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Mexican prison riot leaves 52 dead on day before pope arrives
Franciscan Media - Feb 12, 2016 at 5:00 am MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- A prison riot in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has claimed 52 lives, offering another example of the problems plaguing Mexico's prison system and...
A brotherly embrace brings pope and Russian patriarch together
Franciscan Media - Feb 12, 2016 at 5:00 am HAVANA (CNS) -- At long last, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow embraced, kissing each other three times.
"Finally," the pope told the patriarch Feb. 12...
US bishops' conference inaugurates Catholic-Muslim dialogue
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:44 am The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced the formation of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, whose Catholic co-chairman will be Archbishop Blase...
Drug trafficking a �scourge' in North America, says Vatican Secretary of State
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:37 am In an interview devoted to Pope Francis’s apostolic journey to Mexico, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, described drug abuse and trafficking as “one of the scourges of ...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 12, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15
Yes it is Lent, but that doesn’t mean you have to be sad.
Lent is known as a time for sacrifice. We fast and pray and give alms. As a Friday, we...
Jewish, Muslim leaders in Russia welcome Pope-patriarch meeting
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:21 am Muslim and Jewish leaders in Russia welcomed the historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.
“The Orthodox world is led by our patriarch, the Catholic ...
Bishop asks Catholics in his diocese: ‘When did you last go to Confession?’
Catholic Herald - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:08 am The Bishop of Portsmouth has appealed to his diocese to attend Confession regularly in a pastoral letter to be read out in all churches on Sunday.
In the letter Bishop Philip Egan...
Spokesman for Colombia's bishops laments pro-abortion response to Zika
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:06 am An official of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia decried support for abortion in response to the spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects.
“The delicate...
Quick Takes Daybook: good books, first haircut, and Lent
Snoring Scholar - Feb 12, 2016 at 4:00 am Well hello there!
I sorta feel like I should include “I’m baaaaaack” with some creepy music, but I’ll spare you that drama and just carry on…
I’m trying a bit of a themed non-...
На Кубе, В день в течение веков
Whispers in the Loggia - Feb 12, 2016 at 3:58 am Before anything else, as no shortage of coverage elsewhere over the last week has shown a staggering depth of ignorance, one thing apparently bears clarifying: in the historic...
Mexican prison riot leaves 52 dead on eve of papal visit
Catholic Herald - Feb 12, 2016 at 3:55 am A prison riot in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has claimed 52 lives, just one day before Pope Francis was due to visit the country.
Regional governor Jaime Rodriguez...
The Antichrist - and the katechon - 1 (Vittorio Messori)
Rorate Coeli - Feb 12, 2016 at 3:55 am The AntichristVittorio MessoriWhat will the Antichrist be like? We know that in Paul, in John’s letters and in the Apocalypse, there are scattered throughout, various forewarnings...
Malawi's bishops decry food, medicine shortages
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 12, 2016 at 3:41 am The Episcopal Conference of Malawi lamented food and medicine shortages and skyrocketing food prices as the nation grapples with a severe drought.
As medicines are stolen from ...
Immoral V-Monologue Performances Continue at Catholic Colleges
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 12, 2016 at 3:09 am For at least eight Catholic colleges and universities, the beginning of this year’s Lenten season coincides with annual performances of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” a...
Pope Mexico: Bishop Raul Vera Lopez on the legacy of Bishop Samuel Ruiz
News.va - Feb 12, 2016 at 3:02 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis took off from Rome’s Fiumicino airport this morning on an Apostolic visit to Mexico. While there he will celebrate Mass in the Basilica of Guadalupe,...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/02/16
Catholic Herald - Feb 12, 2016 at 2:16 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has arrived in Cuba ahead of his historic meeting with Pope Francis.
The Vatican is not telling new bishops they don’t have to report abuse to...
I’m Still Alive, and So are Donohue, Burke, and Pavone
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 12, 2016 at 2:10 am
One year ago, Salon ran a rather breathless piece by an anti-Catholic writer named Patricia Miller who danced on the graves of Cardinal Raymond Burke, Father Frank Pavone, the...
Patriotism, Secularism, and Eastern-Rite Identity in Ukraine
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 12, 2016 at 2:00 am
Today, an historic meeting between Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and Pope Francis takes place in Havana, Cuba. The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church (UGCC...
Latest undercover abortion video talks about 'group purchasing program'
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 12, 2016 at 2:00 am Washington D.C., Feb 12, 2016 / 02:15 am (EWTN News).- A new undercover video from the Center for Medical Progress highlights a
major North American abortion group and its role...
Latest undercover abortion video talks about 'group purchasing program'
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 12, 2016 at 1:15 am Washington D.C., Feb 12, 2016 / 12:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A new undercover video from the Center for Medical Progress highlights a major North American abortion group and its...
