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Non violence is a weapon for peace - The Pope once again calls to abolish the death penalty, to forgive debt in poor countries and to remove walls of indifference
News.va - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:58 am
Pope Francis called for “the active
witness of non-violence” to work “as a ‘weapon’ to achieve peace” in his
message to a conference organized by the Pontifical Council for...
Three Tiny Notes on Amoris Laetitia
Rorate Coeli - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:56 am 1. An apostolic exhortation is not, by its very nature, a non-magisterial document. It is the content of a papal document that reveals its magisterial relevance, not its name or...
Pope Francis' Instagram success: a model for Catholic social media?
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:46 am Vatican City, Apr 12, 2016 / 07:46 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Social media can be a place for evangelization.
Pope Francis' Instagram success: a model for Catholic social media?
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:46 am Vatican City, Apr 12, 2016 / 06:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Social media can be a place for evangelization.
The proof? The giant audience for Pope Francis’ new Instagram profile. More...
The Heroic Minute Challenge: Day 9: St. John Paul II's Heroic Minute
Saints 365 - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:43 am So far we have talked about Our Lord Jesus' Heroic Minute, and the Proverbs 31 woman's Heroic Minute. Today, I'd like to turn our attention to one of favorite saint's Heroic...
Pope Francis Stresses Faithful Education in Light of Family Crisis, Says Theologian
Catholic Education Daily - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:30 am Pope Francis clearly stated the need for faithful Catholic education in his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia released on Friday, and warned against any attempts by schools or...
‘Amoris Laetitia not a reform of rules, but a reform of the Church,’ says Archbishop Cupich
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:28 am Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago welcomed the release of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), saying the document “is not about a reform of...
Border Song – Pope Names Pierre as US Nuncio
Whispers in the Loggia - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:15 am Expected for weeks, it's real now: at Roman Noon, the Pope named 70 year-old Archbishop Christophe Pierre as his Nuncio to the United States, retiring Archbishop Carlo Maria...
Pope appoints French-born Christophe Pierre, as the New Nuncio to the United States
Vatican Insider - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:05 amKenyan bishops challenge government to put a stop to corruption
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:02 am Kenya’s Catholic bishops challenged the government to show commitment in fighting corruption, calling it a “cancer” that “is killing our country.”
“The ordinary men and women are...
"I believe and therefore I speak."
CatholicMom.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:00 am In a room filled with women dedicated to the teachings of Jesus Christ, the music ministry led us in song, read scripture, and brought our awareness to why we sing praises to God...
Way of Beauty Weekend in June in Rural Vermont
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 12, 2016 at 7:00 am I have been invited by the OQ Farm in beautiful farmland close to Woodstock, Vermont, to lead a weekend study centered around the traditional formation that would been given to...
Pope appoints new Vatican ambassador to the U.S.
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:42 am Vatican City, Apr 12, 2016 / 05:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has appointed French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre as the Vatican ambassador to the U.S., replacing...
Pope appoints new Vatican ambassador to the U.S.
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:42 am Vatican City, Apr 12, 2016 / 06:42 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Francis has appointed French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre as the Vatican ambassador to the U.S., replacing...
Archbishop Christophe Pierre new Nuncio to USA
News.va - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Archbishop Christophe Pierre as the new Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America. Archbishop Pierre, a native of France,...
Challenge To Catholic Hospitals' Ethical Directives Dismissed On Standing and Ripeness Grounds
The Religion Clause - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:15 am A Michigan federal district court has dismissed on standing and ripeness grounds a challenge to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services followed by...
10th Circuit:Dismisses As Moot Challenge To Utah Polygamy Law
The Religion Clause - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:10 am In Brown v. Buhman, (10th Cir., April 11, 2016), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed on mootness grounds the constitutional challenge to Utah's anti-polygamy laws...
Cardinal Burke: ‘Amoris Laetitia does not change Church teaching’
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:06 am Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia does not seek to change Church teaching, Cardinal Raymond Burke has.
In an article for the National Catholic Register, the...
Persecution of Christians can have a polite disguise, Pope Francis warns
EWTN - Vatican News - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:06 am Vatican City, Apr 12, 2016 / 06:06 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis on Tuesday reflected on the "polite persecution" of Christians that takes away their freedom in the disguise...
Provocative Anti-Muslim Rally Planned For Atlanta
The Religion Clause - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:05 am According to yesterday's Atlanta Journal Constitution, after the Georgia Building Authority rejected a request for a permit to hold a "United against Islam and Islamic...
