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Abuse survivor on Vatican panel criticises Francis for not joining meetings
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:27 am A British abuse campaigner appointed to serve on a Vatican commission has said he would be outraged if the Pope failed to attend their meetings.
Peter Saunders, who was abused by...
Pope visits curial offices
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:24 am On February 4, Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to the offices of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, and the Pontifical Council for...
Pontifical council, World Council of Churches discuss Christian witness in multi-faith world
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:19 am Officials from the World Council of Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue met in Geneva on February 3 and 4 to discuss their 2011 document, “Christian ...
Pope Francis to hold historic meeting with Russian patriarch in Cuba
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:16 am The Pope is to hold a historic meeting with the Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill, the Vatican announced today.
After almost three decades of tense Catholic-Russian...
A deadly mistake – Disability rights groups oppose Colo. assisted suicide bill
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:13 am Denver, Colo., Feb 5, 2016 / 05:13 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Disability advocates and medical professionals came out in opposition to
a proposal in the Colorado legislature that would...
Sierra Leone prelate speaks out against abortion
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:11 am Lawmakers in Sierra Leone, sometimes ranked as the world’s poorest nation, have passed a law legalizing abortion, and the bill awaits the president’s signature.
Joining ...
Vatican joins international appeals for increased aid to Syria
Franciscan Media - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican joined international appeals for raising money to provide emergency and long-term assistance to the millions of people affected by the crisis in...
In Ciudad Juarez, youth express hopes for papal visit
Franciscan Media - Feb 5, 2016 at 5:00 am CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (CNS) -- Esteban Alanis, 23, once ran with a local gang known as "Los Parqueros," which would accost people for their cash and cellphones in a working-class...
Obama, at mosque, defends religious liberty
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:51 am Speaking at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, President Barack Obama defended religious liberty, compared anti-Muslim sentiments to anti-Catholicism and anti-Semitism, and called...
The astonishing secret history of the Pope who fought Hitler
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:41 am Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2016 / 05:06 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Pius XII's secret support for the attempted overthrow of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler is the subject of a new book...
Australia's religious speak out against Pacific trade deal
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:35 am Catholic Religious Australia, which represents the nation’s male and female religious orders, has joined a coalition opposing swift ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership,...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 5, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:30 am
Today’s Gospel: Mark 6, 14-29 – St. Agatha
It’s never easy to do the right thing. Calling someone out on their sin is especially difficult because few people have hearts open...
Francis and Kirill to hold historic first meeting in Cuba
Vatican Insider - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:21 am A spirit of ecumenism is to mark Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Mexico. It has just been announced that the Pope will be meeting the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, in...
As ambassador reinstated, Turkish, Armenian governments differ over Vatican statement
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:16 am Turkey reinstated its ambassador to the Holy See because of the wording of a recent Vatican statement, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.
Turkey recalled its ambassador in...
The astonishing secret history of the Pope who fought Hitler
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:06 am Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2016 / 03:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Pius XII's secret support for the attempted overthrow of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler is the subject of a new book...
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 4:03 am Cover Story…
David Alton asks if David Cameron has the guts to call ISIS attacks ‘genocide’
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Cardinal Nichols at Hampton Court? It would have enraged Henry VIII, says...
Pope Francis meets Brazilian footballing legend Ronaldinho
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:48 am Pope Francis met footballing legend Ronaldinho this week.
The 35-year-old Brazilian star, dressed in a beanie hat with sunglasses hooked on to his shirt, was in Rome as a...
What the Pope should have said to the Chinese government
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:45 am If you were sending a message to President Xi and the Chinese government, what would you say? Now that the Pope has given an interview which is nothing less than a scarcely coded...
French leftists press for universal ban on surrogacy
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:36 am Decrying the exploitation of women, especially those in impoverished nations, a coalition of self-described leftists in France, including pro-abortion and lesbian organizations,...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/02/16
Catholic Herald - Feb 5, 2016 at 3:26 am Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has praised Slovenians for their “great sense of solidarity” with migrants.
It will be “outrageous” if Pope Francis fails to...
