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Religious instruction abolished in Luxembourg schools
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:37 am Catholic religious instruction in state-run schools has been abolished in the historically Catholic nation of Luxembourg and will be replaced by instruction in ethics, according...
A new appeal from the Pope for Ukraine battered by violence and fratricide- The only right word is peace
News.va - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:26 am Pope Francis launched a new appeal
for peace in Ukraine at the General Audience on Wednesday, 4 February, in the
Paul VI Hall. He asked that every effort be made to resume...
EWTN to appeals court: religious freedom at stake in HHS mandate case
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:20 am Atlanta, Ga., Feb 4, 2015 / 04:20 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether the EWTN Global Catholic Network should be required to...
Notre Dame Grads Offer LGBTQ Scholarship, Ask Students about Activism Experience
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:18 am The two recipients of the new scholarship will receive $2,500 from GALA, but must "identify within the LGBTQ community," according to the scholarship application which can be...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/02/15
Catholic Herald - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:10 am Religious find joy when they follow the “way of abasement with Jesus”, the Pope said at a Mass marking the World Day of Consecrated Life yesterday (full text, full video)....
Musicians Performing at the Vatican See Music as a Calling
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:10 am When one arrives in Heaven, God will not ask how many records one recorded but what one did for souls. This is the idea that moves the voice and music of singers Martin Valverde,...
New cardinal profile: Archbishop Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanitij
Catholic Culture - World News - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:07 am Ninth on the list of new cardinals announced by Pope Francis on January 4 is Archbishop Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanitij, 65, of Bangkok. His predecessor was also a cardinal...
Mount St. Mary’s Welcoming More than 1,600 Students for Eucharistic Adoration Retreat
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 4, 2015 at 4:04 am Students will gather to listen to speakers, hear music performances, and participate in Mass, Confession, and Eucharistic Adoration.
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Common Core a Dangerous Distraction to Catholic Identity, Says Newman Society President
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:54 am Rather than the Common Core, "the key standard for Catholic schools ought to be providing a very good Catholic education that teaches and forms young people in the faith," Reilly...
Three-parent baby law makes human life disposable, says bishop
Catholic Herald - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:48 am The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has condemned the House of Commons decision to vote in favour of legalising three-parent children.
Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington...
Prominent Thomistic Scholar Gives Lecture on Doctrine of Deification at Christendom
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:38 am Fr. John Meconi’s presentation, entitled "The Augustinian Roots of Thomistic Deification," addressed St. Augustine's influence on St. Thomas Aquinas concerning ideas of man's...
The Growing Right Wing Fascination with Quackery
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:37 am GOP Senator: Don’t Force Employees to Wash Their Hands after Using the Toilet
This genius has no problem with the state forcing Starbucks to put up signs informing customers that...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. John of the Cross
Integrated Catholic Life - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:30 am “To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.” (St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church) December 14 is the Memorial of...
Palm Beach bishop recovering from brain surgery
EWTN - US Latest News - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:25 am Palm Beach, Fla., Feb 4, 2015 / 04:25 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of the Palm Beach Diocese is currently
recovering from a seven-hour surgery that successfully...
Palm Beach bishop recovering from brain surgery
Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:25 am Palm Beach, Fla., Feb 4, 2015 / 02:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of the Palm Beach Diocese is currently recovering from a seven-hour surgery that successfully...
Mount St. Mary’s Bringing More than 1,600 Students for Eucharistic Adoration Retreat
Catholic Education Daily - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:16 am Students will gather to listen to speakers, hear music performances, and participate in Mass, Confession, and Eucharistic Adoration.
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Vatican urges UN to act to protect women in conflict zones
Catholic Herald - Feb 4, 2015 at 3:04 am The plight of women and girls living in conflict zones who often are targeted for violence, including rape, must be addressed without delay, said an official with the Holy See’s...
EVENT this Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Requiem for victims of Air Asia flight in London
Rorate Coeli - Feb 4, 2015 at 2:40 am From a news release of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, a traditional Requiem in London at 7 p.m. for the victims of the Air Asia flight. If you are in or near London...
The best thing parents can give their children? Wisdom, Pope says
EWTN - Vatican News - Feb 4, 2015 at 2:26 am Vatican City, Feb 4, 2015 / 02:26 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In his general audience Pope Francis said the role of parents is to
teach their children with patience, gentleness, firmness...
Rising IQs and the Decline in Faith
Crisis Magazine - Church - Feb 4, 2015 at 2:10 am
For a little more than 100 years we’ve had standardized IQ tests, and over those 100 years there has been a consistent, linear increase in IQ scores, on the order of 3 points per...
