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Cuba pardons 787 common prisoners at Pope’s request
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:51 am The Cuban government has pardoned 787 common prisoners at the request of Pope Francis.
The Council of State headed by President Raul Castro said in a statement published on...
The power of private revelations
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:31 am There can be nothing more resolutely Catholic than the Church’s teaching on the Communion of Saints. It is a phrase on our lips during the recitation of the Creed every Sunday –...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 16, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 19, 11-28
Which of the servants do you relate to most? The good and faithful servant, the moderately successful servant, or the fearful servant who, with...
General Audience catechesis
News.va - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:20 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis during his General Audience in St Peter's Square on Wednesday reflected on the spiritual work of mercy, to bear wrongs patiently, telling the faithful...
INTERVIEW with Card. Burke about their Five Dubia about problems in Amoris Laetitia
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:18 am In the wake of the Five Dubia about Amoris laetitia submitted by the Four Cardinals, one of The Four has been again interviewed. His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke was interviewed...
Clericalism and the Catholic Refugee
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:10 am
Among the many stories buried in the avalanche of political news in the weeks prior to Election Day was a minor brouhaha in Santa Fe, N.M., where a parish priest had the temerity...
Cardinal Burke: we will make ‘formal act of correction’ if Pope doesn’t issue Amoris clarification
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:02 am Cardinal Raymond Burke has said it may be necessary to make a “formal act of correction” if Pope Francis doesn’t answer a letter from four cardinals asking him to clarify aspects...
We've all got it wrong about women in the Catholic Church
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:02 am Rome, Italy, Nov 16, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA).- When it comes to talking about women and their role in the Church, discussion tends to focus almost exclusively on getting ordained or...
Why Liberal Governing Elites Seek to Neutralize Social Issues
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 16, 2016 at 4:00 am
Social issues are messy. They have to do with basic human connections, orientations, and aspects of identity. These include family, cultural community, religion, and relations...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/11/16
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 3:35 am Cuba has pardoned 787 prisoners in a Year of Mercy gesture.
Islamist “hyperextremism” is a threat to global peace, Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need has said.
Vatican...
Indonesian police name Jakarta’s Christian governor as blasphemy suspect
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 3:12 am Police on Wednesday named the Christian governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation in a major test of the Muslim-majority nation’s...
Pope sends video message to General Assembly of US bishops
News.va - Nov 16, 2016 at 3:02 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent a video message to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Tuesday during their annual fall General Assembly regarding the...
Pope Francis' Video-message for USCCB: Full text
News.va - Nov 16, 2016 at 3:02 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a video-message to the General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):
The full text of the Pope’s message can...
Four detained in French investigation into failed 2015 church attack
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 3:01 am French authorities say four men have been detained in an investigation into a failed attack last year on a suburban Paris church.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said the four men...
Pope sends message to UNESCO 'Reinventing Peace' meeting
News.va - Nov 16, 2016 at 2:56 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday sent a message to the ‘Reinventing Peace’ meeting organized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural heritage arm, and the Focolari Movement.
The...
Full text: Pope Francis’s message to US bishops’ conference
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 2:47 am Dear Brother Bishops,
I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak to you. Just a year ago, I was with you during my pastoral visit to the United States. There I was impressed...
Pope Francis praises Latinos’ contribution to US life
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2016 at 2:34 am Pope Francis praised Latino contributions to the country in a message to US bishops on Tuesday, a week after Donald Trump was elected president and on the day the prelates put a...
What the poor suffer from most happens in developed countries
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 16, 2016 at 2:01 am Rome, Italy, Nov 16, 2016 / 02:01 am (EWTN News).- While rarely talked about, Neglected Tropical Diseases are the most
widespread ailment among the world's poorest of the poor –...
Pope to US bishops: Create a culture of encounter, break down walls
Vatican Insider - Nov 16, 2016 at 1:55 am “Our great challenge is to create a culture of encounter which encourages individuals and groups to share the richness of their traditions and experience; to break down walls and...
Solidarity Times Tow: US Bishops pledge support to Christians of the Middle East and immigrants to America
Aleteia - Nov 16, 2016 at 1:50 am The Catholic bishops of the United States on Tuesday expressed their solidarity with two vulnerable populations in particular: the Christians of the Middle East and immigrants to...
