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Swiss Court Says Anti-Muslim Referendum Is Invalid
The Religion Clause - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:10 am Daily Sabah reports that yesterday Switzerland's Federal Tribunal held that a referendum supported by the right-wing Swiss People's Party is unconstitutional. The referendum was...
Threats to tax exemption could ruin Chicago pastor's ministry
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:08 am Chicago, Ill., Dec 15, 2016 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As secularists look to abolish a religious tax exemption, a pastor whose life is dedicated to serving those in need fights...
Pope focuses on gratitude, self-giving in address to Bambino Gesu hospital staff and patients
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:05 am In a December 15 audience with staff and patients from the Bambino Gesu hospital for children, Pope Francis remarked that “the quality of [medical] care does not depend only on...
Texas School District Nixes Charlie Brown Christmas Poster
The Religion Clause - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:05 am In Kileen, Texas, the school board on Tuesday voted to support a middle school principal who told a staff member to take down a 6-foot tall Peanuts character Christmas poster. The...
Pope Francis releases message for 2017 World Day of Sick
News.va - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:01 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has released his message for the 25th World Day of the Sick to take place on 11 February 2017, the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The Day of...
Joy
CatholicMom.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:00 am
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Joy. I often ponder joy in my life and not just at this time of year. What brings us joy? What does it mean to be joyful?...
Court Invalidates Louisiana Executive Order Barring LGBT Discrimination
The Religion Clause - Dec 15, 2016 at 6:00 am A Louisiana state trial court yesterday struck down as a violation of separation of powers Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Executive Order No. JBE 2016-11 (April 13, 2016) (...
Cardinal Kasper says Catholic-Lutheran couples should be allowed to share Communion
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:56 am Cardinal Walter Kasper has said that the Church should move to allow Lutherans who are married to Catholics to share Communion.
The Tradition Speaks With One Voice on Divorce & Remarriage
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:50 am
The vocation of the Church historian and historical theologian is similar to that of the Catholic philosopher: to serve as a handmaid to theology, the queen of the sciences....
Abolishing the Moral Order
Crisis Magazine - Church - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:45 am
In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis argued that all the celebratory talk about man’s increasing ability to control nature had a dark side in which some men took control over...
There are far more disabled saints than you think
Catholic Herald - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:41 am Many people will have been saddened to read the news that a French court has banned the screening of a positive commercial about young people with Down’s syndrome. The children...
Vatican official: Religion in public has never been more at risk
EWTN - Vatican News - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:32 am Vatican City, Dec 15, 2016 / 05:32 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- While violent persecution against Christians assails swaths of territory
the Middle East and Africa, one Vatican official...
Did 'Catholic Spring' groups undermine the Catholic bishops?
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:20 am Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2016 / 05:20 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Groups reputedly founded for a "Catholic Spring" revolt within the
Church have a history of criticizing Catholic bishops...
Who was that priest praying the rosary at the Army-Navy game?
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 15, 2016 at 5:01 am Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2016 / 05:05 am (EWTN News/CNA).- You might have seen an Army chaplain devoutly praying the rosary on the
sideline during Saturday's Army-Navy football...
Pope Francis receives new Ambassadors
News.va - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:42 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday met with newly accredited non resident Ambassadors to the Holy See telling them that those who hold public office at national and...
I just want everybody to keep their babies, says Nicole Scherzinger
Catholic Herald - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:39 am Singer and X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger has said she hopes a new acting role may exert a positive influence on women who may be considering an abortion.
The former Pussycat...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 15, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 7, 24-30
Jesus’ sense of humor shines through today’s Gospel reading. Can’t you see Jesus smiling as he asks, tongue in cheek, “What did you go out to see in...
Who was that priest praying the rosary at the Army-Navy game?
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 15, 2016 at 4:05 am Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2016 / 03:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- You might have seen an Army chaplain devoutly praying the rosary on the sideline during Saturday's Army-Navy football...
Churches denounce Germany’s billion-euro arms sales to Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Catholic Herald - Dec 15, 2016 at 3:39 am Germany’s churches denounced their country’s growing arms sales to the Gulf states and demanded tighter export controls on weapons manufacturers.
“Over the past 20 years, the...
Massachusetts churches claim victory in religious freedom lawsuit
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 15, 2016 at 2:01 am Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2016 / 02:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Four Massachusetts churches pulled their lawsuit against the state
Monday after they received religious exemptions from...
