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Papal Foundation gives $10 million to Pope Francis' charities
News.va - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:35 am
(Vatican Radio) The Papal Foundation announced to Pope Francis today it will give $10 million US to support his charitable work around the world. Members of the Foundation...
Cor Unum issues press release on collection for Ukraine
News.va - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Council Cor Unum has released a press statement concerning the collection for Ukraine announced by Pope Francis:
"During the Regina Coeli of Sunday...
Pope Francis encourages anti-trafficking conference
News.va - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent a message offering his support for a conference at the United Nations in New York discussing modern slavery and human trafficking. The...
Card. Schönborn: Reconciliation key to 'accompaniment'
News.va - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ post-Synodal Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, on “The Joy of Love”, was officially released to the public at noon on Friday. Presenting the highly...
SCR001- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Teaser Trailer Secrets
SQPN - Podcast Network - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:26 am A frame-by-frame breakdown of the new trailer for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ by long-time Star Wars fans Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Roderick.
Make sure to subscribe to this new...
Pope Francis Releases Historic Document on Family Life
The Religion Clause - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:14 am As reported by Crux, the Vatican today released Pope Francis' much anticipated Apostolic Exhortation titled Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). Here is the full text of 256-page...
Hospital Offered Reasonable Accommodation To Employee Rejecting Flu Shot
The Religion Clause - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:10 am In Robinson v. Children's Hospital Boston, (D MA, April 5, 2016), a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed a Title VII and state discrimination claim by a hospital...
US bishops: don't rush in reading, interpreting Pope's 'love letter' to families
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:08 am Washington D.C., Apr 8, 2016 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The United States bishops are welcoming Pope Francis's new apostolic exhortation, Amoris laetitia, praising the Pope's...
Court Says Cross on County Seal Is Unconstitutional
The Religion Clause - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:05 am In Davies v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, (CD CA, April 6, 2016), a California federal district court granted a permanent injunction requiring removal of a cross from...
What Is Francis Saying with 'Amoris Laetitia'?
Commonweal - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:04 am Amoris Laetitia, the fruit of the long “synodal process” that unfolded between 2014 and 2015, is in keeping with what we’ve come to understand as Pope Francis’s pastoral and...
Show Your Heart This Mother’s Day: Special Fair Trade Gifts for Your Mom
CatholicMom.com - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:00 am When you’re thinking of gifts for Mother’s Day, think fair trade. A fair trade gift will tell Mom you have put your heart into finding the right gift. And finding that special...
Suit Challenges Constitutionality of Tax Code Parsonage Allowance
The Religion Clause - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:00 am In a lawsuit filed this week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is again challenging the constitutionality of the Internal Revenue Code's parsonage allowance. The complaint (...
The Heroic Minute Challenge: Day 5 Preparing For the Heroic Minute the Night Before
Saints 365 - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:00 am I blew it this morning. My alarm was set for the "fixed time" of 6:00AM, and I woke up exhausted. Without even thinking, I immediately hit the snooze button. After the first...
Pope looks at the nitty gritty of family life
Franciscan Media - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' hymn to love and family life is more like a country song than a Disney tune.
In "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), Pope Francis'...
Cardinal: Document on family develops doctrine, doesn't change it
Franciscan Media - Apr 8, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' document on the family reflects an "organic development" of church teaching and doctrine, said Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, theologian...
Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love
CatholicMom.com - Apr 8, 2016 at 5:53 am
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As our contributors study the newly-released papal exhortation following the Synod on the Family, we’ve gathered several...
Francis' Feast – Pope's Hymn to Family "Is A Matter of Reaching Out to Everyone"
Whispers in the Loggia - Apr 8, 2016 at 5:38 am When you get to the part of Amoris Laetitia where the Pope says, “I certainly value feminism,” seeing the statement in a document of the Magisterium is enough to drop one’s jaw....
“Amoris Laetitia”, the Full Text of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
Aleteia - Apr 8, 2016 at 5:36 am Download the full text of Pope Francis’ First Apostolic Exhortation, here. Aleteia’s first look at Amoris Laetitia comes from Deacon William T. Ditewig, who brings us a balanced...
Amoris Laetitia: Five key passages you need to read
Catholic Herald - Apr 8, 2016 at 5:36 am The full 60,000-word text of Amoris Laetitia is available here. But these are five key moments likely to attract attention:
1. A footnote on Communion
On the much-discussed...
Are You What You Are?
Dominicana - Apr 8, 2016 at 5:30 am Disney Studios has caused quite a stir over its latest movie, Zootopia. There is little disagreement over the movie’s wit and charm, but its message has not received such...
