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Bishops stand with 'Dreamers' as DACA battles continue

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 10, 2018 at 4:54 pm

Washington D.C., Jan 10, 2018 / 03:54 pm (CNA).- Catholic leaders have responded to developments in the legal battle over the DACA program, including a court order maintaining...

Poll: Women and Young Adults Support Investigation of Planned Parenthood Aborted Baby Part Sales

LifeNews.com - Jan 10, 2018 at 4:51 pm

Last month, the Department of Justice announced that it would launch an investigation into Planned Parenthood’s involvement in illegally profiting from the transfer of fetal...

Doctor Secretly Euthanizes Nursing Home Patient, Says She Did Nothing Wrong and Will Kill Again

LifeNews.com - Jan 10, 2018 at 4:18 pm

A Jewish old-people’s home in British Columbia, Canada, has filed a complaint against a doctor who euthanised one of their residents without consulting the home. Vancouver’s Louis...

45 years after Roe v. Wade, MCCL ties march to 2018 election

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 10, 2018 at 4:13 pm

When thousands of pro-life advocates gather on the steps of the State Capitol in St. Paul Jan. 22 to mark the 45th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision...

Why Pope Francis will visit Chile's Araucania region

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 10, 2018 at 4:03 pm

Temuco, Chile, Jan 10, 2018 / 03:03 pm (ACI Prensa).- Pope Francis will spend a day in Temuco, the capital of a Chilean region with a large indigenous population, during his Jan....

In new book, deacon seeks to help people identify gifts

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:57 pm

Deacon Winninger, 69, who serves at Our Lady of Lourdes in Minneapolis, said the book is the product of what he describes as an “epiphany” he had before a presentation about 17...

Epiphany 2018 Phtopost (Part 2)

New Liturgical Movement - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:56 pm

As promised, the Byzantine Rite arrives in force for our second Epiphany photopost, including some photos from a church we have never shown before, the Greek-Catholic cathedral of...

Why despair, not pleasure, is the biggest driver of today’s sex scandals

LifeSiteNews - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:44 pm

'If the human body is said to have no meaning or purpose, neither does sex.'

‘Dead Man Walking’ coming to Minnesota Opera

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:34 pm

The opera is based on the 1993 book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean of the Congregation of St. Joseph that describes her role as a spiritual director to two men on death...

Google Censors Six Conservative Media Sites, Treats Them as “Fake News” By Posting Warnings About Their Content

LifeNews.com - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:29 pm

In a search in the browser Google Chrome, 6 of the top 20 conservative sites had “reviewed claims” showcased in the summary. By contrast, none of the top 20 liberal sites had “...

Justin Trudeau woke a sleeping giant when he banned summer job grants to pro-life employers

LifeSiteNews - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:08 pm

'Liberal MPs fielding angry phone calls are beginning to realize that there are millions of pro-life Canadians living in this country—and that discriminating against them comes...

Young adults gather for fellowship, learn ways to share faith with world

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm

CHICAGO — More than 8,000 young adults from around the country gathered at McCormick Place in Chicago in early January to gain the tools to share their faith with the world. They...

Immigration decision sparks outpouring from hundreds of supporters for Iranian asylum seeker

The Catholic Leader - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm

IRANIAN asylum seeker Mojgan Shamsalipoor has been granted a further six-month bridging visa allowing her to stay in Australia – but there’s a hitch. Immigration officials have...

Analysis: What guides Vatican diplomacy?

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm

Vatican City, Jan 10, 2018 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- At a traditional new year's meeting between Pope Francis and diplomats to the Vatican, the pope painted a picture of pontifical...

Shareholders ask Apple to develop parental controls for kids’ iPhones

LifeSiteNews - Jan 10, 2018 at 2:57 pm

'We believe there is a clear need for Apple to offer parents more choices and tools.'

A Look Ahead at 2018

OnePeterFive - Jan 10, 2018 at 2:55 pm

Most years, right around Christmas, or maybe a little after, I get a little intuition about what the coming year will hold. It’s always been a fairly accurate feeling, if only...

ICE conducts pre-dawn raids 7-Eleven stores, looking for illegal workers

Aleteia - Jan 10, 2018 at 2:53 pm

Immigrants face deportation, and stores face fines for illegal hiringsThat clerk you noticed stocking the back shelves at 7-Eleven last week might not be working there the next...

A Guardian Angel Prayer for Friends: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, January 11, 2018

Catholic Online - Featured News - Jan 10, 2018 at 2:25 pm

Guardian Angel, watch over those whose names you can read in my heart. Guard over them with every care and make their way easy and their labours ...

Daily Readings for Thursday, January 11, 2018