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Fr. Cantalamessa: Third Lenten Reflection on Word of God
News.va - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:53 am (Vatican Radio) As part of their Lenten preparation for Easter, Pope Francis and members of the Curia have been reflecting on Dei verbum, Word of God, one of the key documents to...
Lessons from Laetare Sunday
Dominicana - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:30 am Has your pilgrimage through Lent started to feel like a slog? We make our resolutions with zeal on Ash Wednesday, but after a few weeks of slipping here and there in our fasting,...
‘I just prayed’: architect recalls creating chapel at centre of Francis’s pontificate
Catholic Herald - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:21 am Since he was elected in 2013 and decided to live in the Domus Sanctae Marthae instead of the apostolic apartments, Pope Francis has celebrated daily Mass in the Chapel of the Holy...
Papal preacher devotes Lenten sermon to evangelization
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:20 am Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Capuchin Franciscan friar who has served as preacher to the papal household since 1980, preached a Lenten reflection on March 4 devoted to the...
To overcome sin we need to begin by talking to our conscience
Catholic Herald - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:20 am A devout Catholic friend of mine went to the doctor because she was feeling physically run down. She mentioned that she could be maliciously catty about others and that it drained...
Cardinal Müller: Pope John Paul II on Holy Communion Still Stands
Aleteia - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:15 am VATICAN CITY — In the lead-up to the highly anticipated post-synodal apostolic exhortation on the family, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of...
Prelate calls for greater European cohesion
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:12 am The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community gathered in Brussels on March 3 to discuss “Europe’s vocation to promote peace in the ...
Bishop says to 'redouble' prayers, efforts to help people in Flint
Franciscan Media - Mar 4, 2016 at 5:00 am LANSING, Mich. (CNS) -- Especially during the Lenten season, everyone should "redouble both their prayers and their generosity" for the people of Flint still struggling with...
Italian prelate calls mafia to conversion
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:55 am Following an escalation in local mafia-related violence, an Italian prelate issued a letter calling for conversion.
Urging the faithful not to become “indifferent, almost ...
Why there's hope for Catholic liturgical music
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:50 am Washington D.C., Mar 4, 2016 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- For decades, there's been concern in many corners of the Church that Catholic music is in crisis.
24 hours for the Lord: Immersed in God's mercy
News.va - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:43 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday afternoon will begin the "24 hours for the Lord" with a penitential celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica. The initiative now in its third...
Today’s 24 Hours for the Lord is a chance to revive the soul of British Catholicism
Catholic Herald - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:39 am The Pope will be hearing confessions today, Friday, the third of Lent, in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. This is part of the “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative, which is taking...
Daily Gospel Reflection for March 4, 2016 - Day of Abstinence
CatholicMom.com - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 12, 28-34
At my first reading of this Gospel, it struck me funny that the scribe was affirming Jesus’ answer on His own commandment; little does this fellow...
West African bishops: Church must defend the truth about marriage and family life
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:26 am The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa met recently in Accra, Ghana, and called for a renewed commitment to evangelization, peace, and the defense of family life.
“In ...
Report: 1.3 million Nigerian Christians have fled their homes since 2000
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:16 am Open Doors, an organization that advocates on behalf of persecuted Christians, has published a 47-page report on violence against Christians in northern Nigeria.
“Not just radical...
Why there's hope for Catholic liturgical music
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 4, 2016 at 4:03 am Washington D.C., Mar 4, 2016 / 03:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For decades, there's been concern in many corners of the Church that Catholic music is in crisis.
The 1992 book “Why...
Pope Francis ‘accepts invitation to visit Pakistan this year’
Catholic Herald - Mar 4, 2016 at 3:39 am Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from the Pakistan government to visit the country later this year, according to the country’s news agencies.
Two ministers, Kamran Michael...
Not rivals, but brothers: Russian Orthodox official reflects on recent joint declaration
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 4, 2016 at 3:36 am The grave challenges that humanity faces move Catholics and the Orthodox faithful “to live and act not as rivals but as brothers,” Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk said in ...
God did not create us to remain crushed by sin, Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 4, 2016 at 3:35 am Vatican City, Mar 4, 2016 / 03:35 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Leading his annual penitential service on Friday, Pope Francis told attendees to stand tall and be open to forgiveness, and...
Papal prayer intentions: 'Click to Pray' app ready for launch
News.va - Mar 4, 2016 at 2:52 am (Vatican Radio) A revamped “Click to Pray” app is officially launched at the Vatican Friday as an initiative for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The launch also coincides with this...
