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Which holiday singing duo is your favorite?
Aleteia - Jan 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm What’s better than nostalgic Christmas music? Christmas duets. We’ve compiled a list of our favorites, a mix of classic songs and newer tunes to set the mood for the coming...
If we could just touch the hem of his garment…
Aleteia - Jan 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm See more photos here.
10 Things the Virgin Mary said “no” to
Aleteia - Jan 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm “Sunny days wouldn’t be so beautiful if we didn’t have cloudy ones,” my mom used to say. And it’s true. When we have to grit our teeth to get through a cold front, we appreciate a...
4 Whispered words that drowned out gunshots
Aleteia - Jan 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm While Annika Dean, a 42-year-old mother of two, waited for her luggage in the Fort Lauderdale airport, she heard shots ring out. There was nowhere to hide and as she lay on the...
7 Great tips from Pope Francis to moms
Aleteia - Jan 11, 2017 at 11:00 pm Check out these great tips and reflections from Chapter 5 of the pope’s document on family and love, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love): Children are never a mistake. “There are...
Russian Orthodox leader grateful for ‘resurrection of faith’ since Communism’s fall
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 11, 2017 at 10:56 pm In his Christmas message, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow reflected on the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the “resurrection of faith” in Russia since the collapse of Communism.
Cardinal Nichols urges British government to welcome refugees
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 11, 2017 at 10:39 pm Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster renewed his call to the British government to welcome refugees, especially from Iraq.
Top 10 biblical archaeology discoveries of past year
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 11, 2017 at 10:27 pm Christianity Today recent published a list of the top 10 biblical archaeology discoveries of 2016.
ASK FATHER: “I was filling out a family liturgical calendar and got to thinking…”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 11, 2017 at 10:01 pm From a reader…
This doesn’t really apply to next year, but I was filling out a family liturgical calendar and got to thinking. My wife and I have recently started abstaining meat...
What's behind Pope Francis' meeting with the Palestinian president
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 11, 2017 at 9:02 pm Vatican City, Jan 11, 2017 / 08:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis' private audience with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas this Jan. 14 will be a delicate diplomatic moment...
Dry bones transformed and other visions: What do Jews believe about life after death?
GetReligion - Jan 11, 2017 at 6:33 pm
NORMAN’S QUESTION:
The Hebrew Bible makes no mention of an afterlife. When did this belief come into being among the Israelites, and why?
THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER:
This is an...
Faith-based disaster response services respond to report calling for LGBTI-friendly environments
The Catholic Leader - Jan 11, 2017 at 6:30 pm Faith-based organisations say they have “a long tradition of … respectfully” providing emergency relief to people despite some negative claims in a discussion about disaster...
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys on Responding to God's Love
Big C Catholics - Jan 11, 2017 at 6:02 pm St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, the 17th century French foundress of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, (present-day Canada), dedicated her life to...
Canadian pro-life paper: What Trump means for us
LifeSiteNews - Jan 11, 2017 at 5:31 pm We trust that Canada will soon have such leaders who will, in due time, make Canada great again.
“Degrassi” Pushes Teen Abortions in Television Drama’s Latest Season
LifeNews.com - Jan 11, 2017 at 5:24 pm According to Linda Schuyler, the executive producer of the teen sitcom “Degrassi,” abortion is the “first, if not the second, most divisive topic that we talk about.”
Schuyler’s...
Vatican ambassador predicts Trump will drop campaign rhetoric
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 11, 2017 at 5:14 pm Vatican City, Jan 11, 2017 / 04:14 pm (CNA).- Ken Hackett is preparing to wrap up his term as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See as Donald Trump's presidential inauguration looms...
Florida Bill Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks: “I Can’t Imagine a Baby Going Through This”
LifeNews.com - Jan 11, 2017 at 5:13 pm The movement to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is picking up momentum. Ohio passed its version–SB 127–last month, raising to 15 the number of states that ban...
Pray for Dylann Roof's victims – and his conversion, S.C. bishop says
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 11, 2017 at 5:08 pm Charleston, S.C., Jan 11, 2017 / 04:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The death sentence announced this week for mass murderer Dylann Roof prompted the local Catholic bishop to call for...
Donald Trump: I Will Pick Replacement for the “Great, Great Justice Scalia” Two Weeks After Inauguration
LifeNews.com - Jan 11, 2017 at 4:53 pm If you have 48 minutes, go to YouTube and watch pro-life President-elect Donald Trump spar with reporters at his first formal press conference since he was elected. It no doubt...
Catholic nun organizes national pre-inauguration event to foster peace
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 11, 2017 at 4:41 pm Sister Rita Petruziello said she could feel the "contention and nastiness" in the air during the presidential election campaign of the last year. Instead of getting better as the...
