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Chaldean Patriarchate Says Reports on Executed Priest in Mosul Are Unfounded
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm The Chaldean Patriarchate has denied that a Catholic priest named Boulos Yakoub was recently killed after being detained by jihadists. In recent days, Chaldean Archbishop Amel...
Pope's Morning Homily: 'Think of Our Present-Day Martyrs'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm Pope Francis says Christian martyrs are not limited to those in history, but exist today as Christians are being killed "under the authority of corrupt people who hate Jesus...
Archdiocese of Washington Express Joy of Pope's Upcoming Visit
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. expressed its joy at the news that Pope Francis will address the U.S. Congress. Yesterday afternoon, Speaker of the House of Representatives...
Interfaith Harmony Week Underway in Southern Philippines
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm In the southern Philippines on the island of Mindanao, World Interfaith Harmony Week is underway. Scheduled for the first week of February each year, World Interfaith Week, Feb...
Pope Francis Gives 300 Umbrellas to the Homeless of Rome
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm A new gesture was made by the Pope for the homeless of Rome. First were the showers in the Colonnade, then the sleeping bags on the day of his birthday and, recently, installing a...
Pope to Italy's Prefects: Remember You are Dealing With Concrete Fears, Hopes, Not Abstract Questions
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm Pope Francis has reminded Italian government representatives that following the law and ensuring human rights must be their top priorities. Speaking to the prefects of several...
Displaced Iraqi Christians at Core of Conference in Jordan
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm As ISIS continues to assert its power and persecute Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East, Jordan continues to welcome refugees and collaborate to ensure their...
Jos Archbishop: When Religion Used to Justify Violence, Other Problems Really to Blame
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm With about 170 million inhabitants, Nigeria has the biggest population of any country in Africa—and one just about equally divided between Muslims (mostly in the north) and...
Her Parents Threatened to Kick Her Out of the House Unless She Aborted, Then This Happened
LifeNews.com - Feb 5, 2015 at 5:59 pm Every month in America, there are approximately 2.2 million Internet searches for abortion and abortion-related terms. Online for Life uses online and offline marketing techniques...
Minnesota Pro-Life Group Pushes Bill to Stop Funding Thousands of Abortions
LifeNews.com - Feb 5, 2015 at 5:21 pm Justice and safety regarding abortion are the focus of two initiatives introduced today in the Minnesota House of Representatives (Senate companion bills are expected next week...
Evidence of that Catholic funny bone
The Curt Jester - Feb 5, 2015 at 5:08 pm Another thing I love about the Church is the humor of the faithful. You just have to look at any list of patron saints and find the ironic funny bone of the Body of Christ.
I find...
Did Pres. Obama draw moral equivalence between Christianity and ISIS?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Feb 5, 2015 at 5:08 pm Today at the National Prayer Breakfast, in the context of talking about horrible things that ISIS does, Pres. Obama, pseudo-sophisticate in chief, said:
“Unless we get on our high...
Holy Heroes: Free Faithful Lenten Resources for Your Family
CatholicMom.com - Feb 5, 2015 at 5:00 pm
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Are you looking for a way to help your kids enter into Lent, but don’t have the time to pull together 40 days worth of...
Pregnant Woman Arrested After Police Find Her Two-Month-Old Dead From Starvation
LifeNews.com - Feb 5, 2015 at 4:49 pm On Wednesday, Brittany Marie Wiest was arrested in Tennessee on multiple felony murder charges after police found her two-month-old infant dead in her home. An autopsy of her son...
Manual for Spiritual Warfare on sale!
The Curt Jester - Feb 5, 2015 at 4:43 pm One of my absolute favorite books I read last year was the Manual for Spiritual Warfare by Paul Thigpen, which I reviewed here.
I see today via Brandon Voght that the Kindle...
Dominican Rite Blessing of Ashes with Low Mass
New Liturgical Movement - Feb 5, 2015 at 4:16 pm Blessing of Ashes, Holy Rosary, Portland OR (2014)This coming Ash Wednesday I will be giving a talk on medieval liturgy at Whitworth University in Spokane WA. As part of that...
Verdict: The Quartermaster is Right about Cry Rooms
Quartermaster of the Barque - Feb 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm Over a year ago, I wrote a post (entirely grounded upon my opinion) condemning cry rooms in Catholic churches. That post generated a fair amount of traffic, comment and...
Verdict: The Quartermaster is Right about Cry Rooms
Quartermaster of the Barque - Feb 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm Over a year ago, I wrote a post (entirely grounded upon my opinion) condemning cry rooms in Catholic churches. That post generated a fair amount of traffic, comment and...
Colorado Committee Votes Friday on Whether to Legalize Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Feb 5, 2015 at 4:10 pm A sate House legislative committee will vote Friday on a bill in Colorado that would legalize assisted suicide. A coalition of disability rights groups, faith-based organizations...
Pope to make historic address to United States Congress
The Catholic Leader - Feb 5, 2015 at 3:54 pm POPE Francis will address a joint meeting of the United States Congress on September 24, and become the first pontiff to do so. House Speaker John Boehner announced this yesterday...
