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Surge in Zika virus rekindles abortion debate in Brazil
Franciscan Media - Feb 13, 2016 at 5:00 am SAO PAULO (CNS) -- The president of the Brazilian bishops' conference criticized a proposal by the U.N. Human Rights Commission that countries allow abortion in cases in which the...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 13, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 13, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 5:27-32
I grew up in a neighborhood that consisted of row homes; today they call them town houses. There was a playground that was within walking distance of...
ASK FATHER: Difference between male and female?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 13, 2016 at 4:00 am From a seminarian…
QUAERITUR:
I’m a seminarian at __ in ___ and I was wondering what’s the reason for why women should not be in the sanctuary for things such as lecturing and...
Pope to pray in private before Our Lady of Guadalupe
News.va - Feb 13, 2016 at 3:31 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is in Mexico on his 12th Apostolic Journey. He was welcomed there to an atmosphere of 'fiesta' on Friday night. On Saturday his schedule includes an...
Pope Francis arrives in Mexico to a 'fiesta' atmosphere
News.va - Feb 13, 2016 at 3:30 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis arrived in Mexico Friday evening after an historic meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Cuba. This is his 12th Apostolic Journey and is...
Twitter is preparing for the Pope's visit to Mexico
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 13, 2016 at 3:09 am Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 13, 2016 / 02:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The social network Twitter is prepared for Pope Francis’ historic trip to Mexico, with special emojis emblematic of...
Pope Francis on Patriarch Kirill meeting
News.va - Feb 13, 2016 at 2:15 am
(Vatican Radio) On board the papal plane following the meeting with Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis told journalists that “it was a conversation between brothers.”
Speaking en...
Foreign Policy magazine: Chinese students in the U.S. are converting like crazy
GetReligion - Feb 13, 2016 at 1:39 am
Several years ago while teaching a course at the University of Maryland, I became aware of a group of Chinese Americans who took it on themselves to personally welcome...
Pope says meeting with Patriarch was a ‘conversation of brothers’
Catholic Herald - Feb 13, 2016 at 1:24 am Though their differences are recognisable and real, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have emphasised their obligation as Christians and as bishops to encourage...
Business community set to help
The Catholic Leader - Feb 13, 2016 at 1:00 am By Mark BowlingQUEENSLAND business is gearing up to provide opportunities for Syrian refugees as the humanitarian crisis in the country grows.The crisis deepened as 70,000 Syrians...
LENTCAzT 04: Saturday after Ash Wednesday
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 13, 2016 at 12:01 am
It is Saturday after Ash Wednesday.
We are creeping into Lent through the “narthex” of these first few days. Almost there!
These 5 minute podcasts are intended to give you a...
Why Forty Days for Lent?
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:04 pm In the English language, the special season before Easter is called “Lent.” The word comes from the “lengthening” of daylight hours as we progress from the darkness of winter to...
“Finally,” Francis Exclaims as He Meets Russian Patriarch Face to Face
Aleteia - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:04 pm Wo The world needs its two ancient branches of Christianity, East and West, to work together not only to overcome problems faced by peoples all over the world but to give a strong...
10 Key Points of the Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
Aleteia - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:03 pm Giving thanks to God for “the gifts received from the coming into the world of His only Son,” Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill attested to sharing “the same spiritual Tradition...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. Teresa of Avila
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:02 pm “All things fail; but Thou, Lord of all, never failest!” (St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, Chapter XXV) October 15 is the Memorial of St...
Eating Through Mexico With Pope Francis
Aleteia - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:02 pm Pope Francis is back in the Americas this weekend, for a seven-day trip to Mexico, where he’s expected to speak about issues like immigration and poverty. But Mexico, like any...
To “Cheat” or Not to Cheat; That is My Question
Aleteia - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:01 pm Q. So does that mean that when we give something up for Lent, such as candy, we can have it on Sundays? A. Apart from the prescribed days of fast and abstinence on Ash Wednesday...
The Mysterious Tug of Evil: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel
Aleteia - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:01 pm The First Sunday of Lent (Year C) February 14, 2016 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be...
Encountering the Word — Luke 3:16-17
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “John answered them all, ‘I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to...
WATCH: Two Sisters Bring a Fresh Sound to “Amazing Grace”
Aleteia - Feb 12, 2016 at 11:00 pm Just when you think you’ve heard every rendition of Amazing Grace, along comes a version that makes you sit up and pay attention. This one, performed by two sisters named Kendra...
