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And now, the real pope news: Francis ties media in knots over contraception/Zika remarks
GetReligion - Feb 19, 2016 at 8:10 am If you didn’t hear all the excitement about Pope Francis seeming to bless contraception during his hour-long presser on the flight back to Rome, you were apparently on another...
Francis: Airplane pressers now to be authoritative magisterial teaching
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 19, 2016 at 8:07 am From the often amusing Eye Of The Tiber:
Francis Declares Plane Interviews New Authoritative Form Of Magisterial Teaching
Pope Francis gave a press conference on his flight back...
LENTCAzT 10 – Ember Friday of the 1st Week of Lent: Two ways of waking up
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 19, 2016 at 7:44 am
It is Ember Friday in the 1st Week of Lent.
We have emerged from Lent’s “narthex” into the greater season.
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a daily boost in your...
Christian refugees are under threat from other asylum seekers, says German bishop
Catholic Herald - Feb 19, 2016 at 7:16 am The Archbishop of Cologne has warned that Christian refugees are being threatened by other asylum seekers in refugee camps, according to a report in The Tablet.
Speaking at an...
Meatless Fridays with CRS Rice Bowl: Cheese Empanadas with Beans
CatholicMom.com - Feb 19, 2016 at 7:00 am
This Lent, CatholicMom.com is partnering with CRS Rice Bowl in a special way, sharing the CRS Rice Bowl featured recipes on each Lenten Friday–and 5 CatholicMom.com writers have...
The Church of St Maurice in Milan
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 19, 2016 at 7:00 am As I noted in an article last June, when the restoration of the Church of St Maurice (San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore) of Milan was completed, it is a commonplace of Italian...
Former Employee's Fraud Claim Against Diocese Dismissed
The Religion Clause - Feb 19, 2016 at 6:05 am In Simon v. Finn, (MO Cir. Ct., Feb. 16, 2016), a Missouri state trial court dismissed a fraud claim against the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City- St. Joseph brought by Colleen...
A Walk of Mercy: My Journey With the Stations of the Cross
CatholicMom.com - Feb 19, 2016 at 6:00 am
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I have a confession to make. Since it is Lent, it seems like a good time to lay out the truth.
Here goes:...
11th Circuit Upholds Contraceptive Mandate Accommodation, But Delays Enforcement Pending SCOTUS Decision
The Religion Clause - Feb 19, 2016 at 6:00 am Yesterday in a consolidated appeal of cases coming from Alabama and Georgia, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision upheld the Obama Administration's...
The New Advertization
Dominicana - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:46 am What’s the difference between evangelizing and advertising? Um, a lot, you might reply. We preach not a product, but a Person: Jesus Christ, and him crucified. Jesus is not a...
Risen Rises Above Most Faith-Based Films
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:45 am
I have to admit that when I know a movie was produced by bible-believing Christians I don’t expect much. Such was the case with films like October Baby, Gimme Shelter, Son of God...
Friendship: A Pillar of Catholic Education
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:40 am
Editor’s note: The following address by Bishop James Conley was delivered to teachers of the Diocese of Lincoln, at a day of prayer and formation, on February 15, 2016.
This...
Papal preacher begins weekly Lenten sermons
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:29 am Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Capuchin Franciscan friar who has served as preacher to the papal household since 1980, devoted his February 19 Lenten sermon to the theme of ...
Moscow patriarch visits Antarctica
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:19 am Patriarch Kirill of Moscow visited an Antarctic Russian Orthodox church on February 17 to pray for deceased explorers and bless holy water.
Consecrated in 2004, Holy Trinity...
Papal preacher reflects on Sacrosanctum Concilium for Lent
News.va - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:10 am (Vatican Radio) On Friday of the First Week of Lent, the Preacher to the Pontifical Household, Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., offered the first Sermon for Lent 2016.
Father...
Cardinal, chaplain praise Scalia as man of faith, family and the law
Franciscan Media - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:00 am WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's devotion to his Catholic faith and his family, and his dedication to serving the law and his country, make him...
'No more death,' pope says at U.S.-Mexico border
Franciscan Media - Feb 19, 2016 at 5:00 am CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (CNS) -- Speaking from the symbolic platform of the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to...
Philippine bishops issue statement on pornography
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 19, 2016 at 4:59 am The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has issued a Lenten pastoral message on pornography.
Describing pornography as a “grave evil” and a ...
Pope Francis did not ‘loose his cool’ during his trip to Mexico
Catholic Herald - Feb 19, 2016 at 4:53 am I have a problem with the assertion that Pope Francis ‘lost his temper’ with one of his fans during his trip to Mexico.
There is a piece of footage doing the rounds – showing His...
Ukrainian Catholic archbishop expresses ‘disappointment’ at Pope-Patriarch declaration
Catholic Herald - Feb 19, 2016 at 4:49 am A Ukrainian Catholic archbishop has expressed disappointment at the historic declaration signed between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on February 12...
