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Pope meets Egypt's Muslim leader Ahmed al-Tayeb
News.va - Nov 7, 2017 at 11:03 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Tuesday with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed Muhammad al-Tayeb who is in Rome to attend a conference organised by the St Egidio...
The Feast of All Saints 2017: The Martyrs
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 7, 2017 at 11:03 am From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. After the Apostles) is added the triumphal title of the Martyrs, who through diverse...
Pope offers prayers for victims of Texas shooting
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 7, 2017 at 11:00 am Calling the mass shooting in a Texas Baptist church Nov. 5 an "act of senseless violence," Pope Francis asked the local Catholic archbishop to convey his condolences to the...
How to say “no” with more confidence and less guilt
Aleteia - Nov 7, 2017 at 11:00 am If you try to please everyone, you'll end up disappointing everyone -- including yourself.Most people who have a lot of responsibilities end up using up every last bit of free...
100th anniversary of “Terror, terror, and more terror”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:59 am Be sure to read Sam Gregg’s super piece at CWR on the 100th anniversary of the Communist revolution in Russia… which had the focus of Our Lady at Fatima.
A taste:
Herein we come...
Catholic schools urged to include students with development disabilities
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:50 am NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The reasons for Catholic schools to offer full inclusion of students with intellectual and development disabilities are overwhelming, according to Beth Foraker...
Panel looks at future of religious minorities victimized by IS militants
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:49 am The day she succeeded in her fourth attempt to escape six months of daily rape and humiliation by her Islamic State captors, Iraqi teen Ekhlas Khudur Bajoo made a vow.
Papal condolences for victims of Texas shooting
News.va - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:45 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of a deadly shooting Texas.
Twenty-six people were killed in the attack, including the...
Alberta gov’t to schools: You can’t tell parents when their child joins LGBT club
LifeSiteNews - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:38 am The Alberta government's new bill forces Christian private schools to allow LGBT clubs as well.
The Grand imam of al-Azhar meets for the third time the Pope
Vatican Insider - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:36 am With a sign of attention attesting the cordiality of the relationship, the Pope received today the Grand imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Muhammad al-Tayeb, after having already...
Book Notes: The Catholic Hipster Handbook
CatholicMom.com - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:30 am
Some book titles simply take one’s breath away: Life is Worth Living by Archbishop Fulton Sheen; The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day; The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton,...
Pro-Life Groups Slam Plan to Get Rid of the Adoption Tax Credit
LifeNews.com - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:27 am Adoption is a wonderful alternative to abortion and a beautiful thing in and of itself — as adoptive families look to provide loving homes for children in need.
Sadly the adoption...
Luciani, “unanimous Yes to his beatification”
Vatican Insider - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:20 am On the morning of Tuesday, November 7, the ordinary session of the cardinals and bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints unanimously voted in favor of the “heroic...
Faith, hope, community: Catholic radio at work in the Philippines
EWTN - World Catholic News - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:06 am Manila, Philippines, Nov 7, 2017 / 10:06 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In the Philippines media scene, a far-reaching Catholic radio network has been building communities and changing...
Pro-life group exposes companies that haul away Planned Parenthood’s aborted babies
LifeSiteNews - Nov 7, 2017 at 10:00 am Abortion centers are struggling to find waste companies after the success of Project Weak Link.
Catholics praise BBC miniseries for balanced approach to Gunpowder Plot
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 7, 2017 at 9:57 am OXFORD, England — When BBC TV concluded a graphic peak-time drama, “Gunpowder,” Nov. 4, its tone and content surprised many Catholics.
The three-part series recounted the...
Premature Baby Born One Week Before Abortion Limit Miraculously Survives
LifeNews.com - Nov 7, 2017 at 9:55 am Flynn Parry is one of the youngest babies ever to survive outside the womb in England. Born one week before the legal abortion limit, doctors warned his parents to prepare for the...
Philippine bishops begin prayer vigil to protest deaths in war on drugs
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 7, 2017 at 9:36 am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine bishops’ conference started a prayer vigil to protest thousands of killings in the government drive to eradicate drug abuse and drug dealing....
Planned Parenthood tells blacks: You’re better off aborting your babies
LifeSiteNews - Nov 7, 2017 at 9:35 am This has to be the most shameless marketing strategy in recent history.
Pope Francis: 'Salvation is not for sale'
News.va - Nov 7, 2017 at 9:20 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has urged Christians not to lose the capacity to feel loved.
Speaking during the homily on Tuesday morning at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope said that...