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Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/02/16
Catholic Herald - Feb 26, 2016 at 3:26 am Being Pope is “both easy and difficult”, Francis has told a group of children who wrote him letters for a new book, Dear Pope Francis.
An Egyptian court has jailed three Coptic...
Italian senate approves same-sex civil unions
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 26, 2016 at 3:12 am In a 173-71 vote, the Italian senate has approved legislation to legalize same-sex civil unions.
The measure passed after the bill’s sponsors removed a provision that would have...
Chinese authorities target first Catholic church in cross-removal campaign
Catholic Herald - Feb 26, 2016 at 3:02 am Chinese authorities have widened their campaign of cross removal in the Zhejiang province by targeting a Catholic Church for the first time, just before dawn yesterday.
Government...
"Being with people is what I like best about being the Pope"
Vatican Insider - Feb 26, 2016 at 2:58 am Francis prays for China. Every day, in front of an image of Our Lady of Sheshan. He confided this to fifteen children from around the world whom he met in the afternoon of Monday...
SSPX bishop: "The Pope leans towards a one-sided recognition of the Society."
Rorate Coeli - Feb 26, 2016 at 2:55 am For the record, from a conference given by the Argentine-Spanish Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), Alfonso de Galarreta, in Versailles, on January 17, 2016:Towards a...
Russian patriarch �very frustrated' by Ukrainian Catholic criticism of statement
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 26, 2016 at 2:48 am Patriarch Kirill of Moscow told reporters that he was “very frustrated” by Ukrainian Greek Catholic criticism of his February 12 joint declaration with Pope Francis, according ...
John Kasich: Christian business owners must cater gay ‘weddings’
LifeSiteNews - Feb 26, 2016 at 2:41 am 'The Court has ruled and I've moved on,' Gov. Kasich said last night.
I No Longer Say “Chair”
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 26, 2016 at 2:10 am
A boxer who strikes a painful blow knows quite well to keep pounding the delicate spot. He knows when his opponent is hurt and he strikes the same spot over and over again. If...
Chrislam and Tashlan
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 26, 2016 at 2:00 am
Believe it or not, there really is a religious movement called “Chrislam.” It began in Nigeria in the 1980s as an attempt to foster peace between Muslims and Christians by...
Why Trump Will Endure
Commonweal - Feb 26, 2016 at 1:47 am Tonight's GOP debate in Houston, Texas – the last before the "Super Tuesday" primaries – should have driven any reasonable observer to despair. It was raucus and often unhinged,...
Pope Francis spends his Friday with people in drug, alcohol recovery
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 26, 2016 at 1:35 am Vatican City, Feb 26, 2016 / 01:35 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Continuing his knack for surprises, Pope Francis made an unscheduled
stop at a rehabilitation center for those addicted to...
Pain, Anguish, Loneliness? This Song Will Lead You Through the Desert
Aleteia - Feb 26, 2016 at 1:21 am “It was also in the desert that He won.” With this phrase, singer André Luiz of Banda Iahweh – who also composed this song – lights a fire in the hearts of those who are thirsting...
LENTCAzT 17 – Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent: Why do some have ‘more of Christ’?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 26, 2016 at 12:34 am
It is Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent.
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a daily boost in your discipline during this holy season, Lent.
http://www.wdtprs.com/...
Marco Rubio: Donald Trump Would Not Replace Justice Scalia With Another Pro-Life Judge
LifeNews.com - Feb 26, 2016 at 12:31 am During Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate, pro-life Senator Marco Rubio contrasted himself with presidential candidate Donald Trump and said that Trump, unlike him,...
Donald Trump Falsely Claims Justice Samuel Alito Supported Partial-Birth Abortion Like His Sister
LifeNews.com - Feb 26, 2016 at 12:16 am During Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate, presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to defend previous comments about how he would potentially nominate his pro-...
Why We Must Speak of God
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Feb 26, 2016 at 12:00 am As Bishop Barron explains in this excerpt from his book, "And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation", we humans cannot speak of God, and yet we must speak of God. We can't help...
Deadpool and the Passion of the Christ
Aleteia - Feb 25, 2016 at 11:05 pm Perhaps you’ve seen the headlines such as the one at Forbes which screams, “Deadpool Box Office On Pace To Dethrone Passion Of The Christ As Top-Grossing R-Rated Movie Of All Time...
The Station Churches of Rome
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 25, 2016 at 11:04 pm One of the oldest traditions of Lent is the pilgrimage to the Roman station churches. The station churches, or statio, have their roots in the earliest days of the Church, when...
God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Aleteia - Feb 25, 2016 at 11:04 pm When NASA sent out the two Voyager probes in 1977, they attached a 12-inch “Golden Record” to each spacecraft to communicate the great story of life on earth to whatever (or...
WATCH: Actor Joseph Fiennes Talks About Who Jesus Is to Him
Aleteia - Feb 25, 2016 at 11:03 pm The much-anticipated film, Risen, is now out in theaters and its lead actor Joseph Fiennes sat down recently in Rome with Aleteia’s Diane Montagna to talk about it. The movie...
