Jan 13, 2017 at 2:05 am Tensions between the Holy See and the Order of Malta are high after the statement in which the Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing publicly declared that the Order does not intend...
Maltese bishops: Divorced-and-remarried 'at peace with God' may receive Communion
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2017 at 1:31 am Valletta, Malta, Jan 13, 2017 / 01:31 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As debate over Amoris laetitia continues to gain steam, the
Maltese bishops have come out with a new set of pastoral...
Vatican releases preparatory document for next Synod of Bishops
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2017 at 12:23 am The Holy See Press Office has released the preparatory document for the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place in October 2018.
Pope Francis calls on immigrants in US to turn to Mary
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2017 at 12:10 am Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles celebrated Mass at Dolores Mission Church on January 12 in commemoration of National Migration Week.
If Jesus Was Chinese: 8 Beautiful Paintings of the Life of Our Lord
ChurchPOP - Jan 13, 2017 at 12:02 am Jesus was thoroughly Jewish. Even so, different cultures and ethnicities have often portrayed Jesus and others from the Bible as being from
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