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Judge Rules Sperm Donor is Not Responsible for Paying Child Support
LifeNews.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:57 am New reproductive and fertility procedures are raising difficult legal and ethical questions in our modern society.
Last week, a matter involving a sperm donor and child support...
Foreign citizens urged to stay away from central Jakarta ahead of Islamist rally
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:57 am Foreign governments are warning citizens in Indonesia to stay away from central Jakarta ahead of a huge rally against the capital’s minority Christian governor.
The United States...
Next issue of Catholic St. Louis magazine available soon
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:53 am
Our latest edition of Catholic St. Louis magazine is in the mail this week. Our cover story takes a look at some of the ways parishes are reaching out to the young and...
Pope: "do not resist the grace of conversion"
News.va - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:52 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged the faithful to ask the Lord for help whenever they feel they may be resisting his grace.
The Pope was speaking during his...
Francis urges against spiritual hollowness
Vatican Insider - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:49 am When people “resist” “God’s grace”, when the Lord approaches them and calls out to them, that is when the obstacle of “empty words” appears, words that seek to “justify” or “point...
In South Africa, stigma still keeps HIV patients from seeking treatment
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:40 am CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Each week, 2,000 women ages 15-24 are infected with HIV in South Africa.
In poor communities, young women are mostly infected through sex with older men...
Hundreds mourn beloved homeless man at funeral for him at Catholic church
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:33 am SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas Myron Hooker lived the last 20 years of his life without a roof over his head, but his death proved he was hardly without a home.
Hundreds of people —...
Fires in the mountains: About that haunting Bible passage that was blowing in the wind
GetReligion - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:33 am First, a word of thanks to those who sent messages about the wildfires here in East Tennessee, asking if all was well here in the tmatt.net corner of the hills.
It helps to...
Advent is a Time of Waiting, But HOW Do We Wait?
CatholicMom.com - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:30 am By Kiev school ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Do we wait for the birth of Christ during Advent with joyful expectation or has life’s disappointments left us jaded...
Yes, the Old Mass is ‘rigid’ – that’s one reason us young people love it
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:30 am In a recently published interview, Pope Francis said that he was puzzled by young people who are drawn to the traditional Latin Mass. “I always try to understand what’s behind the...
Catholic college presidents pledge support for students with DACA status
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:29 am WASHINGTON — More than 70 presidents at Catholic colleges and universities have signed a statement pledging their support for students attending their schools who are legally...
Hundreds mourn beloved homeless man in San Francisco
Catholic Herald - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:28 am Thomas Myron Hooker lived the last 20 years of his life without a roof over his head, but his death proved he was hardly without a home.
Hundreds of people – church families,...
Gay lobby attacks Christian HGTV stars over stand on gay ‘marriage’
LifeSiteNews - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:17 am Chip and Joanna Gaines have never shared their views publically, but their church advocates that homosexuality activity is sinful.
Cardinal Pell: How Can You Disagree with a Question?
Creative Minority Report - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:11 am We're always told to not be afraid to ask a question. I guess it's different if you're a Cardinal.Lifesitenews.com:Australian Cardinal George Pell called the four cardinals'...
Pope Francis meets delegation from Georgia
News.va - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:08 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday greeted a delegation of faithful from the Apostolic Administration of the Caucuses who were in Rome to thank the Holy Father for his...
The Benedictines of Mary -- just in time for Christmas
Rorate Coeli - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:02 am There's really not much more to say about the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles. They are fully traditional Catholic nuns, they've topped the classical charts with their...
Three ways to obtain an indulgence for the 100-year Fatima anniversary
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 1, 2016 at 8:02 am Fatima, Portugal, Dec 1, 2016 / 08:32 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant a...
China: Preparations are underway for the 9th Assembly of “Catholic Representatives”
Vatican Insider - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:51 am The 9th national Assembly of Catholic Representatives – the highest authority governing the Church in China – should be held just after Christmas, save for any last minute...
Pope to students: ‘Overcome globalization of indifference with freshness of Gospel’
News.va - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:34 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis invited international students on Thursday to overcome the “globalization of indifference” with “the freshness, actuality, and daring of the Gospel...
Three ways to obtain an indulgence for the 100-year Fatima anniversary
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 1, 2016 at 7:32 am Fatima, Portugal, Dec 1, 2016 / 06:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant a...
