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Pope condemns profits from war, inequality
Catholic Culture - World News - May 12, 2015 at 5:09 pm Pope Francis led 7,000 schoolchildren in a chant, "Where there is not justice, there is no peace," during a May 11 encounter.
In an exchange with young people, in an audience...
The Weekly Francis – Volume 101 – 12 May 2015
The Curt Jester - May 12, 2015 at 5:09 pm This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 29 June 2014 to 12 May 2015.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings,...
The Weekly Francis – 12 May 2015
Jimmy Akin.org - May 12, 2015 at 5:06 pm
This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 29 June 2014 to 12 May 2015.
General Audiences
6 May 2015
Homilies
29 June 2014 – Solemnity of...
Laying down one’s life: the decision to adopt a special needs child—a conversation with Allison Gingras, host of “A Seeking Heart” on Real Life Radio
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2015 at 5:00 pm “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:12-13
In this new...
Thomas More Society Ready to Sue State of Illinois if Bill Passes to Remove Freedom of Conscience
Thomas More Society - May 12, 2015 at 4:54 pm SB 1564 Violates Freedom of Speech and Religious Liberty
(May 12, 2015 – Springfield, IL) – SB 1564 amends the Healthcare Right of Conscience Act to take away a pro-life person’s...
Survey shows increase in Americans who aren’t part of any religion
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - May 12, 2015 at 4:48 pm WASHINGTON — A major study of the religious landscape of the United States shows a continuing decline in the number of people who consider themselves part of any religion, with...
The Father of Liberation Theology's full rehabilitation:A perfect example of ecclesiastical amnesia at work
Rorate Coeli - May 12, 2015 at 4:48 pm The stages of Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez's rehabilitation and ascent to favor have been well-documented on this blog and elsewhere, beginning with the appointment of Gerhard Cardinal...
FATIMA: the prophecy of a crisis and the promise of an eagerly awaited triumph
Rorate Coeli - May 12, 2015 at 4:44 pm Bl. Jacinta MartoFrancesca BonadonnaFamiglia DomaniMay 22, 2014Almost a century has passed since the great Fatima event when Our Lady, messenger of God, appeared to the three...
Benedict XVI breaks silence with introduction to new book by Cardinal Bertone
Catholic Culture - World News - May 12, 2015 at 4:39 pm The work of a pastor "cannot be limited only to the Church," Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI wrote in a letter to his former Secretary of State--one of the few things the former...
You are not just aid workers – you are witnesses to Christ, Pope tells Caritas
Catholic News Agency - General - May 12, 2015 at 4:38 pm Vatican City, May 12, 2015 / 03:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On Tuesday Pope Francis told global representatives of Caritas International that true service is about welcoming God and...
5,000 Catholics killed in a single Nigerian diocese
Catholic Culture - World News - May 12, 2015 at 4:23 pm More than 5,000 Catholics have been killed by Boko Haram terrorists in a single Nigerian diocese, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reports.
In the Maiduguri diocese, in...
Pro-Abortion Groups are Panicked Because Babies May Not be Killed in Late-Term Abortions
LifeNews.com - May 12, 2015 at 4:22 pm All over Washington today, pro-abortion groups are panicking because a group of babies might not be killed. Yes, you read that right: because they might NOT be killed!
You see,...
How to Go to Heaven
Jimmy Akin.org - May 12, 2015 at 4:16 pm
Sometimes people make it sound like the Catholic understanding of how to get to heaven is really complex.
It’s not.
While you can go into any of Christ’s teachings in a lot of...
Catholic Political Activism and the Benedict Option
Catholic Vote - May 12, 2015 at 4:02 pm It often seems that the culture of the United States is headed in a direction that faithful Catholics cannot approve, and this makes them wonder what they should do to face a...
While faithful fill pews, movers and shakers can’t get enough of Sunday a.m. TV gabfests
GetReligion - May 12, 2015 at 4:00 pm Movers and shakers from the realms of media and politics can’t get enough of those five Sunday morning TV news gabfests from Washington. Meanwhile, millions of churchgoers ignore...
God will judge people on care for the poor, for the planet, pope says
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - May 12, 2015 at 3:50 pm VATICAN CITY — The powerful of the earth will face God’s judgment and will be asked to account for how they cared for the poor and how they cared for the environment so that it...
Irish Parliament Rejects Pro-Abortion Bill Removing All Legal Protection for Unborn Babies
LifeNews.com - May 12, 2015 at 3:48 pm A piece of legislation that would have removed all legal protection for the unborn in Ireland has been rejected by the national parliament by a vote of 74 to 23
Deputy Ruth...
‘Bama don’t preach: Kenyan bishop tells Obama not to promote gay ‘marriage’ on his next visit
LifeSiteNews - May 12, 2015 at 3:39 pm 'The homosexuality debate should not become part of his agenda as it has been his tendency whenever he comes to Africa,' said Mark Kariuki of the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya.
The Pursuit of Life
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2015 at 3:30 pm
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Our culture is very troubled these days. But there is hope. The antidote to our culture of death is the pursuit of...
Putnam and Poverty, Part 1
Commonweal - May 12, 2015 at 3:29 pm It’s not often a 74-year-old professor gets a standing ovation from a public audience for an hour-long lecture with many graphs. But Robert Putnam gave a barnburner of a speech...
