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God’s Not Dead 2

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:56 am
NEW YORK  — The very real threats to religious freedom in contemporary society could serve as the theme for a valuable documentary or a thought-provoking drama. What we get with “...

Italy now only half-Catholic, poll says

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:50 am
Only about half of Italy's people identify themselves as Catholic today, according to a new poll published by L'Unita newspaper.  Although Catholics still represent by far ...

The ‘day that knows no evening’

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:48 am
Welcome to one of those special number days. Today, we honor “the number eight.” Numbers have meaning in our faith. We’ve just finished the 40 days of Lent. We’re beginning the 50...

Venezuelan priest is stabbing victim; motive for crime unknown

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:44 am
The Diocese of San Cristobal, Venezuela, has reported the violent death of a young priest there. The body of Father Darwin Antonio Zambrano Gamez was found in a park in San ...

Unbelievable Easter Tradition. Two Churches Shoot Rockets at Each Other's Bell Tower

Creative Minority Report - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:42 am
You just can't make this stuff up. This is just insane but they've been doing it for centuries so who am I to judge. Rouketopolemos (which means"rocket war") is held annually at...

No news on priest kidnapped in Yemen

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:40 am
Bishop Paul Hinder, the apostolic vicar for Southern Arabia, says that he has still no received any reliable news about Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Salesian priest who was seized...

Anti-abuse expert sees firm commitment by Pope Francis

Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:35 am
As she begins work with a papal commission on sexual abuse, an American expert told the Crux news site that she has full confidence in the commitment of Pope Francis to protect ...

Obama Administration Topples Pro-Life Laws Protecting Women From Dangerous Abortion Pill

LifeNews.com - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:35 am
A handful of states have been successful at protecting women from the abortion industry’s abusive off-label use of chemical abortion drugs. No more. This week, profit-driven...

Abortion “Rights” for Men? Should Men Have the Right to Opt Out of Parenting?

LifeNews.com - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:33 am
It’s been a long-held belief of pro-abortion feminists that abortion brings men and women onto a more equal playing field when it comes to parenting. However, more people are...

Virginia gov. vetoes bill protecting clergy from performing same-sex ‘marriages’

LifeSiteNews - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:31 am
McAuliffe claims the bill's defense of religious freedom 'demonizes folks.'

A Resurrection of Our Own

CatholicMom.com - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:30 am
  If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above…Colossians 3:1 I love the Easter lilies, the candles, the Alleluias and the sanctuary banked in white and gold! Easter,...

The best way for Catholics to mark the Reformation is to celebrate the papacy

Catholic Herald - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:23 am
The reminder from the ever excellent Cardinal Müller that the Reformation is nothing to celebrate, while a statement of the obvious – after all, how can one celebrate disunity? –...

Hey journalists: Name a mainstream pro-life leader who didn't pound Trump the other day

GetReligion - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:15 am
OK, raise your hands if you are surprised that Citizen Donald Trump appears to have had zero serious contact with the Right to Life movement, in either its conservative or...

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday at S. Mary's Norwalk (CT)

New Liturgical Movement - Apr 1, 2016 at 8:01 am
The Parish of St. Mary's Norwalk (CT) celebrated the rites of the Triduum as it had for the past several years, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. More than 400 people...

Donald Trump: “I Misspoke” Saying “Punish” Women for Abortions, Blames “Convoluted” Question

LifeNews.com - Apr 1, 2016 at 7:51 am
In a new interview with Fox News, Donald Trump says he “misspoke” the other day when he initially said women who would get an abortion after abortion becomes illegal again should...

Cooking with Kids: Easter Ham and Cheese Bake

CatholicMom.com - Apr 1, 2016 at 7:00 am
It’s Friday in the Octave of Easter, which means it’s still a Solemnity–the ultimate feast! And that means we can feast on meat today. Erin McCole Cupp explains all about how that...

International Conductor to Address Catholic Artists' Society on Faith and Music

New Liturgical Movement - Apr 1, 2016 at 7:00 am
The Catholic Artists’ Society series, Art of the Beautiful, concludes on Tuesday, April 5th, at 7 PM, with a talk by conductor Manfred Honeck, music director of the Pittsburgh...

Divine Mercy Novena | Day 8

Big C Catholics - Apr 1, 2016 at 6:59 am
The Divine Mercy Image. Jesus, I trust in you. Today is the eighth day of the Divine Mercy Novena. We pray that these Divine Mercy prayers will strengthen us as we celebrate the...

Maung Bo: New government brings fresh hope to Myanmar 

Vatican Insider - Apr 1, 2016 at 6:49 am
“Myanmar is on the threshold of hope.” This is how the Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo pictures his country’s future as the new democratically elected government...

Cardinal Georges Cottier RIP

Communio - Apr 1, 2016 at 6:25 am
Cardinal Georges Cottier, OP (25 April 1922 – 31 March 2016)
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