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The next battlefront for religious freedom
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 9:00 am One reason Donald Trump was able to put together a coalition big enough to get him elected as president was that there were so many single issues about which different groups of...
Ireland’s happy pro-life warriors
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 9:00 am The stakes have never been higher when it comes to Ireland’s abortion debate. Media outlets constantly tell us that the battle lines have been drawn between the pro-life and pro-...
How the ‘dubia’ drama will end
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 9:00 am Prognostications are a dangerous pastime for commentators, and in the papacy of Pope Francis the business of making predictions seems a particularly dangerous one. Back in April,...
Pope Francis: support for UNESCO initiative
News.va - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:59 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday gave his support to an international conference on the protection of the cultural heritage in conflict zones, which is taking place in...
The Pope invites all to continue to walk the path of mercy
News.va - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:58 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has encouraged all believers to pray for each other, and to pray the Lord when we are in need and when we have reason to thank Him.
Concluding his...
Pope receives Martin Scorsese following premiere of film on Japanese missionaries
Vatican Insider - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:57 am This morning Pope Francis received US film director Martin Scorsese in audience, after the latter’s film “Silence” premiered in the Vatican yesterday, with a screening at the...
San Diego bishop bans outspoken pro-life priest from writing bulletin columns
LifeSiteNews - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:51 am The bishop has previously accused the priest of 'fanning the flames of hatred.'
Cardinal Burke responds to Pope Francis: The Latin Mass ‘is no exception’
LifeSiteNews - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:50 am 'It is the Mass of the Church of all times and therefore it can not be overthrown and has equal dignity.'
Obama Unilaterally Forces States to Fund Planned Parenthood and Ignores Congress’ Concerns
LifeNews.com - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:46 am Two leading female pro-life lawmakers are demanding answers this week after the Obama Administration sent them a “short form letter” that did not address their concerns about a...
The Pope may have a hard time distinguishing friends from enemies when he visits Ireland
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:44 am Some things never change. It seems that if the Pope goes to Northern Ireland, as part of his prospective Irish visit then the Free Presbyterian Church will protest.
This has...
Catholic leaders urge Congress to increase humanitarian aid in budget
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:35 am The head of Catholic Relief Services and the chairmen of two US bishops’ committees have called on congressional leaders to approve additional funding for humanitarian relief and...
Ampleforth Abbey awarded £2.9 million lottery grant
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:32 am Ampleforth Abbey, home to the largest Benedictine monastic community in Britain, has been awarded a grant of £2.9 million by Heritage Lottery Fund.
The grant will be released in...
Two Historical Films from Ignatius Press
CatholicMom.com - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:30 am Footprints of God is a DVD series from Ignatius Press that is led by Steve Ray that walks us through important figures in salvation history. The key figures covered so far have...
Mexican priest charged with ‘political meddling’
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:29 am Mexican prosecutors have for the first time brought charges against a Catholic priest for allegedly meddling in politics.
Prosecutors accuse the priest and two former mayoral...
Lithuanian archbishop says citizens anxious about Russian military threat
Catholic Herald - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:27 am Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said citizens are anxious about military threats from neighbouring Russia but said support from Europe and the United States helped calm...
Better late than never: New York Times gets around to running a Cliff Barrows obituary
GetReligion - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:25 am Through the decades, I have been assigned many different tasks as a journalist -- but I have never had to write a full-scale obituary. Thus, I admit that I don't know how long it...
Francis: “In proclaiming the Gospel we reject the idolatry of power and success”
Vatican Insider - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:13 am There is a risk that “the Christian mission might appear to be mere utopian illusion or at least something beyond our reach”. But there is also a risk of us “indulg[ing] in a...
For late actress Florence Henderson, Catholic faith was her foundation
Franciscan Media - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:12 am Actress Florence Henderson is pictured on the cover of the January 2017 issue of St. Anthony Messenger magazine. In what was her last interview before her Nov. 24 death at age 82...
Writer Won't Put Schilling In HOF
Creative Minority Report - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:07 am Can we just stop pretending here for a second. Dan Shaughnessy said he's not voting for Curt Schilling for the baseball Hall of Fame because he tweeted out a joke about hanging...
Public university gives credit for volunteering at Planned Parenthood, but not at church
LifeSiteNews - Nov 30, 2016 at 8:03 am The Alliance Defending Freedom is challenging the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on behalf of Alexandra Liebl and Madelyn Rysavy.
