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The New Literalism and Fundamentalism
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:15 am
Catholics—even more so liberal Catholics—are usually quick to criticize anyone who seems to interpret Scripture too literally. Indeed, liberal Catholics often don’t even want to...
Prominent gay rights activist backs Christian bakers in cake row
Catholic Herald - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:11 am The prominent gay rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, has said that he has changed his mind about a landmark legal ruling, involving a bakery run by Christians in Northern Ireland...
The Requirements of the Law
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:10 am
As a full-time parish priest and an armchair theologian, it gives me great pleasure to rub shoulders—from time to time—with real theologians and to plagiarize some of their ideas...
Starring Pope Francis – New film features Holy Father as himself
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:08 am Vatican City, Feb 1, 2016 / 05:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The "Pope of Surprises" is at it again. Pope Francis is set to be featured in the upcoming film "Beyond the Sun," the first...
Amid Zika fears, Latin American nations discourage childbearing
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:04 am The spread of the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne virus that can lead to brain damage in infants, has led the government of El Salvador to urge women not to have children until ...
Mercy, mission go together, pope says
Franciscan Media - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Mercy and mission have a close relationship that calls all Christians to be missionaries who share the joy of the Gospel without trying to force others to...
Salvadoran priests: State can't tell women when to get pregnant
Franciscan Media - Feb 1, 2016 at 5:00 am SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) -- The Salvadoran bishops have made no comment on a government recommendation to women to delay pregnancy because of the Zika virus, and priests...
Pope calls for prayers for those who suffer from leprosy
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 4:40 am At the conclusion of his January 31 Angelus address, Pope Francis asked those gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for those who suffer from leprosy.
“Today we celebrate ...
God reaches out to sinners, Pope says in Angelus address
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 4:30 am Christ announces that “no human condition can be a motive for exclusion,” Pope Francis said in his January 31 Angelus address.
Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading ...
Daily Gospel Reflection for February 1, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Feb 1, 2016 at 4:30 am Today’s Gospel: Mark 5, 1-20
Today’s Gospel is the perfect reminder of the transformation that can take place through Christ. Jesus is able to do great things through each of us...
The Scandal of A Kiss
Incarnation and Modernity - Feb 1, 2016 at 4:19 am “Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much” — Gospel of St. Luke 7.47 The language of love speaks of union. Of all the gestures human beings...
Car used by Pope Francis sells for $82,000
Catholic Herald - Feb 1, 2016 at 3:58 am The car that was used to drive Pope Francis around Philadelphia during last year’s papal trip to America has sold at auction for $82,000 (£57,000).
The auction for the small black...
Pope Francis: the Eucharist summons us to be missionaries of mercy
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 3:47 am In a video-message for the conclusion of the International Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines, Pope Francis said that Christ’s Eucharistic presence is “not only a ...
8 persons named to pontifical healthcare commission
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 3:31 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has appointed the president and seven members of the recently created Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public...
Christians must stand up for their faith, says Ofsted chief
Catholic Herald - Feb 1, 2016 at 3:28 am Christians must stand up for their faith, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. Society is becoming increasingly “secular and materialistic”, and young people today can...
‘Be missionaries of the Gospel,’ Pope tells faithful at jubilee audience
Catholic Herald - Feb 1, 2016 at 3:03 am The joy that comes from conveying God’s love and mercy is “the concrete sign that we have met Jesus,” the Pope said during his first jubilee audience on Saturday.
An estimated 30...
Pope mourns death of Domus Sanctae Marthae worker
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 2:35 am Following his special January 30 jubilee audience, Pope Francis spoke with the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square about his residence, Domus Sanctae Marthae.
It is a ...
Share with others the joy of encountering Christ, Pope tells jubilee pilgrims
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 1, 2016 at 2:19 am On January 30, Pope Francis held the first of a series of special monthly Saturday audiences for pilgrims who have come to Rome for the extraordinary jubilee year of mercy.
“Today...
EXCLUSIVE: BISHOP ATHANASIUS SCHNEIDER INTERVIEW WITH RORATE CAELISSPX; Women and foot washing; consecrating Russia; anti-pastoral bishops and much more
Rorate Coeli - Feb 1, 2016 at 12:00 am Last week, Rorate Caeli interviewed His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider, one of the most visible prelates working on the restoration of the traditional Latin Mass and faith...
4 Simple Ways to Share Bishop Barron's Lent Reflections With Your Parish
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Feb 1, 2016 at 12:00 am We're just nine days away from Ash Wednesday, and over 275,000 people have signed up for Bishop Barron's daily Lenten reflections. Today, we'll share four simple ways that you can...
