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The Religion Clause - Dec 11, 2017 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Stephanie H. Barclay & Mark Rienzi, Constitutional Anomalies or As-Applied Challenges? A Defense of Religious Exemptions, (November 30, 2017).
Blair A Major,...
Pizza is saved from possible extinction with UNESCO World Heritage designation
Aleteia - Dec 11, 2017 at 6:00 am Imagine a world without real Neapolitan pizza! The United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, bestowed World Heritage status on pizza, ensuring that the famous food of Naples will be...
The Power of Perspective: Art, Scripture, the International Space Station, and the Spiritual Life.
The Catholic Astronomer - Dec 11, 2017 at 6:00 am
What is the perspective you take on life? As a priest who also loves art, I am often taken by the elegant simplicity of impressionism. When standing close to masterpieces by...
Two Beautiful Children's Books from Ignatius Press
CatholicMom.com - Dec 11, 2017 at 6:00 am Saint Bernadette and the Miracles of Lourdes is a children’s book written and illustrated by Demi. The book begins by speaking of a miller and his wife, named Francois and Louise...
The natural Catholicism of Michel de Montaigne
Aleteia - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:50 am The great French essayist seems to have thought that, as a living man does not have to give reasons for his breathing, he did not need to explain his beliefs.Catholicism is...
Arlington priest pays restitution for burning KKK cross in family's lawn
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:48 am Arlington, Va., Dec 11, 2017 / 05:48 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- An Arlington priest who was formerly a KKK member has written an apology
letter and paid restitution to a family for...
Resignations and appointments (12/7) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am Pope Francis named new archbishops of Mexico City and Paris and appointed a new bishop in India.
The Blessed Virgin is full of grace and all-beautiful, Pope says on Feast of Immaculate Conception (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am Click here for a video of the Pope’s 12/8 Angelus address.
Pope prays for Rome, recalls Ratisbonne's conversion in traditional homage to Immaculate Mary (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am Following a custom that dates back several decades, Pope Francis left the Vatican on December 8 and traveled to the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, where he offered an act of veneration...
Moneyval offers mixed assessment of Holy See's efforts to combat money laundering (Moneyval)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am The “Holy See has made progress in combatting money laundering, but needs to step up efforts to obtain prosecutions,” according to a new report from Moneyval, the Council of...
Resignations and appointments (12/8) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am Pope Francis accepted the resignations of bishops in Poland and Canada for reasons of age, appointed their successors, named a new bishop in Pakistan, and raised the apostolic...
Papal praise for Italian children's choir (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am “In this time of Advent, in preparation for Holy Christmas, your songs that narrate the event of the birth of Jesus can help those who listen to you to understand the love and the...
Papal audiences (12/7) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am In separate audiences, the Pontiff received the leaders of the Lutheran World Federation, the president of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a delegation of the...
Vatican conference highlights role of laity in addressing modern challenges
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am Vatican City, Dec 11, 2017 / 05:12 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Leading lay experts and top Vatican officials have joined forces this week to talk about how they can collaborate in...
Vatican foreign minister calls for dialogue, commitment to human rights in order to promote peace, security (Zenit)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 5:12 am Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, made his remarks at a meeting of foreign ministers of nations that belong to the Organization for...
Papal envoy backtracks on Medjugorje comments
Catholic Herald - Dec 11, 2017 at 4:44 am Pope Francis’s envoy in Medjugorje has backtracked on his recent comments on official visits to the shrine, saying they were “a little exaggerated”. Speaking to Aleteia last week...
Not all stories end this way
LifeSiteNews - Dec 11, 2017 at 4:40 am A young college student named Kyle wrote to me recently. His story is remarkable.
Pope calls for ecumenical cooperation to help Asia's less fortunate (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 11, 2017 at 4:12 am Pope Francis made his remarks in an audience with a delegation from the National Council of Churches of Taiwan. The nation of 23.5 million is less than 5% Christian, with 93%...
Catalan clergy demand release of imprisoned leaders
Catholic Herald - Dec 11, 2017 at 4:04 am Catholic clergy from Catalonia demanded the release of the region’s detained leaders and urged the Spanish government to resume “friendly negotiations and agreements.” “We...
The Heretical Pope Fallacy
Vatican Insider - Dec 11, 2017 at 3:47 am One of the most prevalent themes currently being circulated in some extreme quarters of Catholicism revolves around the manner in which a heretical pope could be removed from the...
