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About Time's infamous 'Is God Dead?' cover -- a paradigmatic 50th anniversary
GetReligion - Apr 16, 2016 at 10:00 am In olden times the major U.S. news magazines often ran major religion takeouts at Easter time. Fifty years ago Time greeted the holy weekend with the stark “Is God Dead?” cover...
In Greece, Pope Francis tells migrants 'you are not alone'
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 16, 2016 at 9:32 am Vatican City, Apr 16, 2016 / 09:32 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Francis had simple message for the thousands of refugees now staying on the Greek island of Lesbos: you are not...
In Greece, Pope Francis tells migrants 'you are not alone'
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 16, 2016 at 9:32 am Vatican City, Apr 16, 2016 / 08:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis had simple message for the thousands of refugees now staying on the Greek island of Lesbos: you are not...
Fr Z’s Kitchen: Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 16, 2016 at 9:09 am Yesterday I read at Town Hall that a jail bird lost his court bid to get preferential treatment in prison due to his profession of the faith of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti...
Catholic Catalogue Book Club: Part Three: Seasons of Life (#61-73)
CatholicMom.com - Apr 16, 2016 at 9:00 am Welcome to the Catholic Catalogue Book Club! We’re reading The Catholic Catalogue, by Melissa Musick and Anna Keating.
Chapters 61-73 in The Catholic Catalogue cover a wide range...
Sanders meets Pope Francis to discuss morality and economics
Catholic Herald - Apr 16, 2016 at 8:59 am US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has told The Associated Press that he met briefly with Pope Francis at the papal residence this morning. Sanders said it was a “real...
“Today was very emotional for me, I felt like crying”
Vatican Insider - Apr 16, 2016 at 8:52 am “First of all, I want to thank you for the work you did today. This was a very emotional day for me, very emotional indeed…” Pope Francis was visibly moved before the interview on...
Pope takes 12 Syrian refugees with him on plane back to Rome
News.va - Apr 16, 2016 at 8:25 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis took three Syrian families and their six children back with him on the plane to Italy when he left the Greek island of Lesbos after his 6-hour visit...
BREAKING: Pope Francis Takes 12 Syrian Muslim Refugees Back to Rome Aboard Papal Flight
Aleteia - Apr 16, 2016 at 8:15 am VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian refugees from the Greek island of Lesvos back to Rome on the papal flight, the Vatican has confirmed. According to an official...
Pope takes 12 Syrian refugees back to Italy
Catholic Herald - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:53 am The Vatican has confirmed that 12 Syrian refugees, all of them Muslim, are traveling with the Pope back to Italy from Greece.
The three families, including six children, met with...
Pope offers prayers for migrants at port of Lesbos
News.va - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis during his encounter with civil authorities and the Catholic Community at the Port of Lesbos prayed for all the men, women and children who have died...
Pope Francis, Patr. Bartholomew, ABP Ieronymos sign joint declaration in Lesbos
News.va - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis, along with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, released a joint declaration during their visit to...
Pope's address to civil authorities and the people of Lesbos
News.va - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:50 am (Vatican Radio) Continuing his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, Pope Francis expressed his admiration for the Greek people who, despite their own great...
Pope has lunch with refugees at Moria camp on Lesbos
News.va - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:46 am (Vatican Radio) Pope had lunch on Saturday with a group of 8 refugees at a container inside the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.The Pope is being accompanied on...
Pope, Orthodox leaders listen to cries of refugees, urge help
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:39 am MYTILENE, Greece — Although their speeches were punctuated with policy appeals, Pope Francis and Orthodox leaders focused their visit to the island of Lesbos on the faces, stories...
As he leaves Greece, Pope Francis takes 12 refugees with him
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:30 am Vatican City, Apr 16, 2016 / 06:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After traveling to the Greek island of Lesbos, a primary entry point for refugees seeking passage into Europe, Pope Francis...
As he leaves Greece, Pope Francis takes 12 refugees with him
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:30 am Vatican City, Apr 16, 2016 / 07:30 am (EWTN News).- After traveling to the Greek island of Lesbos, a primary entry point for
refugees seeking passage into Europe, Pope Francis...
Blunders and Ladybugs
CatholicMom.com - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:00 am
When the hibernating ladybugs appear on the inside of my window frames I know spring is just around the corner.
These ferocious mini-carnivores are the darlings of my gardens. As...
Third Annual Catholic Literature Conference; Concord, New Hampshire, April 30th
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 16, 2016 at 7:00 am This is an annual conference that grew out the a one-off event organized speculatively two years ago. To the surprise and delight of all involved, it attracted a large and engaged...
Magdi Cristiano Allam: The Islamic Invasion of Italy
Rorate Coeli - Apr 16, 2016 at 6:57 am by Magdi Cristiano AllamFacebookDear Friends, Now it is everyday that thousands of clandestines are landing in Italy.The Public Prosecutor’s office in Palermo which has just...
