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Irish bishop recalls Cranberries’ musician for her faith, inspiration
Franciscan Media - Jan 17, 2018 at 7:00 am DUBLIN (CNS) — The Cranberries’ frontwoman, Dolores O’Riordan, has been described as a woman of soul and courage by the bishop of Limerick, where she honed her musical talent at a...
Knights of Columbus praise increased US aid for persecuted Iraqis
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 17, 2018 at 7:00 am Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2018 / 07:00 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The federal government has pledged $55 million in aid for religious and
ethnic groups that have faced ISIS persecution...
Dynamic Equivalence
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 17, 2018 at 7:00 am It seems that Google has also come out in support of the old vox obscura style of liturgical translation under which we suffered for so many years. Even as we speak, in a theology...
New Los Angeles ministry aims to help families of the imprisoned
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:49 am Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 17, 2018 / 06:49 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Families with loved ones in prison are feeling isolated, and a new initiative of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is...
10,000 petition Cardinal Sarah over ‘inadequate’ digital organ in St Peter’s Basilica
Catholic Herald - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:44 am A row has broken out over the arrival of a digital organ in St Peter’s Basilica. An online petition signed by nearly 10,000 people has asked Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican’s...
Inter-American Human Rights Court Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage and Transgender Rights
The Religion Clause - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:20 am In an Advisory Opinion (full text in Spanish) dated Nov. 24, 2017, but apparently first published on Jan. 9, 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the American...
Church Camp Loses Challenge To Zoning Decision On Neighboring Dairy Farm
The Religion Clause - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:15 am In House of Prayer Ministries, Inc. v. Rush County Board of Zoning Appeals, (IN App., Jan. 16, 2018), an Indiana state appeals court rejected a challenge by a church summer camp...
Suit Contends Ministerial Exception Does Not Bar Hostile Work Environment Claims
The Religion Clause - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:10 am Yesterday's Cook County Record reports on a hostile work environment lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago by Sandor Demkovich, former organist and music director of St....
Justice Department Supports Archdiocese Against Washington Area Transit Authority
The Religion Clause - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:05 am As previously reported, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is considering an appeal by the Archdiocese of Washington challenging the refusal of the Washington Area...
Holy Land: Franciscan superior condemns protests against Greek Orthodox patriarch (Custody of the Holy Land)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:01 am Father David Patton, the Franciscan superior in the Holy Land, condemned recent protests by Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem against embattled Patriarch Theophilos III of...
Wyoming Catholic College celebrates 10 years (National Catholic Register)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:01 amRural English diocese has highest number of seminarians in 30 years (Catholic Herald)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:01 am Bishop Alan Hopes has led the Diocese of East Anglia since 2013.
1 Catholic school in diocese twice as large as Texas (Cardinal Newman Society)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:01 am According to the report, the missionary spirit is “alive and well” at the preK-12 Catholic school in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Alaska).
Following White House meeting, prelate calls for legislative solution for 'DREAMers' (USCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:01 am Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin is chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Migration; ‘DREAM’ is a reference to the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, first...
Do You Want to Be Happy This Year?
CatholicMom.com - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:00 am
Do you want to be happier? Do you feel that something is missing in your life, but you can’t put your finger on what it might be? Do you know you should focus on what really...
Suit In Belgium Challenges Kosher Slaughter Ban
The Religion Clause - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:00 am In Belgium yesterday, three organizations filed suit challenging legislation in the Flemish Region of the country that bans kosher and halal slaughter beginning in 2019. As...
Art matters: If John the Baptist “decreases,” why is Jesus so small?
Aleteia - Jan 17, 2018 at 6:00 am A look at Ottavio Vannini's painting, "The Pointer," a work of art that decorates the Church of San Gaetano in Florence.The next day John again was standing with two of his...
Ealing Council moves closer to banning prayer vigils outside abortion clinics
Catholic Herald - Jan 17, 2018 at 5:23 am Ealing Council has moved a step closer to banning prayer vigils outside abortion clinics after voting to open a public consultation on the move. The council agreed the...
Who cheats? The demographics of faith and infidelity
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 17, 2018 at 5:15 am Denver, Colo., Jan 17, 2018 / 06:00 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Last week, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens admitted to an extramarital
affair with his former hairdresser, although he denied...
Canadian bishops name delegates to Synod of Bishops on youth (CCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 17, 2018 at 5:01 am The 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is devoted to “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment” and will take place in October.
