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Bishop of Plymouth calls for improved provision of traditional Mass
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2015 at 8:10 am Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth has said there should be “systematised provision” of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form for Catholics in his diocese.
Interviewed in the Latin Mass...
In the wake of Ebola, New York Times explores Liberia's 'crisis of faith'
GetReligion - May 12, 2015 at 8:06 am Ebola made many Liberians fear those closest to them. Churches want to change that. http://t.co/ZekUh8W03r pic.twitter.com/llmYYZmAPi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 10, 2015...
Study: Christian population declining in U.S.; “unaffiliated” now outnumber Catholics
The Deacon's Bench - May 12, 2015 at 7:52 am View image | gettyimages.com From The Wall Street Journal: Amy Boyle grew up in the Roman Catholic Church, singing in choir and serving as an altar girl. But Ms. Boyle, now a 35-...
"Two Saints From Our Holy Land” Festival Held in Amman
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2015 at 7:42 am The Council of Heads of Catholic Churches in the Holy Land held a massive festival on May 8 at the Rosary Sisters College marking the upcoming canonization of St. Marie-Alphonsine...
Lessons Learned From Pope Francis
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2015 at 7:08 am Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB, is the CEO of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and the English Language Assistant to the Holy See Press Office.
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Your Excellency Bishop...
In rare new letter, Benedict XVI seeks shepherds for the whole world
EWTN - Vatican News - May 12, 2015 at 7:03 am Vatican City, May 12, 2015 / 07:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Speaking from retirement, Benedict XVI has underscored the need for the
Church to extend its pastoral care to non-believers...
In rare new letter, Benedict XVI seeks shepherds for the whole world
Catholic News Agency - General - May 12, 2015 at 7:03 am Vatican City, May 12, 2015 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaking from retirement, Benedict XVI has underscored the need for the Church to extend its pastoral care to non-believers...
Sweeten Your Prayer
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2015 at 7:00 am
Art by Celeste Zepponi. All rights reserved.
As a young child, I often found solitude within the borders of our small front yard lined with a white picket fence. With my mother’s...
MAGNIFICAT: The week ahead
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2015 at 6:53 am This week we reach the Ascension: on Thursday if you are in Scotland, on Sunday everywhere else. On page 183 of your May MAGNIFICAT you will find a Mass introduction quoting...
Just Like Hogwarts!
Dominicana - May 12, 2015 at 6:30 am I was just beginning a tour of the chapel here at the Dominican House of Studies for a small group of visitors when a young woman about my age said it. “It looks just like...
Permanent Candles at the Ambo
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 12, 2015 at 6:21 am Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university.
Q: It has come up several times at...
Cafod: Panic in Nepal as second earthquake strikes
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2015 at 6:11 am Today’s earthquake in Nepal is causing widespread panic, as people fear that more buildings will collapse, according to Catholic aid agency Cafod, whose staff have been working in...
New Report Finds Percentage of Christians In U.S. Declining; Unaffiliateds Increase
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2015 at 6:10 am The Pew Research Center today released a new report titled America's Changing Religious Landscape. The report finds that Christians have declined from 78.4% to 70.8% of the...
Ministerial Exception Bars Discrimination Claims Against Salvation Army
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2015 at 6:05 am In Rogers v. Salvation Army, (ED MI, May 11, 2015), a Michigan federal district court held that the ministerial exception doctrine bars race and age discrimination claims against...
Tech Talk: Start Readers Reading By Designing With the "Z"
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2015 at 6:00 am
Bloggers: at the most fundamental level, how does a reader interact with the design of a blog page, as seen on a computer?
I posed this question during a talk I gave at a recent...
Alabama Governor Signs Student Religious Liberties Act
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2015 at 6:00 am Last Thursday (coinciding with the National Day of Prayer), Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed into law the Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act of 2015 (full text). It...
Sister Prejean tells Boston jury Tsarnaev has regrets
Franciscan Media - May 12, 2015 at 6:00 am Sister Helen Prejean, the death penalty abolition advocate, told a jury May 11 that convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev expressed remorse in discussions with her....
God is watching how we treat the poor, the planet, pope says
Franciscan Media - May 12, 2015 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- 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...
