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Pope offers prayers for victims of Turkey bomb attack
News.va - Aug 21, 2016 at 7:36 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of Saturday’s bombing in southern Turkey. At least 50 people were killed and dozens wounded when a...
Pope prays for victims of 'bloody' attack at a wedding in Turkey
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 21, 2016 at 6:16 am Vatican City, Aug 21, 2016 / 06:16 am (EWTN News/CNA).- After an explosion in southern Turkey lit up a wedding ceremony, killing
50 people and wounding nearly 100 more, Pope...
Pope prays for victims of 'bloody' attack at a wedding in Turkey
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 21, 2016 at 6:16 am Vatican City, Aug 21, 2016 / 05:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After an explosion in southern Turkey lit up a wedding ceremony, killing 50 people and wounding nearly 100 more, Pope...
Olympic champion Ledecky returns home to cheering crowd
Franciscan Media - Aug 21, 2016 at 6:00 am DULLES, Va. (CNS) -- After winning five medals -- four gold and one
silver -- at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, swimming champion
Katie Ledecky is taking things one step at...
Privacy, safety at stake with proposed rule on homeless shelters
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 21, 2016 at 5:48 am Washington D.C., Aug 21, 2016 / 04:48 am (CNA).- According to proposed federal rules, homeless shelters partnering with the government might soon have to compromise the privacy...
For Missouri bishops, limitless concealed carry is a bad idea
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 21, 2016 at 5:09 am Jefferson City, Mo., Aug 21, 2016 / 05:09 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Missouri legislature should let stand the governor's veto of a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms...
Daily Gospel Reflection for August 21, 2016 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
CatholicMom.com - Aug 21, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 13, 22-30 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Will I be strong enough? If I am not, will I have the humility to ask for God’s assistance?
One day at the...
Pope Francis dedicates Olympic month to praying for sports
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 21, 2016 at 4:21 am Vatican City, Aug 21, 2016 / 04:21 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- While Pope Francis has often spoken about sports as a means of
fellowship and fraternity, the message has a special...
These runners ran more than 1,000 miles to see the Pope
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 21, 2016 at 3:29 am Vatican City, Aug 21, 2016 / 03:29 am (EWTN News).-
Runners completing a non-stop relay of more than 1,000 miles from Cordoba, Spain to Rome ended their journey by attending a...
Toilet trouble: Target tests temporary toiliet theory
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2016 at 12:00 am Amid continuing dispute over its transgender bathroom policy, the retail giant Target has denied that the controversy is linked to its decline in ...
New tech reveals REAL poverty locations and whether YOUR donations actually reach them
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2016 at 12:00 am Through advanced satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, Stanford scientists can map impoverished locations and track funding to see if the ...
'We do not understand why this is happening to us': Christians tied then you won't believe what happens next in the Congo
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2016 at 12:00 am The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen a dramatic rise in Christian persecution, leaving at least 36 Christians hacked to death.
No-spoilers 2016 Ben-Hur review
Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 21, 2016 at 12:00 am The 2016 "Ben-Hur" remake wows with an adrenaline-inducing chariot race and heartbreaking tale of betrayal.
Lord, will those who are saved be few?
Integrated Catholic Life - Aug 20, 2016 at 11:04 pm I once heard a comment from a friend who was preparing a homily for today’s passage from Luke’s Gospel (see Luke 13:22-30). He was finding it difficult to preach on the “fact”...
The Piano Guys’ Kids Are the Inspiration Behind Their YouTube Hit
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2016 at 11:00 pm “Our kids give us great inspiration for our music. When Jon’s 17 year old daughter said how much she loved this song, Jon decided to try it. He experienced a flood of inspiration...
Listen to The Iliad being recited in the original Greek
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2016 at 11:00 pm The Iliad, like so many other epic stories and poems of classical and pre-classical antiquity, was originally intended to be read (or recited by heart) aloud. Several scholars and...
A 9-step daily prayer that reveals hidden inner truths
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2016 at 11:00 pm Saint Ignatius of Loyola created the Examen to be a very short (“quarter of an hour”) prayer that can be prayed at any time that is most convenient. In the Examen, we review our...
A student’s prayer for the start of a new school year
Aleteia - Aug 20, 2016 at 11:00 pm Well Lord, here we are once again. My classes are selected and my schedule is planned out, and another year of schooling stretches out before me. I thank you for the opportunity...
EEOC Sues Over Firing of Muslim Employee
The Religion Clause - Aug 20, 2016 at 9:58 pm The EEOC announced this week that it has filed a Title VII religious discrimination lawsuit against KASCO, a St. Louis-based company that manufactures and sells butcher supplies...
