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Pope Francis meets with President of Zambia
News.va - Feb 5, 2016 at 8:25 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with the President of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, on Friday morning. A communiqué from the Press Office of the Holy See informs that the Pope and...
Pope, Russian Orthodox Patriarch schedule unpredecented meeting
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 8:23 am Pope Francis will meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on February 12, in Cuba.
The Vatican and the Moscow patriarchate announced plans for the historic meeting...
Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Meet in Cuba
Aleteia - Feb 5, 2016 at 8:01 am In an announcement that is certain to stir hopes for an ecumenical breakthrough, the Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis and the Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill, will meet in Cuba...
Pope Francis announces second soccer 'Match for Peace'
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 5, 2016 at 7:50 am Vatican City, Feb 5, 2016 / 08:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
Sitting alongside soccer stars such as Ronaldinho and Bryan Ruiz on Wednesday, Pope Francis announced that a second edition...
Mass at Santa Marta- Ever decreasing
News.va - Feb 5, 2016 at 7:43 am John the Baptist, “the greatest of the
prophets”, teaches us a fundamental rule of Christian life: humble ourselves so
that Jesus may grow. This is “God’s approach”, as opposed to...
Books blog: how to persuade teenagers that marriage matters
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 7:15 am Redemptorist Publications has produced a very worthwhile introduction to the Church for teenage Catholics. Written by an enterprising layman, John Chater, it is called The...
Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in Cuba, Vatican announces
OSV Daily Take - Feb 5, 2016 at 7:12 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After almost three decades of tense Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations, Pope Francis will meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Feb. 12 in Cuba on the pope's way...
Pope Francis announces second soccer 'Match for Peace'
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 5, 2016 at 7:02 am Vatican City, Feb 5, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Sitting alongside soccer stars such as Ronaldinho and Bryan Ruiz on Wednesday, Pope Francis announced that a second edition...
Meatless Friday: 3-Bean Chili Mac
CatholicMom.com - Feb 5, 2016 at 7:00 am This Chili Mac is Snow Day food at its best: it’s warm, tasty and fills you up. You probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry!
The recipe makes about 5 quarts of...
'First in history' – Pope Francis to meet Russian Patriarch in Cuba
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:41 am Vatican City, Feb 5, 2016 / 06:59 am (EWTN News).-
On Friday the Vatican announced that while on his way to Mexico, Pope Francis will stop in Cuba to meet with Russian Orthodox...
U.S. Opposes Chabad Subpoenas Seeking To Enforce Court Sanctions Against Russia
The Religion Clause - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:15 am As previously reported, in a long-running lawsuit by a Chabad group in the United States to recover two expropriated collections of religious books from the Russian government, a...
Reparative Therapy Practitioners, Enjoined In New Jersey, Move Work To Israel
The Religion Clause - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:10 am As previously reported, last December a New Jersey state court issued a permanent injunction under the state's Consumer Fraud Act against JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives for...
Historic: Pope Francis to Meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Cuba
Aleteia - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:06 am VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on February 12 in Cuba, where the two will sign a joint declaration, the Vatican announced today. According to a...
7th Circuit: Valuable Copy of Book of Mormon Exempt In Bankruptcy Under Illinois Law
The Religion Clause - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:05 am In In re Robinson, (7th Cir., Feb. 4, 2016), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a bankruptcy case, held that under Illinois law, a debtor's copy of a rare, first edition...
President Speaks At National Prayer Breakfast
The Religion Clause - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:00 am Yesterday President Barack Obama spoke at the 64th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Hotel. His remarks (full text) which NBC described as focusing on "...
How the Church Could Revolutionize the Workplace: Part 3
CatholicMom.com - Feb 5, 2016 at 6:00 am
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In Part 1 of this series, I encouraged the Church to be a more family-friendly employer.
In Part 2, I outlined the first part of...
'First in history' – Pope Francis to meet Russian Patriarch in Cuba
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:59 am Vatican City, Feb 5, 2016 / 04:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday the Vatican announced that while on his way to Mexico, Pope Francis stop in Cuba to meet with Russian Orthodox...
Pope Francis to meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on February 12th
News.va - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:35 am
(Vatican Radio) It was announced on Friday that Pope Francis will hold a meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Cuba on February 12th. It marks the first...
Pope Francis: God triumphs through humility
News.va - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:35 am (Vatican Radio) God’s ‘style’ is not man’s ‘style,’ because God triumphs through humility. That was Pope Francis’ message in his homily during daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta....
Virginity and Human Happiness
Dominicana - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:33 am Can anyone esteem any beauty greater than a virgin’s…? Why ascribe such a mystique to virginity? Are we listening to the voice of a love-stricken Romeo from a bygone era? In...