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Irish postal service issues Fátima stamp (Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:10 amCardinal: 65,000 have responded to online synod questionnaire (L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:10 am Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, said that over 65,000 people have responded to an online questionnaire that was posted in preparation...
Missionaries hope Pope Francis will give Bangladeshi Christians the courage to proclaim the Gospel (AsiaNews)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:10 am Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Bangladesh in early December, and many of the nation’s Muslims think he is the leader of the Baptists or the president of Italy, according to...
Arab Christians' plight under spotlight at Qatar conference (Al Jazeera)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:10 amBritish court invalidates sex-segregated classes in co-ed faith schools (Religion Clause)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:10 am The court ruled that a Muslim school’s practice of separating boys and girls violates the Equality Act of 2010. Two judges noted that the ruling will affect some Jewish and...
Federal tax loophole let Planned Parenthood build clinics financed with 'abortion bonds' (Washington Times)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:10 amWas Jesus a patriot? These 5 Gospel verses seem to suggest he was
Aleteia - Oct 24, 2017 at 5:00 am Jesus' love for his people does not prevent him from an honest assessment of the failures of his nation.Can we as Catholics maintain a passionate love and devotion to our native...
Daily Gospel Reflection for October 24, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:58 am Today’s Gospel: Luke 12:35-38
Christ’s parables always seem so simple when I first hear or read them. Initially, today’s reading seemed clear – the Lord is coming back, so be...
Denver archbishop addresses teen social media use, suicide spike
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:51 am Denver, Colo., Oct 24, 2017 / 04:51 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The growing problem of teen suicide is one that should be met with prayer and efforts to help young people develop healthy...
Cardinal Sarah: every nation has a right to distinguish between refugees and economic migrants
Catholic Herald - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:36 am Every nation has a right to distinguish between genuine refugees and economic migrants who do not share that nation’s culture, Cardinal Robert Sarah has said. Speaking at the...
Leading Nigerian prelate decries tribal violence (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am The “peaceful, harmonious, and fraternal coexistence” between the Fulani and the Irigwe “has been severely wounded,” the president of the Nigerian bishops’ conference said...
Papal message to summit on water, climate (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am The Pope “trusts that the threat posed by climate change to our brothers and sisters in the most vulnerable countries can find timely and effective responses,” the Vatican’s...
Duterte holds out olive branch to Filipino Catholics (UCANews)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am Rodrigo Duterte, the nation’s president since 2016, has used harsh language to describe prelates who have criticized his policies. At the wake of the late Cardinal Ricardo Vidal,...
Idolatry of money starves the poor, Pope says in weekday Mass homily (Vatican Radio)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am The Pontiff preached on Luke 12:13-21 during his 10/23 homily.
In election statement, Nicaraguan bishops rue nation's 'demoralization' (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am Leftist Daniel Ortega, who held power from 1979 to 1990, has served as president since 2007. Calling for prayer, the bishops acknowledged the prospect of electoral fraud and left...
Muslim protests force cancelation of Protestant Reformation celebration in Indonesia (UCANews)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am Indonesia, the world’s 4th-most populous nation, is 87% Muslim, 7% Protestant, and 3% Catholic.
USCCB official criticizes administration, Congress for proposing 'dramatic' military spending increase (To Go Forth)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:10 am “Our nation already spends about one-third of all military spending worldwide,” says the director of the US bishops’ Office of International Justice and Peace. “The United States...
The Pope: it is not enough to go to Mass if one does not enter the mystery of Jesus
Vatican Insider - Oct 24, 2017 at 4:00 am It is well to be good Christians who pray and do works of charity. That is all very well. But it is not enough if one does not enter the mystery of Jesus Christ who died for all...
Appeals court approves abortion for undocumented teen
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 24, 2017 at 3:29 am Austin, Texas, Oct 24, 2017 / 03:29 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A federal appeals court has ordered that the government must assist a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant, detained in...
Papal audiences (10/23) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 24, 2017 at 3:10 am In 6 separate audiences, the Pope received the secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, the executive director of...