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Efforts to eradicate modern slavery (L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 am The author is Sally Axworthy, British ambassador to the Holy See.
Islamic State regrouping In Libya (Eurasia Review)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 amWhy the Rosary works wonders in youth ministry (Catholic Herald)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 am “Whilst the Rosary can be seen as monotonous, it is also consistent,” says Father Matthew Pittam. “For many of the young people that I work with, consistency is one thing that is...
Spain cuts growth forecast for 2018 due to Catalonia crisis (AFP)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 am L’Osservatore Romano (10/18 edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Russian foreign minister criticizes US decision on Iran nuclear deal (TASS)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 am L’Osservatore Romano (10/18 edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story.
Whose bourgeois morality? (Catholic World Report)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 am “We have met the bourgeois lobby, and it consists of German-speaking bishops,” writes papal biographer George Weigel.
Weinstein's downfall must be traumatizing for Hollywood hypocrites (National Post)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 am The op-ed’s author is Father Raymond J. de Souza, an Ontario priest.
Malta archbishop condemns 'cruel murder' of investigative journalist killed in car bomb (The Tablet)
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 18, 2017 at 3:10 amCorporate America Isn’t Woke
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:47 am A friend of mine sent me this piece a while back and it is even more pointed in the wake of Corporate Hollywood’s sudden discovery of conscience about sex predator Harvey...
Hey Western Washington! Mark your Calendars!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:44 am I will be speaking tomorrow night at St. Monica’s on Mercer Island at 7 PM. I’ll be talking about the Our Father. Then on October 24 at 7 PM I’ll be talking about 101 Reasons Not...
A word about the term “intrinsically immoral”
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:44 am I mentioned the term “intrinsically immoral” in my discussions of the death penalty. Lots of people are confused about that term. Calling a sin “intrinsically immoral” does not...
Philippine president declares Marawi ‘liberated’ from Islamists
Catholic Herald - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:41 am Gunfire rang out sporadically and explosions thudded as Philippine soldiers fought Tuesday to regain control of the last pocket of Marawi controlled by Islamic militants, with...
Philippines mourns Cardinal Vidal, who leaves a legacy of service
EWTN - World Catholic News - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:36 am Cebu City, Philippines, Oct 18, 2017 / 02:36 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, who was Archbishop of Cebu from 1982 to 2010 and a leading Catholic figure in the fall of...
Is Religion a Science-Stopper?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:15 am
According to evolutionary scientist Jerry Coyne, religion is so hopelessly inimical to science that any attempt to reconcile them is futile. As Coyne explains, “accepting both...
Two Sonnets
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:12 am I’ve been trying my hand at a bit of poetry because my heart has felt creaky. Here are a couple of sonnets: Sunday Evening Healing Walking by the urban roar, monoxide fills my...
Pro-Life Redefined at the Vatican
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:10 am
Fair is foul and foul is fair at the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV). Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the PAV, recently redefined the term “life” for the Catholic...
Memo to Theologians: No to Theological Mob Rule
Vatican Insider - Oct 18, 2017 at 2:00 am On October 11, 2017, Pope Francis addressed participants of a meeting organised by the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization. The event marked the twenty fifth...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/10/17
Catholic Herald - Oct 18, 2017 at 1:54 am Rumours that Benedict XVI is near death are “false and wrong”, Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said. A hundred theologians and bishops have sent a message of support to Pope Francis...
Chilean Cardinal offers warm welcome to Syrian refugees
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 18, 2017 at 1:26 am Santiago, Chile, Oct 18, 2017 / 12:26 am (CNA).- Last week in Santiago, government officials, representatives of the Catholic Church in Chile, and international organizations...
