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Pope Francis to the world of work: "God will hold enslavers to account"
News.va - Feb 18, 2016 at 8:02 am Vatican City, 17 February 2016 (VIS) – "I wanted to meet with you here in this land of Juarez, because of the special relationship this city has with the world of labour. I am...
Mass in Ciudad Juarez fair: no more death and exploitation
News.va - Feb 18, 2016 at 8:01 am Vatican City, 17 February 2016 (VIS) - "In this Year of Mercy, with you here, I beg for God’s mercy; with you I wish to plead for the gift of tears, the gift of conversion",...
Pope prays at Mexico-U.S. border crossing
News.va - Feb 18, 2016 at 8:00 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis stopped for a moment of silent prayer and blessing Wednesday at Mexico’s border with the United States to recall the dramatic plight of migrants...
The Pope leaves Mexico: many lights proclaim hope in the Mexican people
News.va - Feb 18, 2016 at 8:00 am Vatican City, 17 February 2016 (VIS) – Pope Francis took leave of Mexico today, thanking God for granting him his visit to a country "that always surprises, for Mexico is a...
Patriarch Kirill visits penguins and praises Antarctic’s ‘model’ society
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 7:45 am A week after his historic meeting with Pope Francis, Patriarch Kirill has had another unusual encounter: he has been visiting penguins in the Antarctic.
The leader of the Russian...
Visa, Chevron, and Pepsi are exempt from the HHS mandate – but not the Little Sisters
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 18, 2016 at 7:41 am Washington D.C., Feb 18, 2016 / 08:22 am (EWTN News/CNA).- While Catholic nuns are required to obey health care regulations that
they say violate the teachings of their faith,...
Visa, Chevron, and Pepsi are exempt from the HHS mandate – but not the Little Sisters
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 18, 2016 at 7:22 am Washington D.C., Feb 18, 2016 / 06:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While Catholic nuns are required to obey health care regulations that they say violate the teachings of their faith,...
Small Success: Offering a Mustard Seed
CatholicMom.com - Feb 18, 2016 at 7:00 am
This weekend, the kids got a trip to the museum. Their father took a group to DC while he picked up some papers. They got to make hats and Teddy Roosevelt photobombed the shot...
Signs of the Holy One: Part II
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 18, 2016 at 7:00 am Fr. Lang takes on the difficult question of sacred signs in our liturgy and sacred arts in his book Signs of the Holy One. It’s an excellent book and I strongly recommend you read...
Newman Society Raises Concerns About Fordham Professor Pushing Abortion Before SCOTUS
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:59 am Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick Reilly is calling attention to the many scandals caused at Catholic colleges that don’t hire adjunct faculty in support of their...
WATCH: Highlights from Pope Francis’ Visit to Mexico
Aleteia - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:55 am MEXICO — This video captures the most beautiful moments of Pope Francis’ journey to Mexico: from his visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe to his touching encounters with young people,...
Canadian Clergy Sex Abuse Class Action Settled For $30 Milliion
The Religion Clause - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:15 am The National Post reports that a court in Quebec has approved a $30 million settlement-- the largest in a clergy sex abuse case in Quebec history. The case-- a class action...
New Wisconsin laws mean less funding for Planned Parenthood
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:13 am Madison, N.J., Feb 18, 2016 / 06:13 pm (EWTN News).- The Wisconsin governor signed into law two bills that could cut millions
of dollars from the controversial abortion provider...
Texas Lt. Gov. Seeks To Dispute Judicial Conduct Commission On Chaplaincy Program
The Religion Clause - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:10 am In a press release yesterday, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced that he has requested a formal opinion from state attorney general Ken Paxton on the...
Holy Land - Justice and Peace: the plight of the Palestinians is "inhuman"
News.va - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:07 am Jerusalem - The present situation for the Palestinians in Holy Land is "inhuman" because of "settlers who occupy, day after day, Palestinian land ", from the poverty suffered by a...
South Dakota Legislature Passes Bill On Transgenders In School Restrooms; 3 Other LGBT Bills Pending
The Religion Clause - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:05 am This week the South Dakota legislature passed and sent to Gov. Dennis Daugaard HB 1008 (full text) that provides:Every restroom, locker room, and shower room located in a public...
How a Catholic Women’s Conference Changed My Life
CatholicMom.com - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:00 am Copyright 2016: Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference. Used with permission.
Ten years ago, my friend Christina called me and shared the exciting news that she was starting a...
Army Reservist Sues "Muslim Free" Gun Range
The Religion Clause - Feb 18, 2016 at 6:00 am The ACLU of Oklahoma announced yesterday that it, along with the Oklahoma chapter of CAIR, has filed a religious discrimination suit against an Oktaha, Oklahoma gun range that...
Catholic bishops back Tory prison reforms
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:36 am The Christian approach to prisons is not a “soft option” but “tough love” Bishop Richard Moth has said, following the announcement of radical plans to reform prisons across...
Lord, Why Would You Put These People in My Life?
Dominicana - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:34 am Go ahead and put lots of exasperated emphasis on “these.” As in, “Lord, why would you put these people in my life??!” I am, of course, trying to conjure up the befuddlement we...
