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Pope Francis tells diplomats peace is a gift, challenge, and commitment
News.va - Jan 9, 2017 at 5:29 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday appealed to all religious authorities to join in “reaffirming unequivocally that one can never kill in God’s name,” saying the world is “...
Pope to diplomats: when it comes to politics, peace must be more than a theory
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 9, 2017 at 5:29 am Vatican City, Jan 9, 2017 / 04:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Following a year marred by war and terrorism, Pope Francis told diplomats Monday that for 2017, peace has to be more than...
'They are the Church': Nearly 13,000 college students attend SEEK 2017
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 9, 2017 at 5:27 am San Antonio, Texas, Jan 9, 2017 / 05:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
It's not every day that 13,000 college students come together to pray, participate in the sacraments, and learn more...
Life Lessons from the Mysteries of Light
Franciscan Media - Jan 9, 2017 at 5:00 am “If you fall asleep while praying the rosary, the angels will finish it for you,” the sisters at my Catholic grade school assured me years ago. Even so, the prayers I managed to...
Italian priest describes conversion of Mafia boss
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 4:57 am An Italian priest has offered dramatic testimony about the religious conversion of hardened Mafia killers, in an interview with the Italian daily Il Giornale.
‘Very high’ chance of terror attack on Rome, Italian official fears
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 4:47 am The possibility of a terrorist attack in Italy is “very high,” warns one of the country’s top civic officials.
Columnist Nat Hentoff dead at 91
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 4:36 am Nat Hentoff, a Jewish atheist who became a leading advocate for the pro-life cause, died in Manhattan on January 7 at the age of 91.
Christ appears in his humanity and divinity
Communio - Jan 9, 2017 at 4:19 am
Today is the feast of the Epiphany. The splendor of this feast recalls God’s manifestation to all people, to the whole world. On Christmas Day, God’s goodness became visible to...
Francis calls on global political, faith leaders to work together against terrorism
Vatican Insider - Jan 9, 2017 at 4:01 am RomePope Francis has called on the world's political and faith leaders to join together to fight what he terms the "homicidal madness" of terrorism, saying in an annual address...
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 9, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jan 9, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17, The Baptism of the Lord
“This is my beloved son (or daughter), with whom I am well pleased.” Don’t we all hope to hear those words as we face...
Vatican offers help to the homeless on the streets of Rome
Catholic Herald - Jan 9, 2017 at 3:23 am Looking out over St Peter’s Square where icicles hung from usually bubbling fountains, Pope Francis prayed for the homeless.
The freeze in Rome, subzero temperatures in large...
Huge Catholic procession takes place under heavy security in Manila
Catholic Herald - Jan 9, 2017 at 3:08 am A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholic devotees on Monday joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ held under tight security due to...
Cardinal Mueller: There's no problem with doctrine in 'Amoris laetitia'
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 9, 2017 at 2:16 am Vatican City, Jan 9, 2017 / 02:16 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Vatican's doctrinal head has challenged several cardinals' public questioning of the doctrinal validity of Amoris...
Scorsese’s Silence: Many Martyrs—Little Redemption
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 9, 2017 at 2:10 am
The official trailer for the newly released Martin Scorsese film Silence gives the impression this movie is about missionaries in Japan and how Catholics bravely endured...
The Value of Unexpected Friendships
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 9, 2017 at 2:00 am
America has weathered the most divisive presidential election in recent memory, and the first round of family gatherings since then, with many Thanksgiving meals expected to have...
On Friday, Dale Ahlquist and I had a jolly time….
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 9, 2017 at 1:46 am yakking on Connecting the Dots about the work of the American Chesterton Society:
Slavery is the normative, room temperature state of fallen humanity
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 9, 2017 at 1:12 am It exerts constant pressure on our greed to return and without firm pushback from the Christian tradition (and it took the Christian tradition a long time to get rid of it and not...
If you are planning to travel in time…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 9, 2017 at 1:05 am in any direction other than forward at 60 seconds per minute PLEASE GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO THE FOLLOWING LEST YOU CREATE A TEMPORAL PARADOX AND REALLY SCREW THINGS UP!
Pope calls for prayers, assistance for the homeless
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 12:56 am Following the recitation of the Angelus on January 8, Pope Francis asked those present in St. Peter’s Square to pray for the homeless and to assist them.
Pope reflects on Christ’s baptism and the mission of the baptized
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 9, 2017 at 12:44 am In his January 8 Angelus address, Pope Francis reflected on the significance of Christ’s baptism by St. John the Baptist.
