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Sunday prayers and praise for saints who stood their ground on Baltimore front lines
GetReligion - May 4, 2015 at 11:05 am I ended my "Crossroads" podcast post this weekend with a bit of a challenge to the editors who produce the newspaper that (for a few more weeks) lands in my front yard here next...
Pope Commemorates the 750th Anniversary of Dante Alighieri's Birth
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 4, 2015 at 11:03 am Pope Francis sent a message on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri. The famed Italian poet is best known for his master piece "The Divine Comedy...
Climate Change Conference Aims to Prepare World for Encyclical
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 4, 2015 at 10:55 am Whether it's Pope Francis' collaborator on the upcoming encyclical, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace or Cardinal John...
Sofia Vergara's Ex-Fiance Pleas for Frozen Embryos
Creative Minority Report - May 4, 2015 at 10:42 am It's odd how little you hear about these kinds of debates anywhere except places like TMZ and only then because it involves a celebrity like Sofia Vergara. In truth, however,...
Pope Francis' Address to Pilgrims from the Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 4, 2015 at 10:41 am Here is the translation of the Pope's address to 7,000 pilgrims from the Italian diocese of Isernia-Venafro.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Good morning to all! From the...
The US Supreme Court won’t ‘redefine’ marriage, because it can’t
LifeSiteNews - May 4, 2015 at 10:40 am While the Court can redefine marriage for legal and constitutional purposes, it cannot redefine marriage itself. That’s far beyond its competence and its authority.
Quebec pro-abort bares breasts, grabs headlines at National Assembly
LifeSiteNews - May 4, 2015 at 10:35 am The risibly-named Femenist Neda Topaloski lied her way into Quebec’s National Assembly precincts with a press pass, then crashed a press conference.
Pro-Life Doctor Ben Carson Launches Republican Campaign for President
LifeNews.com - May 4, 2015 at 10:30 am Pro-life doctor Ben Carson on Monday launched his campaign today for the Republican nomination for president at a rally with hundreds of people chanting “Run Ben run. Run Ben run...
4 May: St. Monnica!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 4, 2015 at 10:27 am In the older, traditional Roman calendar today is the feast of the mother of St. Augustine, St. Monnica, widow. She died in Ostia (Rome’s port) in 387, when she and her family...
Pope Francis did two really cool things
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 4, 2015 at 10:20 am First, yesterday, Pope Francis went to a parish near Ostia (Rome’s ancient port where St. Augustine’s mother, St. Monica, died – today is her feast in the traditional calendar)....
Progressive/liberal Catholics: what do they think?
Commonweal - May 4, 2015 at 10:15 am Last Tuesday Paul Baumann posted “An unbroken tradition?”—an analysis of an article by Ross Douthat in The Atlantic. Paul’s post drew almost a hundred comments. Some expressed...
A message from the pope in English
The Deacon's Bench - May 4, 2015 at 10:14 am These are the words he left in the guest book at the Pontifical North American College this weekend: Photo via Twitter
Thank you, Freddie Gray
Commonweal - May 4, 2015 at 10:12 am Thank you, Freddie Gray.
You did not choose to be sacrificed but, God willing, your death, and the reactions to it in Baltimore and around the nation, will reawaken your fellow...
Abortion lobby honors abortionist as Health Department brings down the hammer on his Chicago clinic
LifeSiteNews - May 4, 2015 at 10:10 am Both Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice New York have recently bestowed honors on an abortionist who’s on staff at a notorious abortion clinic whose license has been revoked...
Pope: Be Witnesses of Solidarity
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 4, 2015 at 10:08 am The moment of Christian hope founded in the Risen Lord arises when "difficulties seem to obfuscate the prospects of a better future, when we experience failure and emptiness...
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 4, 2015 at 9:57 am Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks!
Registered or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read?...
Kate and William Announce the Name of Their Newborn Baby Girl and It Will Make You Smile
LifeNews.com - May 4, 2015 at 9:55 am Prince William and Kate Middleton have announced the name of their newborn baby girl and it’s a good one – befitting a little girl who is one of the most anticipated babies not...
The one question no one is asking in the witch hunt against pro-life pregnancy centers
LifeSiteNews - May 4, 2015 at 9:49 am For all the hype, internet memes and insinuations, Big Abortion is unable to identify even one case where a pregnancy center is lying or falsely advertising.
Supreme Court takes close, contested look at lethal injection drug
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - May 4, 2015 at 9:47 am WASHINGTON — Exactly one year after a botched execution in Oklahoma, the Supreme Court took a close look at the effectiveness of a specific drug used in the state’s lethal...
Pope Urges Congo's Bishops to Build Fraternity Rooted in Forgiveness, Solidarity
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - May 4, 2015 at 9:46 am Pope Francis received the bishops of Congo on the occasion of their ad limina visit this morning and exhorted them to freely proclaim the Gospel in a credible way.
After...
