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Children's DVD Review: Kids and Prayer
CatholicMom.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:00 am
In this DVD by Paraclete Press, Kids and Prayer, Br. Mickey McGrath takes kids into an easy and fun journey to learn more about prayer in this well-made video for kids. It...
Rastafarian Minister Loses Fight To Solicit Ballot Signatures At Revenue Office
The Religion Clause - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:00 am In Brown v. Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, (WD AR, April 8, 2016), an Arkansas federal district court dismissed an action by Rev. Tom Brown, a Rastafarian...
Pope names new papal nuncio to the United States
Franciscan Media - Apr 12, 2016 at 6:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to Mexico since 2007, to be the new apostolic nuncio to the United States.
He succeeds...
No, Pope Francis isn't saying your 'conscience' trumps doctrine
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:56 am Washington D.C., Apr 12, 2016 / 05:56 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
In his apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia Pope Francis is helping priests to be better pastors, not giving individual...
Books blog: Discover Mother Angelica’s genius in her straightforward meditations
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:25 am I have just been reading a small book, published by ETWN, entitled Praying with Mother Angelica. They are all short meditations on the Rosary, the Way of the Cross and other well-...
Prelates discuss care for HIV children with UN, US officials
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:21 am Caritas, the Church’s confederation of relief and development agencies, is hosting a three-day conference in Rome devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of children with ...
Pope appoints new nuncio to United States
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:12 am Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Christophe Pierre as apostolic nuncio to the United States of America.
Archbishop Pierre succeeds Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who has ...
Brazilian cardinal: 21st century �decisive' in saving the planet
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 5:03 am Addressing Brazil’s bishops, Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, the retired prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, described the Amazon River basin as the “lungs of the ...
Bishop helps broker peace deal in South Sudan
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:49 am A South Sudanese bishop has helped broker a peace agreement between the nation’s government and South Sudan National Liberation Movement, a local rebel group.
Bishop Edward ...
“Those ‘polite’ forms of persecution that go against freedom of conscience”
Vatican Insider - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:37 am Like St. Stephen, the first martyr or the children who were killed by Herod, today too there are many Christians who are massacred for their faith in Jesus Christ, while others...
Jordan's king to contribute to restoration of Christ's tomb
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:34 am In a letter to the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, King Abdullah II of Jordan announced that he will contribute funds to the restoration of Christ’s tomb at the Basilica of...
Daily Gospel Reflection for April 12, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: John 6, 30-35
In my morning prayers today, I will ask God for the same things I asked for yesterday. I typically ask for ordinary things. However, when I pray for...
Being pro-life never used to mean being Republican
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:28 am Washington D.C., Apr 12, 2016 / 03:28 am (CNA).- “(W)hen it comes to issues like abortion, amnesty, and acid, I’m about as liberal as your grandmother. I don’t like the Supreme...
South Africa's Christian leaders call for president's resignation
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 4:15 am The South African Council of Churches, an ecumenical body whose members include the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has called on the nation’s president to ...
In Lyon, Catholics, Muslims gather to honor the Virgin Mary
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:47 am Four hundred Catholics and Muslims gathered recently in the Maronite Catholic parish in Lyon, France, to honor the Virgin Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation.
The...
‘Do not forget Iraq,’ Baghdad bishop implores US leaders
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:44 am The Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad has implored American Church leaders not to forget Iraq, during a visit to the country.
A delegation of American Catholic leaders visiting northern...
Russia: joint Catholic-Orthodox initiative to assist Syria's Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:25 am Officials of the Moscow Patriarchate, joined by Catholic Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow, traveled to Lebanon and Syria to meet with local Christian leaders and assess the best...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/04/16
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 3:07 am Pope Francis has reportedly promised to extend the validity of confessions heard by SSPX priests beyond the Year of Mercy.
Kenya is in the grip of the “malignant disease” of...
Pope Francis to visit Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, Vatican confirms
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:44 am Pope Francis will travel to Armenia in late June and to Georgia and Azerbaijan in the autumn, the Vatican has announced.
The Armenia trip from June 24-26 comes in response to an...
Defendant in ‘VatiLeaks’ trial denies giving documents to reporters
Catholic Herald - Apr 12, 2016 at 2:21 am The man who served as executive secretary of a commission Pope Francis established to study Vatican finances said he never gave documents of any kind to Italian journalists and,...
