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Syria holds the record for the greatest refugee crisis in the world
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm One out of every 113 people in the world has had to flee from home.The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR, http://www.unhcr.org/) warns that current conflicts in the world are not ending,...
Pope Francis and the International Space Station
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: October 27, 2017This handout picture taken and released on October 26, 2017, by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis speaking during a video conference...
If aliens exist, can Catholics believe in them?
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm The truth is out there.NASA continues to make new discoveries each year, including planets in nearby star systems that could be hospitable to life. Odds are likely that any...
Trump makes war on opioid epidemic
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm President directs Health and Human Services Department to declare a public health emergency.The Trump administration is declaring war on the opioid addiction crisis. In a...
This abused dog was afraid of people … until baby Archie came along (PHOTOS)
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm Check out these adorable Instagram snaps for a glimpse at the two best buddies in action (and inaction).Babies possess the purest qualities, like openness and vulnerability, that...
UN official says 75% of world’s population experiences religious restrictions
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm Ahmed Shaheed calls on countries to repeal blasphemy lawsA United Nations official has called on all nations that have anti-blasphemy laws to repeal them in order to increase...
Why Halloween is a deeply spiritual holiday
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm My family loves Halloween for the same reasons we love our faith: because it’s creepy and mysterious.As a lifelong lover of Halloween, as someone who unabashedly declares it a “...
The abortionist and the pro-lifers: Round two
OSV Daily Take - Oct 26, 2017 at 11:00 pm In late September, LeRoy Carhart, the well-known third-trimester abortionist, was dealt a setback, but not stopped. Carhart had operated as a contract abortionist at Germantown...
The 400
OnePeterFive - Oct 26, 2017 at 8:06 pm Monument of Leonidas, Thermopylae, Greece. Image courtesy of Ava Babili.
The Battle of Thermopylae, in 480 BC, was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and Xerxes I’s...
Iona College’s first student returns for 60th anniversary celebrations
The Catholic Leader - Oct 26, 2017 at 7:20 pm BILL Ousley was the first young student to step through the gates of Iona College 60 years ago. He was schooled by priests of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) from...
Columban priest a voice for Taiwan’s voiceless
The Catholic Leader - Oct 26, 2017 at 7:17 pm COLUMBAN missionary Father Peter O’Neill knows what modern slavery looks like. For 26 years, Fr O’Neill, from Geelong, lived among poor and abused migrant workers in Taiwan. He...
The Florida Project
Lisa Hendey.com - Oct 26, 2017 at 7:04 pm It's been well over a month since I screened The Florida Project and three weeks since I shared my interviews with the cast here. And yet unless you are part of the small world...
Mythology? History? Biographies? Why are there differences in the four Gospels?
GetReligion - Oct 26, 2017 at 7:01 pm
The Religion Guy observes that the wording of the perennial question above is the title of an important new book by Michael Licona of Houston Baptist University and published by...
Former Australian prime ministers speak out against Victorian euthanasia vote
The Catholic Leader - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:57 pm HISTORIC voluntary euthanasia laws will head to Victoria’s upper house next month after the state’s lower house MPs endured a marathon sitting to pass proposed legislation....
What is the Catholic Religion Actually For? A Monastic Answer
OnePeterFive - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:52 pm Do we really know when this “crisis” started?
Many of those concerned about our ongoing – and suddenly calamitously escalating – crisis look mainly back to the last 50 years for...
Pope says space station crew like a ‘tiny U.N.’ with peaceful diversity
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:09 pm One perk that comes with floating aboard the International Space Station is NASA arranges for occasional calls with celebrities to keep the astronauts' spirits high during their...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/10/17
Catholic Herald - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:01 pm Catholics and Protestants are able to mark the Reformation’s 500th anniversary “in true fraternity”, Pope Francis has said (video). The number of clerical abuse allegations in...
Pro-life group says teen immigrant having an abortion regrettable
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:00 pm The head of the Susan B. Anthony List said the pro-life organization "was deeply saddened to learn that Jane Doe's child has been aborted," referring to an immigrant teen from...
Audrey Assad lends her voice to the Porter’s Gate Worship Project
Aleteia - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:00 pm The semi-annual conference brings together Christian artists.The Porter’s Gate Project is a sacred arts collective created by Isaac Wardell, director of worship at Trinity...
How can Saudi Arabia counter violent extremism? Religious freedom, expert says
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 26, 2017 at 6:00 pm Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 26, 2017 / 05:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has suggested a turn towards moderate Islam, especially among...
