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Francis in Assisi for the 30th anniversary of the Interreligious Assembly 

Vatican Insider - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:55 am
Pope Francis will return to Assisi on 20 September, for the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the “interreligious assembly for peace among the peoples.” The news was...

Simcha Fisher on How to Help the People in Louisiana

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:49 am
…whom the media have chosen to ignore despite the fact 40,000 Americans are affected by the flooding.

New Planned Parenthood Ad Features Preschool Teacher, Doesn’t Mention It Aborts Children

LifeNews.com - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:45 am
Planned Parenthood has been performing fewer non-abortion services in the past few years, but a new ad is trying to convince the public that it is more than just an abortion chain...

Pope Francis inspires master chef to create feasts for Rio’s homeless

Catholic Herald - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:45 am
Twelve hours ago, Fagner Dos Santos ate his last meal: two hardened bread buns and coffee. For much of the past decade, the 33-year-old has been battling drug addiction while...

Roundup: Catholic Olympians, Schools Closing and Opening, and More

Catholic Education Daily - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:42 am
Your weekly summary of the latest in Catholic education:   We’re not saying Catholicism makes you a better athlete but… Gold medal-winning machine Katie Ledecky credits her...

Mom says she wishes she could have aborted her son with microcephaly in horrifying video

LifeSiteNews - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:42 am
How can any loving parent look at their child and say, 'I wish I had aborted you?'

Fit and healthy monk reveals secret to long life HD

Catholic Online - Featured News - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:37 am
Fit and healthy monk reveals secret to long lifehttp://www.catholic.org/news/health/story.php?id=70433 By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA ...

Exegesis of Mother's Incantation

Commonweal - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:35 am
Way below I posted Mrs. O'Faolain's incantation to rouse her sons for Lenten Mass. The last line seemed to have neither scriptural nor liturgical resonance:   "A fine bright cold...

Was this big news or not? U.S. Catholics share a symbolic hug with the Lutheran left

GetReligion - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:33 am
Long, long, ago -- back in the 1980s -- an evangelical Presbyterian pastor in the Denver area asked me an interesting question. It went something like this: If the old mainline...

Forgetting What is Not Essential

CatholicMom.com - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:30 am
Undated photo by Peter Griffin via PublicDomainPictures.net, PD As a mother of a large family, struggling to wash, dry, and fold three or four loads of laundry every day, I...

Islamic leader wants to legalise polygamy in Italy

Catholic Herald - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:27 am
The leader of the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy has said there is “no reason” for polygamy not to be legalised after the Italian government passed a law to recognise the...

Bishops stand straong against threats of morning-after pill, euthanasia in Malta

LifeSiteNews - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:22 am
The Catholic prelates in the island country offered resistance to the 'throwaway culture' that devalues the vulnerable in society.

Aun con reforma de inmigración estancada, católicos defienden mensaje de bienvenida

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:16 am
WASHINGTON — Durante la fiesta de la Transfiguración del Señor del 6 de agosto, el obispo auxiliar Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville de Washington se dirigió a la multitud de...

What’s inside this week’s magazine?

Catholic Herald - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:09 am
Cover Story… Aurora Griffin on why she stood up to Satanists More comment… Fr Jerome Bertram explains the history of priestly celibacy Amy-Jo Crowley asks how the Church can help...

Durante ‘viernes de misericordia,’ el papa visita a mujeres liberadas de la prostitución

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Aug 18, 2016 at 8:04 am
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Continuando con su práctica de visitar una vez al mes a personas que enfrentan conflictos especiales durante el Año de la Misericordia, el papa Francisco...

Polyphony Summer School in Ireland

New Liturgical Movement - Aug 18, 2016 at 7:53 am
We choir directors have a duty to pass on the REAL treasures of church music to the next generation ... and impart the musical skills which will enable them to continue this...

PODCAST: The day that Satan came to Harvard

Catholic Herald - Aug 18, 2016 at 7:49 am
In Oklahoma City this week on the Feast of the Assumption, Satanists held a Black Mass during which they desecrated a statue of the Virgin Mary. American bishops spoke out and...

Kyrie Eleison!

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 18, 2016 at 7:47 am
Heartbreaking photo accompanies this story on the violence in Aleppo. God grant this child and all the people in Aleppo deliverance and healing through Christ our Lord. Mother...

“A Synod for the Church in Australia in 2020” 

Vatican Insider - Aug 18, 2016 at 7:40 am
The Catholic Church of Australia wants to celebrate its own Synod in 2020. This was announced by the Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, in an interview published in the...

I’m sorry to see Jason Jones is mad at me

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 18, 2016 at 7:39 am
He writes: Mark Shea accuses those who have dedicated their lives to fighting abortion of using the unborn as “human shields.” In fact, pro-lifers are willing to serve themselves...
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