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Pope offers prayers after Brussels attacks
Franciscan Media - Mar 22, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, condemning the "blind violence" of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, offered his prayers to the victims, the injured, their families and all...
Memorial Mass held for Father Virgilio Elizondo
Franciscan Media - Mar 22, 2016 at 6:00 am SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Father Virgilio Elizondo "inspired, challenged, taught and led us to new paths of thinking about God, Jesus, La Virgen de Guadalupe, the church, the world and...
Members of Congress speak up for Little Sisters before big day in court
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:52 am Washington D.C., Mar 22, 2016 / 05:52 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Members of the United States Congress have voiced their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor before their case is...
Belgian bishops “anguished” by Brussels attack, entrust dramatic situation to prayer
Vatican Insider - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:44 am Belgium is under attack. Two explosions hit Brussels’ main airport, Zaventem at around 8 o'clock this morning. At least one of the blasts was caused by a suicide bomber. There...
Belgium bishops ‘anguished’ by Brussels bombings
Catholic Herald - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:39 am The bishops of Belgium have spoken of their “dismay” and “anguish” after Tuesday’s bombings in Brussels.
Two explosions hit Brussel’s airport this morning and there was also an...
Austrian theologians urge openness to refugees
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:38 am Fifty Austrian theologians, heads of religious communities, and Church officials recently signed a declaration on refugee policy in which they described “the protection of people...
The Pope Emeritus and Beatitude in the Church
Dominicana - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:30 am In a recent interview, Pope Benedict discusses contemporary viewpoints on God’s justice and mercy. Of special note is what he describes as “a deep double crisis” in the Church...
Cardinal Parolin calls for humane treatment of migrants
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:10 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, traveled to the Republic of Macedonia, where he visited a refugee camp, and to Bulgaria, where he commemorated the 25th...
The Passion of Europe in Holy Week - Pray for Brussels
Rorate Coeli - Mar 22, 2016 at 5:10 am Rogier van der WeydenCrucifixion Triptych (in the background, Brussels in the 15th cent.)Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaThey have got what they wanted -- "they" being the...
Saints Michael and Gudula, Pray for Brussels
Aleteia - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:48 am Gunshots, explosions and death at the airport; reported explosions at three metro stations, as of this moment. “We have been expecting something spectacular,” a female reporter...
The author who walked from France to Italy in honour of Hilaire Belloc
Catholic Herald - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:44 am Recently I have had the pleasure of reading In Belloc’s Steps by Jim Malia, published by New Millennium for £7.99. As his title indicates, Jim walked from Toul to Rome (with some...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/03/16
Catholic Herald - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:43 am Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal has said he doesn’t agree “with the use of the term ‘genocide of Christians'” in the Middle East.
Thousands of people will be received into the Catholic...
Holy See diplomat decries violence against women, says mothers are not adequately appreciated
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:37 am Addressing the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, the Holy See’s chief diplomat at UN offices in New York lamented “old and new forms of violence directed ...
Daily Gospel Reflection for March 22, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38
Denial.
We have all faced denial in one form or another in our lives. Denial is not only painful, but also harmful to our self-worth. It’s...
Notre Dame, Joe Biden Betray The 'Common Good'
Catholic Education Daily - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:27 am In a video posted on the University of Notre Dame’s website, President Father John Jenkins, C.S.C., cited the University’s commitment to the “common good” as explanation for its...
Syrian prelate: US helped create �jihadist monster'
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:15 am Secretary of State John Kerry’s declaration that forces of the Islamic State are committing genocide against Christians cannot erase the United States’ role in the creation of ...
When School Tolerance Stifles the Christian Conscience
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:15 am
People often speak of places of sanctuary, where they feel most free and where they can “breathe.” One such place for me—a former high school teacher—is within the walls of a...
Via Crucis: Cardinal writes prayers for all those who suffer
Catholic Herald - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:11 am “God is mercy” is the title chosen by Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti for meditations Good Friday’s service at the Roman Colosseum which will be presided by Pope Francis.
The service...
Prelude to the Passion
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:10 am
It is only in these last days of Lent—before, that is, the high moments of Holy Week that will mark the earthly end of his life—that the public appearances of Jesus become...
Divine Mercy meets World Youth Day this summer in Poland
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 22, 2016 at 4:08 am Krakow, Poland, Mar 22, 2016 / 04:08 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Krakow's role in the Divine Mercy devotion could mean great things for
World Youth Day this year, said the city's...
