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Council of Cardinals meeting again this week to discuss Vatican reorganization
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:42 pm The Council of Cardinals is meeting with Pope Francis this week, continuing its review of proposals for the reform of the Roman Curia.
The Council-- the group of nine cardinals ...
How a simple idea helped 7,000 homeless pregnant women
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:39 pm New York City, N.Y., Apr 11, 2016 / 02:39 pm (CNA).- Christopher Bell was in his twenties and living in Times Square when he heard something that sounded like the voice of God....
Pope to extend authority of SSPX priests to hear confessions?
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:29 pm Pope Francis plans to extend the authority of priests of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) to hear confessions, according to the leader of the traditionalist group.
Last year the...
Cardinal Burke: papal document does not-- and cannot-- change Church teaching
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:20 pm In his apostolic exhortation <i>Amoris Laetitia</I>, Pope Francis does not and could not change the teachings of the Church regarding marriage, Cardinal Raymond Burke...
Colorado Constitutional Amendment Would Allow Euthanasia of Disabled People
LifeNews.com - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:19 pm When people say assisted suicide is only for the terminally ill, I know they are either lying or ignorant of what the movement really wants.
If suicide or killing is an acceptable...
Cardinal Burke’s puzzling response to the pope’s exhortation…makes perfect sense
LifeSiteNews - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:19 pm Was the cardinal blasting conservative critics of the pope's exhortation? Hardly.
New Study: the Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo Covered the Same Person
Aleteia - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:10 pm The Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo “almost certainly covered the cadaver of the same person.” This is the conclusion from an investigation that has compared the two...
Antonio Socci: There has been a coup in the Church
Rorate Coeli - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:03 pm Let us rebel against “the dictatorship of relativism” which is destroying Catholicism and our civilization.Antonio Socci“Libero”April 10, 2016In “La Repubblica” yesterday, the ...
Washington Post follows trail of Donald Trump's charitable giving everywhere -- almost
GetReligion - Apr 11, 2016 at 3:00 pm Frequent consumers of mainstream news may recall that Citizen Donald Trump traveled to Liberty University back in January to deliver one of his fire-from-the-hip speeches in his...
Cardinal Burke destroys Cupich’s claim that pope’s exhortation is a ‘game changer’
LifeSiteNews - Apr 11, 2016 at 2:58 pm A 'revolution' in Church practice is impossible, the cardinal says.
Post Mortem on Catholic Doctrine?
Saint Louis Catholic - Apr 11, 2016 at 2:29 pm "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.”--G.K. Chesterton This quote, a favorite of my beloved wife, hangs on...
Kansas Abortions Drop to Lowest Level in 30 Years, Over 300 Babies Saved From Abortion
LifeNews.com - Apr 11, 2016 at 2:28 pm Kansas abortion statistics for 2015 were released today by the Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment (KDHE). The figures revealed an overall 4.4% drop from 2014 and the lowest...
A sad, sobering reaction to #AmorisLaetitia
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 11, 2016 at 2:19 pm At a blog called Dymphna’s Road (unusual name, but blogs often have unusual – and intriguing – names), I saw something that encapsulates what I fear is going to happen in the wake...
Feminist Groups Protest Proposal in Poland to Ban All Abortions: “Cancer is Live Tissue Too”
LifeNews.com - Apr 11, 2016 at 1:59 pm The political atmosphere is heating up in Poland as leaders consider a ban that would protect all unborn babies from abortion.
On Saturday, thousands of abortion supporters...
Fr. Gerber – What is love?
St. Louis Areopagus - Archdiocesan Blog - Apr 11, 2016 at 1:55 pm A Phileo Kind of Love – Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter – Fr. Gerber “Simon, do you love me?” For us, the word “love” can mean many things: I can love the Cardinals, I can...
ACLU loses case to force Catholic hospital to perform abortions
LifeSiteNews - Apr 11, 2016 at 1:48 pm 'Those who doubt that anyone would ever try to force someone to commit an abortion need only look at this case,' said Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defending Freedom.
Fr. John E. Halborg, RIP – Requiem Mass – Manhattan, NYC, Holy Innocents 12 April
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Apr 11, 2016 at 1:19 pm I have a soft spot for priests who were Lutheran converts who say the Traditional Latin Mass of the Roman Rite.
Hence, I ask your prayers for one. Fr. John E. Halborg died...
A Prayer for the Sick HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 11, 2016 at 1:18 pm Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who believe, hear us on behalf of Thy sick servant, (name), for whom we beg the aid of ...
Daily Reading for Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 11, 2016 at 1:06 pm Reading 1, Acts 8:1-8
1 Saul approved of the killing. That day a bitter persecution started against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone except the ...
Daily Reading for Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - Apr 11, 2016 at 12:57 pm Reading 1, Acts 7:51--8:1
51 'You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ...