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Catholic Navy SEAL given Medal of Honor
Franciscan Media - Mar 2, 2016 at 5:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Catholic Navy SEAL with a strong devotion to St. Michael the Archangel was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama at the White House Feb. 29....
For Altoona, "God Weeps"
Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:46 am Given yesterday's two-sentence statement from the bishop of Altoona-Johnstown to his faithful upon the release of a brutal grand jury report that cited abuse by scores of his...
Pope Francis will hear confessions on Friday at St. Peter's
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:46 am Vatican City, Mar 2, 2016 / 04:46 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The office of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations has announced that Pope
Francis will hear confessions from the faithful at...
Central African Republic: bishop welcomes election of new president
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:44 am A Spanish missionary bishop whose diocese has been ravaged by attacks from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has welcomed the election of Faustin-Archange Touadéra as the ...
Pius XII’s anniversary of election
Communio - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:37 am Today is the anniversary of election of the Cardinal Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli to the service as sovereign pontiff. He took the name of PIUS XII. He served as Pope...
Daily Gospel Reflection for March 2, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 5, 17-19
In light of this reading, how can it be that the faithful followers of Jesus do not still follow all 613 of the Mosaic laws? I am pretty sure...
Priests can't be forced to break seal of confession, La. judge rules
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:25 am Baton Rouge, La., Mar 2, 2016 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Louisiana law can't force Catholic priests to violate the seal of the confessional, a judge in the state reaffirmed on...
French bishops lament agricultural crisis
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:21 am A delegation of 15 French bishops attended the annual Paris International Agricultural Show on February 29.
Referring to the closing of farms, harm to the environment, and high...
Priests can't be forced to break seal of confession, La. judge rules
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 2, 2016 at 4:02 am Baton Rouge, La., Mar 2, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Louisiana law can’t force Catholic priests to violate the seal of the confessional, a judge in the state reaffirmed on...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 02/03/16
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:58 am The Church in Pakistan has begun collecting evidence that could lead to a declaration of martyrdom for Shahbaz Bhatti, who was assassinated five years ago today.
The president of...
Church in Hungary celebrates jubilee of St. Martin
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:56 am In addition to commemorating the extraordinary jubilee of mercy in 2016, the Church in Hungary is celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the birth of St. Martin of Tours in ...
"Spotlight"? Filled with Malice and Hiding the Deep Causes of the Abuse Crisis
Rorate Coeli - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:51 am Opinions and CustomsJuan Manuel de PradaABC (Madrid)February 28, 2016 (excerpts)The American cinema has stopped being memorable for a long while; yet, as it happens with dead...
The True Benedict Option for Our Time
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:45 am
Catholics who concern themselves with political and social issues, and non-Catholics who believe in a social order that takes natural law and human nature seriously, face trends...
Pro-Abortion Judges Neuter Public Disclosure Laws in Maryland
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:40 am
Do you believe in ghosts? A particularly apt word to describe ghosts is “ephemeral”—gaseous, not substantial. That’s why when kids are afraid of ghosts, we reassure them that...
West African bishops urge Catholics to defend traditional marriage
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:37 am The bishops of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa called on Catholics to defend traditional marriage and the family as they met in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.
The...
Ukrainian Catholic leader: we are more than an �ecclesial community'
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:28 am The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has renewed his criticism of portions of the recent joint statement of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.
Referring to...
Cardinal Pell to Meet Privately with Sexual Abuse Victims in Rome
Aleteia - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:23 am VATICAN CITY — Cardinal George Pell will meet privately with survivors of sexual abuse in Rome on Thursday, and has offered to assist victims in meeting Pope Francis, according to...
Catholic Navy Seal receives Medal of Honor from President Obama
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 3:09 am A Catholic Navy Seal with a strong devotion to St Michael the Archangel was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday.
The 36-year-old Ohio...
Filipino nun: ‘DiCaprio’s Oscars speech reflects Church’s concern for the environment’
Catholic Herald - Mar 2, 2016 at 2:47 am Sister Aloha Vergara of the Handmaids of the House of God, in the Philippines, has urged people to “be like Leonardo DiCaprio” and said the actor’s speech at sunday’s Academy...
Denver-based Augustine Institute receives accreditation
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 2, 2016 at 2:10 am Denver, Colo., Mar 2, 2016 / 02:44 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The Augustine Institute, a Denver-based Catholic graduate school for the laity, has announced this week that the Commission...
