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Pope Francis and Donald Trump nominated for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:49 am Pope Francis has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has also been nominated for the award, as has German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
A...
Pakistani diocese opens cause for Shahbaz Bhatti to be declared a martyr
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:38 am Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Mar 2, 2016 / 06:38 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Marking the fifth anniverary of the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti on
Wednesday, a Pakistani diocese has opened a...
With Final Accreditation, Augustine Institute Continues Mission to Form Catholics for Evangelization
Catholic Education Daily - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:30 am The Augustine Institute in Greenwood Village, Colo., received final accreditation for its graduate school this week, a recognition that comes ten years after the beginning of its...
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Exposes Extensive Sex Abuse By Catholic Diocese Clergy
The Religion Clause - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:20 am Yesterday Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane released a 147-page Grand Jury report (full text) on sexual abuse of children by Pennsylvania Catholic clergy. As summarized...
EEOC Files 2 Suits Alleging Title VII Already Covers Sexual Orientation Discrimination
The Religion Clause - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:15 am The EEOC announced yesterday that it has filed its first two suits in federal court testing its theory that existing laws barring discrimination on the basis of sex cover...
South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Transgender Students' Choice of Bathrooms
The Religion Clause - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:10 am South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard yesterday vetoed a bill that would have prohibited public schools from allowing transgender students to use rest rooms and locker rooms...
1.5 million-piece mosaic unveiled at Knock
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:09 am A vast mosaic containing more than 1.5 million pieces has been unveiled at the shrine of Knock in Ireland.
The mosaic, illustrated by the Irish artist PJ Lynch, depicts the...
RICO Lawsuit Filed Against Pastor and Elder of Defunct Megachurch
The Religion Clause - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:05 am A civil RICO lawsuit was filed last week against Mark Driscoll, pastor of the now-closed Seattle, Washington, Mars Hill Church. At its height, the Mars Hill had expanded to 5...
Family Game Nights - Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
CatholicMom.com - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:00 am
There are some games that take a long time to set up, explain how it works, play, and then score. And then there are other games that you can sit down, explain the rules in two...
Church of Cyprus and Government Reach Salary Subsidy- Land Swap Deal
The Religion Clause - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:00 am After 45 years of negotiations, the Church of Cyprus and the Cyprus government have finally reached an agreement on governmental payments of priest salaries in exchange for...
My View For Awhile: Never Sleeps Edition
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 2, 2016 at 6:00 am Having spent a day in the Cupboard Under The Stairs, to wash clothes and refresh the suitcase, I’m off on this cold dark morning once again. Sleep? Pffft.
Happy there were...
Divided bench, emotional victims – Supreme Court hears Texas abortion case
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:49 am Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2016 / 05:49 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Texas law requiring
abortion clinics to meet higher medical standards,...
La Chiesa non ha bisogno di soldi sporchi
News.va - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:39 am Durante l'udienza generale, Papa Francesco ha invitato tutti a lasciarsi purificare dal miracolo del perdono di Dio Padre, evitando il male e praticando il bene e la giustizia....
Living a Divine Comedy
Dominicana - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:30 am Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. Dante Alighieri penned these opening lines as a banished...
Pope Francis reflects on mercy and correction
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:28 am Continuing his Wednesday general audiences on the theme of mercy, Pope Francis devoted his March 2 audience, the ninth in the series, to mercy and correction.
“In these weekly ...
Pope: 'Church does not need "blood money" but openness to God's mercy'
News.va - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:19 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis says the Church has no need for “blood” money that derives from exploitation of people; what it needs is that the hearts of faithful be open to God’s...
Swiss voters reject marriage initiative, automatic deportations
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:19 am By a slim 51%-49% margin, voters in Switzerland have rejected a ballot initiative that would have defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman and would also have ended tax...
My visit to Valencia Cathedral gave me a fresh perspective on the Year of Mercy
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:14 am I have recently returned from my belated Christmas break to Valencia. As well as being a chance to get away, I always use these opportunities to see what other parishes and...
‘I should have done more,’ Cardinal Pell tells abuse commission
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:00 am Cardinal George Pell has said he should have done more about rumours of child abuse in the 1970s.
Giving evidence to the Australian royal commission on child abuse, Cardinal Pell...
The Post-Vatican II Reform of the Lenten Readings
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:00 am As most people are no doubt aware, the 1962 Missale Romanum does not have weekday lections, except during Lent. This Lenten weekday cycle can be traced back over a thousand years...
