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The ‘guardian angel’ of refugees
Catholic Herald - Mar 24, 2016 at 5:00 am Immigrants dying at sea, in boats that were vehicles of hope and became vehicles of death. When I first heard of this tragedy a few weeks ago, and realised that it happens all too...
A hot spot for spirituality
Catholic Herald - Mar 24, 2016 at 5:00 am Deep in the woods outside Vienna there is a monastery, Stift Heiligenkreuz, which draws more than 100,000 tourists a year. They come on day trips to visit one of the most...
Word this Week
Catholic Herald - Mar 24, 2016 at 5:00 am “You must have heard about Jesus of Nazareth. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. They killed him by hanging him on a tree, yet three days afterwards God...
Vatican to release archival material on Argentine military dictatorship
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:49 am At the request of Pope Francis, the Holy See will “open up for consultation the Vatican archives relating to the period of dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983),” according to ...
Beginning Triduum, Francis tells priests: God is mercy, not 'complicated theology'
Vatican Insider - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:44 am Pope Francis began the global Catholic church’s celebration of the days leading to Easter with a call Thursday for people to “break out of our set ways” to be more merciful...
Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: full text of homily
News.va - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:41 am
(Vatican Radio) On the morning of Holy Thursday, Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of Chrism at St Peter’s Basilica.
During the Holy Mass, the Holy Father blessed the sacred oils...
Relatives of Romero, Argentine victims greet Pope
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:38 am At the conclusion of his March 23 general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis embraced Cecilia Romero, who was 18 when her uncle, Blessed Óscar Romero, was martyred ...
Bishop urges Government to recognise genocide of Christians in Easter homily
Catholic Herald - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:36 am The Bishop of Shrewsbury will on Easter Sunday urge the Government to re-consider its refusal to recognise the genocide of Christians and other religious minorities in Syria and...
Daily Gospel Reflection for March 24, 2016 - Holy Thursday
CatholicMom.com - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: John 13, 1-15
A number of years ago, I taught at a Catholic school where I also ran the student council. This school had a beautiful tradition for Holy Thursday....
Archbishop visits woman who lost five family members in drowning accident
Catholic Herald - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:29 am The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, has visited the woman who lost five family members in a car accident on Sunday.
Louise McGrotty lost her...
Pope to Priests: "We Should Not Hesitate In Showing Excess"
Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:25 am HOMILY OF POPE FRANCISHOLY THURSDAY MASS OF THE CHRISMST PETER'S BASILICA24 MARCH 2016After hearing Jesus read from the Prophet Isaiah and say: “Today this Scripture has been...
Tunisia announces campaign against Islamic extremism
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:12 am Tunisia, which experienced a string of terrorist incidents in 2015, has announced a campaign to counter Islamic extremism among youth, Agence France-Presse reported.
Mohamed...
What does it mean to be a bishop – and a Vatican diplomat?
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:04 am Vatican City, Mar 24, 2016 / 04:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
For Archbishop Peter Wells, the Pope's new ambassador to South Africa, being in the diplomatic service of the Holy See isn'...
What does it mean to be a bishop – and a Vatican diplomat?
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:04 am Vatican City, Mar 24, 2016 / 03:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For Archbishop Peter Wells, the Pope’s new ambassador to South Africa, being in the diplomatic service of the Holy See isn’...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/03/16
Catholic Herald - Mar 24, 2016 at 4:02 am The Pope has asked the Vatican to open archives relating to Argentina’s military dictatorship.
Francis will wash the feet of three Muslim refugees this evening.
Pope Francis is...
Italian Catholics recall missionary martyrs
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 3:58 am Since 1993, March 24 has been observed in Italy as a day of prayer and fasting in memory of missionary martyrs.
The initiative, overseen by the Italian bishops’ ...
Patriarch: Iraqis must unite against ISIS
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 3:42 am Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, called for Iraqi national unity against the Islamic State.
Christians, Muslims, Yazidis, and others...
Convert to Christianity murdered in Bangladesh; ISIS claims responsibility
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 3:16 am Hossain Ali, a retired Bangladeshi man who converted from Islam to Christianity in the 1990s, was brutally murdered in Kurigram on March 22.
The Islamic State has claimed...
Pope calls for �unanimous condemnation' of terrorism
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 24, 2016 at 2:48 am Following his March 23 general audience, Pope Francis renewed his condemnation of terrorism and appealed for prayers for the victims of the Brussels bombings.
“I once again appeal...
Apple is Making Recycling Cool
Quartermaster of the Barque - Mar 24, 2016 at 2:01 am There was an Apple Event on Monday to announce a new, smaller iPhone and a new, smaller (or same size, depending on perspective) iPad Pro. Scanning through the keynote from the...
