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Expecting us to have a license before doing abortions is ‘absurd’ and ‘authoritarian’: Planned Parenthood
LifeSiteNews - Mar 15, 2016 at 12:11 pm 'There is no way that Planned Parenthood would ever do anything outside the confines of legal obligations,' the group's leader said.
Cardinal Sarah: Priests Don’t Have to Wash Women’s Feet on Holy Thursday
Aleteia - Mar 15, 2016 at 12:01 pm VATICAN CITY — Priests are not obligated to wash the feet of women during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, Cardinal Robert Sarah has confirmed. The prefect of the...
Abortion Biz Didn’t Call 911 for Injured Patient, But Called to Make False Report on Pro-lifers
LifeNews.com - Mar 15, 2016 at 12:00 pm Operation Rescue has obtained revealing 911 records related to a medical emergency that took place on February 23, 2016, at a FPA Women’s Health abortion facility in Bakersfield,...
Prayers for captives
Communio - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:52 am “For captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord!” This is a spiritual work of mercy commanded by the Lord Jesus, and the Church.
Prayers for the protection, and...
Irish primate: recover the principles of the 1916 proclamation
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:48 am As Ireland celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising that led to the country's independence, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has questioned whether the people of...
Three former Franciscan provincials in Pennsylvania face charges for failing to curb abusive friar
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:42 am Three former Franciscan provincials face criminal charges for giving new pastoral assignments to a friar who was allegedly known as a child molester.
Fathers Giles Schinelli,...
Former Vatican official admits leaking documents
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:31 am A suspended Vatican official admitted that he had provided confidential documents to Italian journalists, as the "Vatileaks II" trial continued on March 14.
"Yes, I ...
Student symposium highlights social justice efforts
The Busy Catholic - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:22 am High-school and college students share ideas about reaching ill, elderly, homeless, and disabled
High school students check in for the Voices of Hope, a day-long
symposium at...
Warring parties in Syria routinely target civilians, Vatican envoy tells UN forum
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:15 am A Vatican spokesman, addressing UN officials in Geneva, said that it is "urgent" to deliver humanitarian aid to non-combatants in Syria, saying that civilians are victims of ...
Last Letter of Missionaries of Charity Martyrs: "We Live Together, We Die Together with Jesus & Mary"
Big C Catholics - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:12 am Missionaries of Charity Martyrs, from L-R: Sr. Anselm, Sr. Reginette, Sr. Judith,
Sr. Marguerite. Credit: The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.
The Italian bishops’...
Bishop raps Notre Dame's decision to honor Vice President Biden
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:08 am Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Indiana, has criticized the University of Notre Dame for its decision to award the Laetare Medal to Vice President Joseph Biden....
Fasting for Ted Cruz: GOP presidential contender's appeal raises spiritual and political questions
GetReligion - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:05 am
With crucial primaries in Ohio and Florida today, the lead front-page story in the Dallas Morning News concerns Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's prospects:
Front page of today's Dallas...
CC4M: "Mercy and Forgiveness in the Midst of Divorce"
CatholicMom.com - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:00 am
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Divorce is a sensitive topic in our Catholic faith, so much so that our dear brothers and...
Holy Week Schedule - St. Agnes Parish, St. Paul, MN
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 15, 2016 at 11:00 am Join the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale and Orchestra for Holy Week. For more information, visit their website at catholicchorale.org.
Ben Carson: I Didn’t Want to Endorse Donald Trump But He Promised Me a Job in His Administration
LifeNews.com - Mar 15, 2016 at 10:56 am Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson made a startling admission tin a new interview, essentially saying he didn’t want to endorse Donald Trump but did so because...
Yo, journalists: Mother Teresa would be quick to explain that she cannot perform miracles
GetReligion - Mar 15, 2016 at 10:55 am Now it's on the calendar. The "saint of the gutters" will, on Sept. 4 -- the eve of the anniversary of her death in 1997 -- become a Catholic saint. The tiny nun who millions...
A dialogue at the Cross
Commonweal - Mar 15, 2016 at 10:49 am Seven or eight years ago, I started a thread about a wonderful medieval text in which Christ and his mother engage in a dialogue as he hangs upon the cross; but I thought I...
Statement of Postulator on the upcoming Canonization of Mother Teresa
OSV Daily Take - Mar 15, 2016 at 10:45 am Today Pope Francis held a Consistory of Cardinals and Bishops in which, among others Causes, the Canonization of Blessed Teresa was approved. The canonization will be held on 4...
Catholic Colleges Must Protect Religious Identity When Bestowing Honors
Catholic Education Daily - Mar 15, 2016 at 10:30 am When it comes to awarding honorary degrees or choosing commencement speakers, honors bestowed by Catholic colleges and universities that threaten Catholic identity by giving rise...
Clintons presided over population control plan to keep black Haitians from ‘breeding’: Left-wing website
LifeSiteNews - Mar 15, 2016 at 10:23 am The agency allegedly used coercion and misleading tactics to convince Haitians to take contraceptives or be sterilized.
