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End of life care must acknowledge our mortality, Francis reminds physicians
EWTN - Vatican News - Nov 16, 2017 at 5:05 am Vatican City, Nov 16, 2017 / 05:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In a message to medical professionals Thursday, Pope Francis said that when it comes to end-of-life care, treatments should...
Pope Francis urges silence before Mass, not ‘chitchat’
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:48 am Catholics should spend their time in silence before Mass, preparing to “meet Jesus” instead of engaging in “chitchat”, the Pope has said. “Silence is so important,” he said. “...
The Rohingya tragedy, expectations for the Pope’s words and gestures
Vatican Insider - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:48 am At the end of November, Francis will be in Myanmar and Bangladesh and in the first country he will face a fragile democracy and diplomatic problem. On 27 August at the Angelus,...
Archbishop of Sydney: Australia’s gay marriage vote was a ‘David and Goliath struggle’
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:47 am Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has said he is “deeply disappointed” after Australia voted for same-sex marriage. In a postal vote, the Yes side won by a margin of 62 to 38...
‘We can’t go back’: Zimbabwe Church leaders speak out after coup
Catholic Herald - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:31 am Church leaders in Zimbabwe have called for calm and for an interim government after the military seized power this week. After meeting in the capital, Harare, the Zimbabwe Heads...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 16, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:25 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 17:20-25
When is the coming of the kingdom? The Pharisees are so concerned. They want to know. They cannot see what is right in front of them. The kingdom is...
The Kingdom of God is not a “carnival”, nor does it grow with “pastoral plans”
Vatican Insider - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:25 am "It is not a show. It is not "a carnival". Nor does it like "advertising". The Kingdom of the Lord grows with the Holy Spirit, not with "pastoral plans". Pope Francis reiterated...
The Sexual Revolution Turns Ugly
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:15 am
How many intellectuals have come to the revolutionary party via the path of moral indignation, only to connive ultimately at terror and autocracy? ∼ Raymond Aron
The Sexual...
Patriarch Kirill asks Putin to back prisoner exchange proposal in eastern Ukraine (Interfax)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 amSan Antonio archbishop decries racism, divisive rhetoric (Today's Catholic)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am “When the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were first adopted, the primary concern of the drafters was male land-owners rather than women and children, the poor...
7 million face starvation, lack of medical care in Yemen (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am The Yemeni Civil War has displaced over 3 million people since 2015.
France, Germany urge more action on climate after Trump quits (Reuters)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am L’Osservatore Romano (11/16 Italian ed.) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Pakistan: protestors take to streets, demand death of Asia Bibi (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death in 2010. Her death sentence was temporarily suspended in 2015, and she remains in prison.
Vatican official: World Day of the Poor is opportunity to be with the poor, change attitudes about poverty (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am The 1st World Day of the Poor will be commemorated this coming Sunday.
California bishop laments school shooting (Diocese of Sacramento)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am Six people were killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting in Rancho Tehama Reserve, California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Tehama_Reserve_shootings.
Resignations and appointments (11/15) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:11 am Pope Francis appointed new bishops in Brazil and France.
Patrick Deneen Explains Why Liberalism Failed
Crisis Magazine - Church - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:10 am
Extreme freedom can’t be expected to lead to anything but a change to extreme slavery, whether for a private individual or for a city. ∼ Plato’s Republic, Book VIII line 566...
In the U. S., Italian political leader Di Maio sees Parolin. Steps towards thaw with the Vatican
Vatican Insider - Nov 16, 2017 at 4:07 am On the road to the Italian government there are two fundamental steps to be taken, for anyone who aspires to be victorious at the end. The United States of America and the Vatican...
'The Mass is prayer': full text of Pope's 11/15 general audience (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 3:11 am Click here for a video of the audience.
UN criticizes EU migration policy toward Libya as 'inhuman' (EU Observer)
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 16, 2017 at 3:11 am L’Osservatore Romano (11/16 Italian ed.) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
