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The Catholic Leader - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
By Paul Dobbyn AUSTRALIAN Missionaries of the Sacred Heart priest Fr Adrian Meaney has returned with a heavy heart from a recent visit to Nauru. “I was told by one of the citizens...

Entire Populations in Sierra Leone Without Basic Healthcare

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
“We must help a rural hospital to resume daily life with courage." This was the appeal made by priest and director of Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Father Dante Carraro, to help re-...

Jesuit Education Initiatives Underway in East Timor

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
The Education Project of the Jesuits in East Timor will provide valuable resources to the Local Church and civil community through two complementary institutions: the College of...

Pope Francis Thanks People of Palo for Their "Witness of Faith and Endurance"

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
In a letter sent two days after returning to Rome, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the Archdiocese of Palo while apologizing for his early departure. During his...

Starvation Threatens Lives of 38,000 Somali Children

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
As civil war continues in Somalia, more than 38,000 of the nation's children are at serious risk of starvation. According to a joint study, approximately 202,600 Somali children...

NGO Report: 'Pakistan's Government Must Protect Religious Minorities'

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
"Pakistan’s government did little in 2014 to stop the rising toll of killings and repression by extremists groups that target religious minorities," said Phelim Kine, deputy Asia...

The 100th Anniversary of Thomas Merton's Birth

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Here is a reflection by Father Robert Barron, founder of the global ministry Word on Fire, and the Rector/President of Mundelein Seminary. He is the creator of the award winning...

Who Was Oscar Romero?

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
In light of the announcement today that Pope Francis approved the promulgation of the martyrdom of Servant of God, Oscar Arnulfo Romero Galdamez (El Salvador, 1917-1980),...

Leader of Canada's Bishops Pens Message to Consecrated Persons

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Feb 2, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Here is a message from Archbishop Paul-André Durocher of Gatineau, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, to consecrated persons for Monday's World Day of...

Vatican commission to oversee Catholic university in Jordan

Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:55 pm
Amman, Jordan, Feb 2, 2015 / 04:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican Secretariat of State has established an ad hoc commission to oversee the American University of Madaba, a...

Parents Request to Euthanize Disabled Toddler Turned Down, Boy Undergoes Brain Surgery

LifeNews.com - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Thanks to the generosity of an unnamed party, little Xiong Junyi, from Anhui, east China, who suffered severe brain damage in an accident at his father’s workplace, underwent life...

Supreme Court of Canada May Pave the Way for Assisted Suicide on Friday

LifeNews.com - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:18 pm
The Supreme Court of Canada is releasing its decision in the Carter case concerning Canada’s laws that protect people from euthanasia and assisted suicide. The Euthanasia...

Woman Born “Without a Womb” Miraculously Gives Birth to Twin Girls

LifeNews.com - Feb 2, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Hayley Haynes was born with a condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), which affects the normal development of a child’s reproductive organs. AIS is very rare and...

Abuse victims share stories at Ham Lake parish during prayer service for healing

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:58 pm
At the Church of St. Paul in Ham Lake, about 50 people gathered Jan. 29 to pray and listen to victims/survivors of child sexual abuse share their stories. The prayer service was...

Four Hours Before Hospital Planned to Turn Off Her Ventilator, She “Magically Woke Up”

LifeNews.com - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:48 pm
On December 12, 56-year-old Teri Roberts fell ill with flu-like symptoms which quickly turned serious. Admitted to the hospital, the grandmother-of-five “was diagnosed with Group...

Consecrated life without sacrifice is a 'caricature,' Pope Francis warns

Catholic News Agency - General - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:24 pm
Vatican City, Feb 2, 2015 / 03:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis warned consecrated men and women against reducing their religious live to a “caricature,” calling them to...

Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate: How they were…

Communio - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:16 pm
A video of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate [credit: Rorate Caeli]

Obedience to God’s will brings wisdom, joy and hope, Pope tells religious

The Catholic Leader - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:14 pm
TOTAL obedience to God’s will brings wisdom, joy and hope, Pope Francis has told religious men and women. “Yes, the happiness of a religious is a consequence of this path of...

Pope Francis: Respect Human Life From Conception to Natural Death

LifeNews.com - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:13 pm
In Italy, Pope Francis reached out to the pro-life movement and encouraged them to be faithful to their commitment to life. His comments came on the day that Italy celebrates the...

That big U.S. Supreme Court case isn’t only 2015 gay dispute for religion-beat reporters to watch

GetReligion - Feb 2, 2015 at 4:06 pm
Alongside that big U.S. Supreme Court case on gay marriage, another 2015 showdown merits journalistic attention. It involves Gordon College, an evangelical campus located in the...
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