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Francis: “Priests should have the courage of embracing poverty”
Vatican Insider - Nov 18, 2016 at 8:01 am People can forgive a priest anything but not an attachment to money or the mistreatment of others. “May the Lord grant us all the grace of Christian poverty,” so that priests can...
Don't let politicians drive you crazy, Kenya's bishops advise
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 18, 2016 at 8:01 am Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 18, 2016 / 08:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Ahead of Kenya's 2017 elections, the country's Catholic bishops warned about the potential for inflammatory language and...
President-Elect Donald Trump Names Pro-Life Sen. Jeff Sessions His Attorney General
LifeNews.com - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:50 am President-elect Donald Trump this morning has named pro-life Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as his attorney general. That meants the United States will have the first pro-life...
Daily Reading for Monday, November 21st, 2016 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:46 am Reading 1, Revelation 14:1-3, 4-5
1 Next in my vision I saw Mount Zion, and standing on it the Lamb who had with him a hundred and forty-four ...
Cardinal Ribat of PNG: putting the peripheries at the centre
News.va - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:33 am (Vatican Radio) Papua New Guinea’s first ever Cardinal, Sir John Ribat, is preparing to receive the red hat from Pope Francis with the humbleness and simplicity that befit truly...
Daily Reading for Sunday, November 20th, 2016 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:33 am Reading 1, Second Samuel 5:1-3
1 All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron and said, 'Look, we are your own flesh and bone.
2 In days ...
Melkite archbishop hopes Trump, acting with Russia, can curb bloodshed in Syria
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:27 am A Syrian Catholic archbishop has said that American president-elect Donald Trump could help bring peace to the country if he can form an agreement with Russia.
On eve of consistory, New York Times provides historical perspective on College of Cardinals
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:22 am The New York Times has posted a report, with helpful graphic images, showing the changes in the composition of the College of Cardinals over the years, particularly in light of...
Massachusetts priest pleads guilty to online scam
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:19 am A retired priest in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to charges of profiting from a fraudulent online dating scheme.
Scottish leader would consider free abortions for women from Northern Ireland
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:12 am Scotland’s First minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has indicated that she would consider providing abortions for women who come to Scotland from Northern Ireland, where abortion is...
In new interview, Pope reflects on close of Jubilee
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:08 am Vatican City, Nov 18, 2016 / 06:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a lengthy new interview, Pope Francis opened up about his thoughts on the Jubilee of Mercy as well as progress made in...
Don't let politicians drive you crazy, Kenya's bishops advise
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:02 am Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 18, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Ahead of Kenya’s 2017 elections, the country’s Catholic bishops warned about the potential for inflammatory language and...
Meatless Friday: Minestrone Soup
CatholicMom.com - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:00 am
Soup season is upon us, and there’s nothing that soothes better during cold months than soup. Minestrone soup is an Italian style vegetable soup with beans and small pasta, so it...
"The Altar Bell" and More at Romanitas Press
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 18, 2016 at 7:00 am Many NLM readers will know about the good work of Louis Tofari at Romanitas Press, which has a new website that surely deserves a visit. I recently discovered many helpful...
Dedication of the Basilicas of SS. Peter & Paul
Communio - Nov 18, 2016 at 6:59 am Today is the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of SS. Peter & Paul. This is an ancient feast which the Church recalls the place of two great Roman churches in our...
Pope: people can’t forgive a priest attached to money
News.va - Nov 18, 2016 at 6:57 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis appealed for God to grant believers the courage to embrace Christian poverty, saying people cannot forgive a priest who is attached to money. His...
Remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be moved to Peoria
Catholic Herald - Nov 18, 2016 at 6:39 am The remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen are to be moved from St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to the Illinois city of Peoria after a two-year dispute between the two dioceses.
A...
Missouri Appeals Court: Frozen Pre-Embryos Are Marital Property, Not Children
The Religion Clause - Nov 18, 2016 at 6:15 am In McQueen v. Gadberry, (MO App., Nov. 15, 2016), a Missouri state appellate court in a 2-1 decision held that frozen pre-embryos created from the husband's sperm and the wife's...
Power struggle in Syria is ‘workshop of cruelty,’ pope says
Franciscan Media - Nov 18, 2016 at 6:12 am A child plays with a balloon in Douma, Syria Nov. 13. Pope Francis has called events unfolding in the war-torn country a veritable “workshop of cruelty.” (CNS photo/Bassam Khabieh...
NY Town Settles Construction Dispute With Sikh Temple
The Religion Clause - Nov 18, 2016 at 6:10 am According to NBC News, on Wednesday a settlement agreement between the Town of Oyster Bay, New York and the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Center was filed with a federal district court....