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A Blast from the Past: The 1926 Eucharistic Congress in Chicago
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 26, 2016 at 7:00 am People who read NLM and therefore take a keen interest in the use and abuse of the sacred liturgy are probably aware that the concept of the Eucharistic Congress, while noble and...
Pope Francis: St Stephen's Day Angelus
News.va - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:58 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday called on Christians to “overcome evil with good and hatred with love.” In a tweet marking the Feast of Saint Stephen, the Church’s first...
Kidnapped priest pleads for help in video
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:30 am Father Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest who was kidnapped in Yemen early in March, pleads for help in a video that was posted on the internet on December 26.
Top Ten Religious Liberty and Church-State Developments of 2016
The Religion Clause - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:15 am Each year in December, I attempt to pick the most important church-state and religious liberty developments of the past year. This was a busy year, and a number of the important...
National Menorah Lighting Ceremony, With More Tension Than Usual
The Religion Clause - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:10 am As reported by WTOP, yesterday in Washington, on the Ellipse near the White House, American Friends of Lubavitch sponsored the lighting of the National Menorah. According to the ...
Cert Filed In RFRA Case Decided By Armed Forces Court of Appeals
The Religion Clause - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:05 am On Dec. 23, a petition for certiorari (full text) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Sterling. In the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces...
Pope Francis: prayer, solidarity with suffering Christians
News.va - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday called for prayerful and concrete solidarity with Christians throughout the world suffering because of the faith.
The Holy Father’s appeal...
Pope prays for victims of Russian plane crash
News.va - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) After the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on the Feast of Saint Stephen, Pope Francis expressed his condolences to the Russian people and the families of...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Dec 26, 2016 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Belinda Carpenter, Gordon Tait, Carol Quadrelli & Ian Thompson, Investigating Death: The Emotional and Cultural Challenges for Police, (Policing and Society, 26(6...
Knights of Malta say Vatican investigation is “unacceptable”
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 5:46 am The Knights of Malta have rejected as “unacceptable” the plan by Pope Francis for a Vatican investigation into the dismissal of the chancellor of the ancient Catholic charitable...
Christianity’s role in Europe is service, not colonialism, Pope says
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 5:35 am Christianity should have an influence in Europe, but it “must not become a colonial enterprise,” Pope Francis said in an interview with the French daily La Croix.
St Stephen
Communio - Dec 26, 2016 at 5:30 am The Second Day of Christmas gives us a rather unique liturgical memorial: the death of the first martyr, Saint Stephen. Today’s saint is renown for his singular devotion to the...
Pope Francis: prayer, solidarity with suffering Christians
Vatican Insider - Dec 26, 2016 at 4:53 am Pope Francis on Monday called for prayerful and concrete solidarity with Christians throughout the world suffering because of the faith.The Holy Father's appeal came in remarks...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 26, 2016 - St. Stephen
CatholicMom.com - Dec 26, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 10, 17-22 – St. Stephen
‘Do not worry…’
As a mother, these are words that often fall flat with me. In my day, there are so many things that can cause me...
Church-mediated Congo talks at impasse; cardinal appeals for calm
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 3:14 am The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s leading prelate appealed for calm and for respect for the constitution after talks between supporters and opponents of President Joseph...
Chaldean patriarch, in Christmas message, thanks Iraqi, Kurdish armies
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 2:26 am In his Christmas message, Patriarch Louis I Raphael Sako thanked the Iraqi and Kurdish armies, as well as Christian fighters, for “liberating the Iraqi lands occupied by the ISIS...
1st Mass in Aleppo cathedral since 2012
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 2:03 am The defeat of rebel forces in Aleppo, once Syria’s largest city, has allowed Maronite Catholics to celebrate the first Mass in their cathedral since 2012.
The Splendor of the World Redeemed
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 26, 2016 at 2:00 am
The aroma was transporting: the familiar smell brought me back to childhood, to being in the kitchen with my mom, as her banana cake baked in the oven, promising sweet and banana...
Pope appeals for prayers for persecuted Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 26, 2016 at 1:11 am During his St. Stephen’s Day Angelus address, Pope Francis recalled the martyrdom of St. Stephen and appealed for prayers for persecuted Christians.
Why More American Muslims are Celebrating Christmas
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Dec 26, 2016 at 1:04 am This is a really hopeful sign for anybody interested in evangelizing Muslims rather than treating them with xenophobic paranoia.
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