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California bars state judges from participating in Boy Scouts over ban on gay Scoutmasters
LifeSiteNews - Jan 26, 2015 at 6:06 pm Judges in California have until January 21, 2016 to comply with the new policy.
Should the West take on Nigeria's terrorists? Bishops say yes
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 26, 2015 at 6:02 pm Abuja, Nigeria, Jan 26, 2015 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Against the background of continuing attacks by radical Islamist group Boko Haram, bishops in Nigeria are appealing for...
On the Way from Auschwitz
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 26, 2015 at 6:00 pm Sara Erenhalt (née Flaks) (born 1923) used to live with her family in Przemyśl. In 1941 she married Leon Patera. Soon their first child was born. A tragic twist of fate made her...
Federal judge strikes down Alabama marriage protection laws; ruling stayed pending appeal
LifeSiteNews - Jan 26, 2015 at 5:54 pm True marriage 'injures those children of all couples who are themselves gay or lesbian,' he said.
Molly’s Boyfriend Scheduled an Abortion for Her at Planned Parenthood, Her Response Was Priceless
LifeNews.com - Jan 26, 2015 at 5:44 pm (LiveActionNews) — Molly* – a beautiful girl with a sweet smile and an easy laugh – grew up in a Christian home. Taught to save sex for marriage, she changed her mind after she’d...
Jaroslav Pelikan recalled
Communio - Jan 26, 2015 at 5:41 pm The question was asked: Who was Jaroslav Pelikan, and why does his work remain so important for serious Christian scholarship today?
First Things published this essay of Timothy...
Donald Trump on Abortion: “I’m Pro-Life and I Have Been Pro-Life”
LifeNews.com - Jan 26, 2015 at 5:08 pm In recent years, businessman and media mogul Donald Trump has indicated he is pro-life on abortion. Over the weekend, he reiterated those views.
“I’m pro-life and I have been pro-...
When highs become Lows — What Can We Do?
CatholicMom.com - Jan 26, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Rain on soybean field, Susan Kostic
What struggles and sadness are you experiencing? What victories and joys are you celebrating?
Sometimes we hesitate to give our all to enjoy...
Judge orders mediation in bankruptcy case of Minnesota archdiocese
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:59 pm A judge in federal bankruptcy court has ordered the Archdiocese of St. Paul- Minneapolis to go to mediation with creditors-- led by sex-abuse victims--in hopes of avoiding a...
Spokane diocese settles lawsuit against law firm that handled bankruptcy
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:55 pm The Diocese of Spokane, Washington, has reached an out-of-court settlement with the law firm that represented the diocese in bankruptcy proceedings.
The diocese had brought a ...
New papal plea for peace in Ukraine
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:49 pm Pope Francis renewed his plea for peace in Ukraine, at the conclusion of his Sunday public audience on January 25.
The Pope said that he has been following "with deep concern the...
CU Weekly 284: No Time Like The Present
Catholic Underground - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:29 pm This week we talk about the March For Life which Fr. Ryan and Kathleen attended, the textbook creator for Kindle, the tattoo that reads your blood sugar, Ordinary Time, the non-...
Father’s Heartwrenching Decision: Adopted Twin Girls Need Livers and He Can Only Help One
LifeNews.com - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:28 pm In 2012, Michael and Johanne Wagner adopted twin girls from a Vietnamese orphanage when they were 18-months-old. Both girls, Binh and Phuoc, suffer from Alagille syndrome, which...
Death-penalty opponents excluded from jury in 'Marathon bombing' trial
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:10 pm Jury selection for the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in the "Marathon Bombings" that shook Boston in 2013, has prompted a controversy over the exclusion of those who...
Prosecutors find no misconduct in case that caused removal of pastor, school principal
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:09 pm In Revere, Massachusetts, police and prosecutors have said that they found no evidence of wrongdoing in a case that has led to the forced resignation of a Catholic pastor, the...
Catholic Relief Services charged with support for program that promotes contraception
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:08 pm The Lepanto Institute has reported evidence that Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the overseas aid agency of the US bishops' conference, provided support for a sex-education...
Impartial judgment is key for marriage tribunals, Pope tells canonists
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 26, 2015 at 4:07 pm Pope Francis stressed the importance of impartial judgment by marriage tribunals, as he spoke on January 24 to participants in a canon-law seminar.
The meeting, co-sponsored by...
Catholics asked to take survey on family ahead of fall synod
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jan 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm Archbishop John Nienstedt is asking Catholics from all walks of life in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to share their concerns and ideas about family life today.
Catholic Bishop Rebukes Nancy Pelosi: Human Life Begins at Conception, It’s Scientific Fact
LifeNews.com - Jan 26, 2015 at 3:56 pm Nancy Pelosi is an abortion activists who claims to be a Catholic in good standing, but she has now been rebuked by her own bishops following comments in which she couldn’t say if...
'Special pleaders,' church-state issues and the new Republican shape of the U.S. Congress
GetReligion - Jan 26, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Good stories lurk in ideology-driven magazines and web sites on the religion beat, perhaps more so than with other fields.
For example, there’s often useful fare blended with the...
