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Open God’s heart with prayer, Pope tells Padre Pio prayer groups
Catholic Herald - Feb 8, 2016 at 5:20 am Praying is not like taking an aspirin, something one does just to feel a little better, Pope Francis told thousands of members of Padre Pio prayer groups from around the world....
European bishops' commission welcomes European Parliament's condemnation of ISIS
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 5:01 am The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has welcomed the European Parliament’s use of the word “genocide” in condemning atrocities ...
Priest recalls 'kidnapping' Blessed Teresa
Franciscan Media - Feb 8, 2016 at 5:00 am PONTIAC, Mich. (CNS) -- There aren't many people who can get away with kidnapping a soon-to-be-saint, but Father Jim Kean managed it.
Technically, it wasn't kidnapping -- he was...
182 madrasas closed in Pakistan for promoting extremism
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:49 am Since December 2014, the Pakistani government has closed 182 madrasas, or Muslim schools, for promoting extremism, according to an AsiaNews report.
The closings have followed the...
Pope Francis grieves over victims of Taiwan earthquake
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:38 am Vatican City, Feb 8, 2016 / 04:38 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis sent his condolences to those affected by a deadly
earthquake which struck the southern Taiwanese city of...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 8, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Mark 6, 53-56
Today’s Gospel reminds us of an essential part of Jesus’ mission on earth, which was to heal. I am amazed by the people of the Gospel. Of course, he...
Patriarchs call for prayer, fasting for suffering Church in Syria, Iraq
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:30 am The heads of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Melkite Greek Catholic Church have called upon Catholics to pray and fast for the suffering Christians of Syria and Iraq,...
Zambia's bishops decry �political hooliganism,' warn priests against partisanship
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:17 am Decrying “political hooliganism” and repression, Zambia’s bishops recently issued a statement surveying the state of the nation as elections approach in ...
Pope appeals for international community to help Syria’s civilians
Catholic Herald - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:12 am Pope Francis appealed for international help for Syrian civilians caught in the country’s five-year civil war.
Speaking yesterday in St Peter’s Square in Rome, Pope Francis said...
Papal condolences following Taiwan earthquake
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 4:03 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has sent a message of condolence following an earthquake that killed dozens in Taiwan.
“The Holy Father was ...
Papal appeals for Syria, respect for human life from conception to natural death
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 3:54 am Following his February 7 Angelus address, Pope Francis issued an appeal for Syria.
“I follow with deep concern the dramatic fate of civilian populations involved in heavy fighting...
Pope Francis: Christ and the Church �fish' for men and women
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 3:42 am Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading (Lk. 5:1-11), Pope Francis told the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his February 7 Angelus address that the mission of Christ ...
Pope Francis ‘considering Scotland visit’
Catholic Herald - Feb 8, 2016 at 3:36 am Pope Francis could make a flying visit to Scotland in September, according to reports.
The Pope has “pencilled in” a short visit to St Andrews to sign a charter calling on all...
Prayer unlocks the heart of God, Pope tells Padre Pio prayer groups
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 8, 2016 at 3:20 am Thousands of members of Padre Pio prayer groups, in Rome for the veneration of the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina and St. Leopold Mandic, gathered in St. Peter’s Square on...
Pope offers prayers for victims of Taiwan earthquake
Catholic Herald - Feb 8, 2016 at 2:44 am Pope Francis has offered his prayers and condolences to those killed or injured in the earthquake that hit Taiwan on Saturday.
At least 38 people died after the magnitude 6.4...
Liberalism, Conservatism, and Catholicism
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 8, 2016 at 2:10 am
We all talk about liberalism and conservatism, and about liberal and conservative Catholics, but what does it mean?
Some say it doesn’t mean much at all. They say these are...
The Three Temptations of Philosophy
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 8, 2016 at 2:00 am
The Gospel of the First Sunday of Lent always features one of the Synoptics on the temptation of Jesus in the desert. This year, we read from Luke. Spiritual writers have long...
8 Feb: St. Josephine Bakhita
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 8, 2016 at 12:01 am St. Josephine Bakhita is a truly amazing saint. Check out a biography of her here.
Here is a quote from St. Josephine about her life as a slave:
“One day I unwittingly made a...
The Eyes Pull You in: Writing Icons for the Greater Glory of God
Aleteia - Feb 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm Miss Julia Greeley appears as she did in life: floppy black hat on her head, a small smile on her lips, a child in her arms, the Colorado Rockies rising up behind her. But this is...
Mary as “One of Us” in Our Lady of Lourdes
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 7, 2016 at 11:04 pm Over the years, I have wondered how much Mary and I have in common. First I wondered, because I wasn’t a mother and we lived in such different times. Now I wonder, because I am...
