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‘I’m one of the 10%’: This actor with Down syndrome is grateful he wasn’t aborted (VIDEO)

LifeSiteNews - Jan 29, 2015 at 10:03 am
Knowing that up to 90 percent of pre-born babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome are aborted, actor David DeSanctis is grateful to be alive.

United in bloodshed

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 29, 2015 at 10:00 am
Religious persecution around the world was a backdrop for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held Jan. 18 to 25. When Pope Francis held an ecumenical prayer service...

Judge-ordered mediation a continuation of collaboration, attorneys say

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:58 am
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will enter into mediation toward a settlement with insurance companies and victims/survivors of clergy sexual abuse with claims against...

We Need to Help Patients Battling Depression, Not Push Them Into Assisted Suicide

LifeNews.com - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:47 am
My concern with the legalization of assisted suicide is the psychological impact on the rest of society. I am writing from my personal experience. I have dealt with depression for...

Catholics asked, archbishop answers: How Reorganization affects pensions, schools, parishes

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:47 am
Since I directed that a petition for a Chapter 11 Reorganization of the archdiocese corporation be filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court, many of you have contacted me with...

Pope Francis will not confer palliums on bishops at the Vatican

The Deacon's Bench - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:45 am
From CNS: When Pope Francis celebrates the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in June, he will set aside an element that has been part of the Mass for the past 32 years; the Vatican...

Christian leaders meet in Lebanon to discuss plight of Middle East refugees

Catholic Herald - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:44 am
Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs have met in Lebanon to discuss the plight of Christian refugees in the Middle East. They called for an end to financing terrorists and suggested...

Pro-life heroes Mary Wagner and Tom Brejcha receive Law of Life ‘nail’ award for service to life

LifeSiteNews - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:24 am
The annual award, given to those who have made enormous sacrifices for the pro-life movement, is a framed replica of the nail used to hold the feet of Christ to the cross.

A precious waste of time

OSV Daily Take - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:23 am
As dads, we need to refocus our priorities.

Pope Francis will no longer impose the pallium on Archbishops

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:20 am
A letter dated 12 January was sent out to all the nunciatures by Msgr. Guido Marini, the papal Master of Ceremonies.  HERE Pope Francis has changed the way the pallium will be...

She Was Pro-Choice Til She Learned She Was Conceived in Rape: “I Was Supporting My Own Death”

LifeNews.com - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:09 am
Every year the media ignore the thousands who gather on the National Mall to celebrate life – in 2015, an estimated 200,000 gathered and ABC and NBC refused to acknowledge the ...

In Pictures – January 29, 2015

The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 29, 2015 at 9:00 am
CELEBRATION BEGINS LESSONS IN HAITI

Animal Ethics--Next Questions

Commonweal - Jan 29, 2015 at 8:51 am
Thanks to everyone for commenting on the post "The Status of Animals"  below  I was about to try to focus the question, but Jean Raber has already brilliantly and incisively done...

Burma's Bibles: encouraging love of Scripture among the laity

EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 29, 2015 at 8:50 am
Yangon, Myanmar, Jan 29, 2015 / 08:50 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Church in Burma is engaged in a series of biblical seminars to aid in catechesis and in drawing the laity to read...

Feed my sheep: Archbishops to receive palliums at home with their flock

The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jan 29, 2015 at 8:47 am
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis celebrates the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in June, he will set aside an element that has been part of the Mass for the past 32 years; the...

Bed and breakfast run to Rule of St Benedict named the world’s best

Catholic Herald - Jan 29, 2015 at 8:42 am
A guesthouse run according to the Rule of St Benedict has been named the best bed and breakfast in the world. Almost three years after its opening, Millgate Bed and Breakfast, in...

Washington Post “Factcheck” Misleads on How Obamacare Funds Abortions

LifeNews.com - Jan 29, 2015 at 8:39 am
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx and I were on absolute bedrock when we argued last week during the House floor debate in favor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act that the...

Marriage: Drawn Into the Trinity

CatholicMom.com - Jan 29, 2015 at 8:30 am
Image: Wikimedia Commons. Painting of the Trinity, on the ceiling of the choir. Painting of 1868 by Auguste Glaize.   My husband and I simply sat next to each other. Suddenly,...

Is the American Family Association really a hate group? AP needs to tell both sides of the story

GetReligion - Jan 29, 2015 at 7:45 am
The Associated Press highlighted a weekend prayer rally hosted by Louisiana Gov. — and potential Republican presidential candidate — Bobby Jindal: BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Gov....
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