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A ministry of mercy tackles suicide epidemic on Lakota reservation
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:20 pm A sad reality on a number of Native American reservations is the high suicide rate. That is especially true on the Rosebud Reservation in south central South Dakota.
Pope to visit Lesbos with Orthodox to highlight plight of refugees
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:13 pm In an effort to highlight the dramatic situation of refugees left in limbo on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis and other Christian leaders will meet with the migrants...
Knights of Columbus bursary accepting applicants
The Busy Catholic - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:13 pm $500 available for 30 students in financial need
Knights of Columbus logo. (Photo Credit: Knights of Columbus)
The annual Bishop Thomas J. Lobsinger, OMI Memorial Bursary Program...
Persecution of Christians can have a polite disguise, Pope Francis warns
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:06 pm Vatican City, Apr 12, 2016 / 05:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Tuesday reflected on the “polite persecution” of Christians that takes away their freedom in the disguise...
"We don't want to live under Islamic rule"
The Busy Catholic - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:05 pm Syrian Patriarch expresses shock at the destruction by ISIS in recently liberated town
Destruction left by ISIS in another town. (Photo Credit: Wassim Farkouh Homs)
The Church...
Franciscan convent to shelter refugees
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:58 pm A medieval Franciscan convent near Assisi, Italy, opened its doors once again to offer refugees shelter and assistance.
No, Pope Francis isn't saying your 'conscience' trumps doctrine
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:56 pm Washington D.C., Apr 12, 2016 / 04:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In his apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia Pope Francis is helping priests to be better pastors, not giving individual...
Project Advance launches 2016 campaign
The Busy Catholic - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:49 pm Special grant program focuses on corporal works of mercy
The annual fundraising campaign of the Archdiocese of Vancouver honours the Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy with a special...
ACCW to honor four women for parish volunteerism
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:27 pm At its annual convention April 29-30 at St. Vincent de Paul in Brooklyn Park, the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women will present Laywomen Volunteer Awards to four women.
Missouri House Passes Bill to Define Unborn Baby as a Person and Ban Abortions
LifeNews.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:10 pm A Missouri House committee passed a controversial pro-life resolution Tuesday that would recognize unborn babies as human beings in the state constitution.
The Kansas City Star...
Planned Parenthood Rallies Supporters to Back Aborting Babies With Down Syndrome
LifeNews.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:06 pm Planned Parenthood’s abortion rally is an ugly reminder of the hate directed at unborn children who are vulnerable for abortion because of their race, gender or potential...
BFR986: F8
SQPN - Podcast Network - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:57 pm This show is brought to you by my patrons. Help me to continue to bring you these shows by joining them at http://Patreon.com/FatherRoderick. New patrons since the last episode: ...
WLK135: The Hobble
SQPN - Podcast Network - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:39 pm Photo Credit: maxcosworth / Flickr / CC BY 2.0
After Sunday’s marathon, I can still hardly walk, but I can hobble! I share with you the fruits of my new-found assertiveness and...
UST law prof outlines pro-life legal challenges
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:21 pm Four specific threats to the dignity of human life are interrelated in contributing to laws that deny both the right to life and the natural rights of parents and children, said...
South Carolina Gov says state doesn’t need bathroom privacy or religious liberty protections
LifeSiteNews - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:13 pm The bill's sponsor, State Senator Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg), says his bill is "a public-safety issue” referring to men using women’s toilets, showers, locker rooms and private...
Head of U.S. Bishops’ news service: religious freedom laws are ‘pro-discrimination’ and ‘stupid’
LifeSiteNews - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:06 pm 'Spence's comments place him directly at odds with the Catholic Church he was hired to serve,' argues a Catholic activist.
Kenyan bishops decry corruption, tribalism
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:04 pm "The cancer of corruption is killing our country," the Catholic bishops of Kenya lament in a statement released at the conclusion of their annual meeting.
The bishops charge ...
French bishops to establish independent panel on sex-abuse
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:00 pm The Catholic bishops of France plan to set up an independent commission to oversee the handling of sex-abuse complaints.
The new commission, which will be composed of secular...
Mom With Cancer Who Refused Chemo to Save Unborn Baby Gives Birth to Healthy Boy
LifeNews.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:54 pm New York mom Kim Vaillancourt credits her unborn son with saving her life.
One day, nearly half way through her pregnancy, she began experiencing severe headaches and nausea....
Number of Catholic writers expressing concern about Pope’s exhortation rapidly growing
LifeSiteNews - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:50 pm Does the exhortation mark a sea change in Catholic journalism in this papacy?
