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Every cardinal should watch ‘Spotlight’, says Vatican sex abuse prosecutor
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:12 am Every bishop and cardinal must watch the abuse film Spotlight, the Vatican’s former chief prosecutor of clerical sex abuse cases, so they realise reporting abuse, not silence,...
Decrying injustice, Pope concludes journey to Mexico
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:12 am On February 17, his final day in Mexico, Pope Francis flew from Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez, the city of 1.3 million across the US-Mexican border from El Paso, Texas.
Visiting a...
Cardinal Pell says David Cameron has adopted a ‘poisonous form of radical moral liberalism’
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:01 am Vatican Cardinal George Pell has accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of adopting a “poisonous form of radical moral liberalism”.
Writing in a foreword to The Nation that...
In silence, pope remembers those who cross Mexican-U.S. border
Franciscan Media - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:00 am CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (CNS) -- At the border of Mexico and the United States, Pope Francis blessed a large cross in memory of all the people who have crossed the frontier.
The...
Building walls to keep immigrants out is not Christian, pope says
Franciscan Media - Feb 18, 2016 at 5:00 am ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO (CNS) -- As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out...
This priest from Oklahoma was a martyr – here's his powerful story
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:50 am Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb 18, 2016 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- "Padre, they've come for you."
Leading Lebanese Muslim: extremists misinterpret Islam
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:42 am Writing in L’Osservatore Romano, a leading Lebanese Muslim figure said that “certain religious notions espoused by extremist Islamic movements, which they interpret as central ...
Most euthanasia deaths linked to loneliness, says Dutch study
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:36 am A majority of people killed by euthanasia in the Netherlands for so-called psychiatric reasons had complained of loneliness, a new study has found.
Researchers in the U.S. found...
EWTN disappointed but hopeful after latest HHS mandate ruling
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:36 am Washington D.C., Feb 18, 2016 / 04:36 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In a 2-1 decision delivered Feb. 18, a federal court ruled against the
Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in its...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 18, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 7, 7-12
Jesus urges us to ask God for what is good for us, reminding us that God only wants to give us what is good for us.
God wants us to have what is...
Synod of Bishops ponders �synodal Church'
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:23 am The general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops recently concluded four days of study devoted to “the Synod of Bishops at the service of a synodal Church.”
Cardinal Lorenzo ...
What did Pope Francis actually say about contraception?
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:06 am Vatican City, Feb 18, 2016 / 04:06 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Despite a rush of headlines claiming Pope Francis is softening the
Church's stance on contraception, a Mcloser look at his...
Film review: Vigilante cowboys ride into horror territory
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 am Last year Slow West, by first-time British director John Maclean, came and went pretty much unnoticed, loved by a handful of critics but not seen widely. This year another Western...
Helping Domenica to shine
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 am When Rosa Monckton gave birth to her daughter Domenica, one of the first to pay a call was the late Princess of Wales. Given the two had long been friends, the visit was...
Seduced by ‘the devil’ Hitler
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 am There is a well-known story about the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He was once very rude and his hostess remonstrated: “How can you behave so badly – and you a Catholic!” Waugh replied...
Word this Week
Catholic Herald - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 am Young children dream of what they might become. Their innocence trusts that everything is possible. Long ago Abram, the father of Israel, left the security of a settled home at...
This priest from Oklahoma was a martyr – here's his powerful story
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:02 am Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb 18, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- “Padre, they've come for you.”
Those were some of the last words heard by Father Stanley Francis, spoken by someone...
Pope Francis departs Mexico, reminds people of their 'Mother of Guadalupe'
News.va - Feb 18, 2016 at 4:00 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday evening departed from Ciudad Juarez at the end of his Apostolic Journey to Mexico.
The Holy Father finished his visit much as he began:...
Colombian bishop laments plight of the Wayuu
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 18, 2016 at 3:51 am Nearly 4,800 children from Colombia’s indigenous Wayuu people have died of malnutrition or lack of safe drinking water over the past eight years, according to a report from the ...
‘Preferred Name and Gender Policy’ Passed at DePaul University
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 18, 2016 at 3:45 am A policy at DePaul University in Chicago was recently approved by the University’s executive leadership making it possible for students to choose preferred genders and names on...
