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Pope Saint Linus, Martyr
Regina Magazine - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:52 pm September 23 Today is the feast day of Pope Saint Linus. Ora pro nobis. The “Liber Pontificalis” asserts that Linus’s home was in Tuscany, and that his father’s name was...
Vatican revises norms for examining alleged miracles
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:44 pm In an effort to ensure transparency as well as historical and scientific accuracy, Pope Francis has approved revised norms for the Congregation for Saints' Causes regarding...
Why “Nones” Are Leaving the Church
Commonweal - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:33 pm The most significant demographic trend in American religion today is the rapidly growing numbers of “unaffiliated” or “nones.” The data has spoken clearly for years, with a rise...
CatholicMom.com Joins Record Crowd at #TOBCongress 2016 Theology of the Body Congress
CatholicMom.com - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:33 pm This week, I’m happy to be joining record numbers of participants at the 2016 Theology of the Body Congress. Yesterday, I attended two pre-conference sessions and am already...
Christian Heritage Party sues City of Hamilton over removal of transgender ads
LifeSiteNews - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:23 pm The group will argue in court that its rights of free speech and freedom of expression were violated.
Ad campaign cites poll showing most Americans favor abortion restrictions
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:08 pm March for Life Action has launched a public awareness campaign through digital and television outlets saying that candidates running for public office who promise to expand women'...
Catholic bishops suspend involvement in 'national dialogue' talks in Democratic Republic of Congo
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:04 pm The Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have announced that they are backing away temporarily from involvement in national dialogue on elections, as...
Fall Festivals, the Olive Mass, and Father Leo Patalinghug
The Catholic Foodie - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:02 pm
On The Catholic Foodie Show today we talk fall festivals in and around New Orleans (including the inaugural Fried Chicken Festival!) and the first-ever Olive Mass to celebrate...
The Façade of Assisi Cathedral: Guest Article by Julian Kwasniewski
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 23, 2016 at 1:00 pm The Cathedral of St Rufino in Assisi, the third church to be built on the same site, was begun in 1140 A.D., about 40 years before St Francis was born. It is perhaps less visited...
New York’s MET Museum goes Jerusalem
Aleteia - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:45 pm The Holy City. All Abrahamic religions (that is, Judaism, Christianism and Islam) have laid claim to it, and all of them revere it in awe of its history. But Jerusalem is, itself...
Vatican endorses 40 Days For Life in lead-up to massive UNITED campaign
LifeSiteNews - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:43 pm Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, sent an unsolicited letter of support to the pro-life group.
Her Eye Is on the Sparrow
CatholicMom.com - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm By Andreas Trepte – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8256392
My mom has moderate Alzheimer’s disease. She was diagnosed three years ago. She...
Donald Trump Releases 2nd List of Potential Supreme Court Judges: “I Will Nominate Someone Like Scalia”
LifeNews.com - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:24 pm Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today released a second list of potential Supreme Court judges he would appoint if he is elected president. A first list Trump...
Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Mexico
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:21 pm Mexico City, Mexico, Sep 23, 2016 / 11:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Mexican Cardinal Alberto Suárez Inda is offering prayers for the safety of a priest who was kidnapped in the country...
San Diego bishop’s ‘comprehensive’ voting advice puts environmentalism on par with abortion
LifeSiteNews - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:05 pm San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy argues that it's not ‘comprehensive’ to vote based on ‘intrinsic evils.’
The Vatican is changing how it verifies miracles
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:03 pm Vatican City, Sep 23, 2016 / 11:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Changes to the regulations for confirming alleged miracles during the causes of saints aim to preserve the scientific rigor...
The Vatican is changing how it verifies miracles
EWTN - Vatican News - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:03 pm Vatican City, Sep 23, 2016 / 12:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Changes to the regulations for confirming alleged miracles during the
causes of saints aim to preserve the scientific rigor...
Religious 'ghosts' haunt coverage of hijab controversy at Georgia State
GetReligion - Sep 23, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Muslim college student fights for her right to wear a hijab: good, controversial piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
At least until you see that much of the article was...
The Magnificent Seven
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Sep 23, 2016 at 11:59 am NEW YORK — A chivalrous parable that showcases self-sacrificing heroism, “The Magnificent Seven” (Columbia) can be read as illustrating, in microcosm, Catholic theology’s theory...
She Survived an Abortion But Was Then Tied Up in a Trash Bag and Left to Die
LifeNews.com - Sep 23, 2016 at 11:58 am I first met Thandi in 2006 while working at an orphanage for abandoned infants in South Africa. She was a thriving four-month-old with an infectious smile and a very distinctive...
