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Ahead of Greece trip, Pope Francis asks for prayers
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:30 am Vatican City, Apr 13, 2016 / 05:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With a last-minute trip to Lesbos just days away, Pope Francis remembered the refugees and residents of the Greek island...
Court Says Flying Spaghetti Monster Is Not a "Religion"
The Religion Clause - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:20 am In Cavanaugh v. Bartelt, (D NE, April 12, 2016), a Nebraska federal district court became one of the few to undertake a serious analysis of whether "FSMism"-- the doctrine of the...
1st Circuit Applies Obergefell To Puerto Rico
The Religion Clause - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:15 am In In re Conde-Vidal, (1st Cir., April 7, 2016), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals repudiated the holding by a federal district court in Puerto Rico (see prior posting) that...
“I’m going to Lesbos to be close to the refugees and the Greek people who are welcoming them”
Vatican Insider - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:13 am This Saturday, Pope Francis is going to the island of Lesbos to express “sympathy and solidarity” with migrants and those who have been welcoming them. Francis said this in an “...
Norway's State Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Religion Clause - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:10 am According to Fox News, Norway's state church-- the Evangelical Lutheran Church-- voted on Monday to approve same-sex marriages. It will adopt procedures to implement the decision...
Tennessee Legislature Protects Therapists Whose "Principles" Conflict With Client's Behaviors
The Religion Clause - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:05 am The Tennessee General Assembly yesterday passed HB 1840/SB 1556 (full text) which provides in part:No counselor or therapist providing counseling or therapy services shall be...
Have you seen a Ghost?
CatholicMom.com - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:00 am Copyright 2016 Peter Serzo. All rights reserved.
The very idea of ghosts and spirits can be terrifying. When I was a young man of 20, a friend of mine and I were having a deep...
North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Emphasizing LGBT Rights Retained After H.B. 2
The Religion Clause - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:00 am As previously reported, last month the North Carolina General Assembly passed, and Gov. Pat McCrory signed, House Bill 2 regulating the use by transgender individuals of bathrooms...
Bishop praises Little Sisters for courage in mandate fight
Franciscan Media - Apr 13, 2016 at 6:00 am NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) -- A standing ovation in a packed Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame greeted the Little Sisters of the Poor who were on campus...
The Heroic Minute Challenge: Day 10: Offer it Up
Saints 365 - Apr 13, 2016 at 5:53 am Day 10 of the 14 Day "Heroic Minute" Challenge. Have you mastered the Heroic Minute? I surely have not, but I am learning so much during this challenge about myself, about the...
USD ‘Drag Show,’ Criticized by Vatican, Continues Under New President
Catholic Education Daily - Apr 13, 2016 at 5:46 am For the past four years, the University of San Diego (USD) has hosted and promoted a “drag queen show” featuring students dressed up as members of the opposite sex. In 2014, the...
Little Sisters of the Poor to leave Lancaster after 135 years
Catholic Herald - Apr 13, 2016 at 5:28 am The community of the Little Sisters of the Poor, which has been serving the Diocese of Lancaster for 135 years, have announced that they will be leaving the diocese with “great...
Papal appeal for prayers for visit to Greek island
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 13, 2016 at 5:24 am At the conclusion of his April 13 general audience, Pope Francis appealed for prayers for his upcoming trip to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Lesbos, he said, is a place “where many...
Pope Francis reflects on the calling of St. Matthew
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 13, 2016 at 5:17 am Continuing his series of Wednesday catecheses on mercy, Pope Francis devoted his April 13 general audience to the calling of St. Matthew.
“Jesus not only invites a tax-collector...
Mexican bishops: papal visit challenged us
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 13, 2016 at 5:03 am One month after an editorial posted on the web site of the Archdiocese of Mexico City stated that comments made by the Pope about the Mexican hierarchy were misinformed, the...
Pope asks for prayer for upcoming trip to Lesbos
News.va - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday issued an appeal for prayers for his upcoming trip to the Greek Island of Lesbos, where he will meet with some of the tens of thousands...
Pope Francis remembers anniversary of "baptism of Poland"
News.va - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday joined with the Church in Poland in marking the 1050th anniversary of the “baptism of the nation.”
Speaking to Polish pilgrims during the...
Pope: General audience summary on responding to God’s call
News.va - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:50 am (Vatican Radio) In his weekly general audience in Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected how Jesus came to call not the righteous, but the sinners. The Pope drew from...
Church in North Africa �more universal, less European'
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:33 am The Regional Bishops’ Conference of North Africa met recently in Tangier, Morocco, and discussed the situation of the Church in the largely Muslim region.
Depending on the nation...
The Pope’s visit to Lesbos, hands-on ecumenism
Vatican Insider - Apr 13, 2016 at 4:32 am The schedule for Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew’s visit to the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday 16 April is being drawn up. The Pope will be welcomed at Mytilene airport by...
