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Dating has died at college - but this campaign hopes to revive it
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 11, 2016 at 7:18 am Princeton, N.J., Feb 11, 2016 / 06:18 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On a day marked by flowers, chocolate and romantic greeting cards, the Love and Fidelity Network is trying to bring back...
Catholic Schools Richly Benefit From Faithful Witness of Priests and Religious on Staff
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 11, 2016 at 7:15 am Priests and religious who work in Catholic schools play an integral role in Catholic education by witnessing to students the fullness of lives dedicated to Christ, and several...
Small Success: Giving Up the Perfect Lent
CatholicMom.com - Feb 11, 2016 at 7:00 am
Now we’re in Lent and I must admit, I’ve struggled with what to do this season. I’d like to surrender my favorite vice, Diet Coke, but as shallow as it seems, I’m scared I’ll be...
Sacred Music Symposium, Los Angeles, 29-31st May
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 11, 2016 at 7:00 am Corpus Christi Watershed has announced the first details of their Sacred Music Symposium. Subtitled Best Practices: Working with Amateur Church Choirs, the symposium is aimed at...
Pope visits St Mary Major, meets priests at St John Lateran
News.va - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:49 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday morning paid a private visit to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, where – as has become customary – he prayed before the icon of...
Tribal Council Balks At Posting of U.S. National Motto
The Religion Clause - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:23 am According to the Smokey Mountain News, Rick Lanier, head of the U.S. Motto Action Committee, was startled at the reaction to his presentation last week to the Cherokee Tribal...
Immigrants help us to get to know the world, Jesuit superior says
Vatican Insider - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:17 am “There is certainly one reason why we should be grateful to migrants who have come to Italy and Europe: they help us to get to know the world,” said the Jesuit superior, Fr....
Communion and Liberation Fraternity anniversary
Communio - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:15 am May Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Benedict intercede for the good of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation here in the USA, and around the world.
Suit Says Zoning Change To Permit Chabad Development Violated Establishment Clause
The Religion Clause - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:15 am The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported yesterday on an unusual lawsuit filed by two Christian residents of Boca Raton, Florida alleging secret arrangements between the city, a...
On 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation
News.va - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:15 am
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day. His father...
Papal appeal for prayers for sick and for meeting with Russian patriarch
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:12 am Following his reflection on the Old Testament jubilee year during his Ash Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis called upon the faithful to pray for his upcoming meeting in...
City Sues Mosque Over Renovation and Expansion Plans
The Religion Clause - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:10 am AP reports that the city of Lexington, Nebraska has sued a mosque to keep it from renovating and expanding its downtown property. The Islamic Center of Dawson County wants to...
Challenge To Ban On Marriage Ceremonies Without License Dismissed For Lack of Standing
The Religion Clause - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:05 am In Carrick v. Snyder, (ED MI, Feb. 10, 2016), a Michigan federal district court dismissed for lack of standing a minister's First Amendment challenge to Michigan statutes that...
Tech Talk: Magnificat Lenten Companion App
CatholicMom.com - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:00 am
You might already be familiar with Magnificat’s prayer resources in magazine form (I love their resources for kids), but if you prefer to use a digital resource for your Lenten...
Class Action Claims Valentine's Day Candies Misrepresented As Kosher
The Religion Clause - Feb 11, 2016 at 6:00 am A class action lawsuit was filed this week in a California federal district court against See's Candy alleging that signage in the company's Los Angeles store misled plaintiff...
Pope Francis at Ash Wednesday Mass: be reconciled to God
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 11, 2016 at 5:35 am Celebrating Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis called upon the faithful to heed two exhortations in the Scripture readings for the day: “be reconciled ...
A Silent Lent
Dominicana - Feb 11, 2016 at 5:32 am Imagine that the ghost of Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher, appeared to you in a dream. So you ask him, “Sir, what do you suggest I do for Lent this year? I’m already...
Benin bishops' website: nation's prime minister should resign
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 11, 2016 at 5:22 am As Benin prepares for a February 28 presidential election, the nation’s bishops sponsored a conference that denounced corruption and called upon Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou to ...
What you think you know about human trafficking is probably wrong
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 11, 2016 at 5:16 am Washington D.C., Feb 11, 2016 / 05:57 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Human trafficking. It's been called "modern-day slavery" and a "silent epidemic." It affects tens of millions every year...
Pope Francis urges Iraqi leader to protect rights of Christians
Catholic Herald - Feb 11, 2016 at 5:01 am Meeting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Pope Francis expressed his hopes that Iraq and other war-torn countries would have leaders strong enough to bring once-divided...
