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Pope Francis canonizes Sri Lanka's first Saint and pleads for religious freedom (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:57 am To view the video click here.
Fr Lombardi on positive impact of Pope's visit to Sri Lanka
News.va - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:50 am (Vatican Radio) Travelling with Pope Francis on his pastoral visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines this week is the head of the Holy See press office, Fr Federico Lombardi. He...
'Mary forgave her son's killers': The Pope on healing in Sri Lanka
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:33 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 14, 2015 / 05:33 am (EWTN News/CNA).- At a Marian shine during his three-day trip to Sri Lanka, Pope Francis
touched on the country's brutal decades-long...
Remembering la dolce vita through turbulent times
Catholic Herald - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:25 am You may have heard that Anita Ekberg, the former screen siren, has died, at the age of 83.
If she is famous for one thing, it is that scene, where she trails through the Trevi...
For "The Hill," A Husker Hat – Omaha's Hanefeldt to Grand Island
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:24 am A week since the Pontifical North American College made its latest splash with the dedication of a 10-story, 36,000 square foot tower atop the Gianicolo, the US' largest seminary...
Pope Francis: Marian Prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu
News.va - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:15 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis arrived at the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, Wednesday, where he greeted over 500,000 faithful who had gathered to hear him speak about the importance...
Twenty-one Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:12 am Misrata, Libya, Jan 14, 2015 / 05:12 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A Libyan affiliate of the Islamic State claimed the abduction of 21
Coptic Christians on Monday, releasing pictures of...
Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: The steps taken and the obstacles that lie ahead
Vatican Insider - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:08 amDaily Gospel Reflection for January 14, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
In today’s Gospel we meet Simon’s mother-in-law who is sick with a life threatening fever. We know she is very sick because it would be unheard of...
Pope to Sri Lankans: Forgiveness requires repentance
Franciscan Media - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:00 am
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNS) -- Pope Francis told Sri Lankans seeking
reconciliation after two-and-a-half decades of civil war that, before
they can forgive each other, they must...
DeSales Univ. to Honor Patron Saint with Week-Long Series of Events
Catholic Education Daily - Jan 14, 2015 at 5:00 am DeSales University, in Center Valley, Pa., will celebrate the legacy of its patron, St. Francis de Sales, during its 10th annual Heritage Week, sponsored by the Salesian Center...
Full text: Pope Francis at the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Madhu
Catholic Herald - Jan 14, 2015 at 4:49 am Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We are in our Mother’s house. Here she welcomes us into her home. At this shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, every pilgrim can feel at home, for here Mary...
'Mary forgave her son's killers': The Pope on healing in Sri Lanka
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 14, 2015 at 4:33 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 14, 2015 / 03:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At a Marian shine during his three-day trip to Sri Lanka, Pope Francis touched on the country's brutal decades-long...
Francis makes impromptu visit to Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 14, 2015 at 4:31 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 14, 2015 / 04:31 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- On Wednesday evening following his scheduled events, Pope Francis made a
brief, unplanned visit to a Buddhist temple...
Is blasphemy a right?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 14, 2015 at 4:15 am This is troubling. On the site of 20 Minutes, in French. My sender wrote:
Reporters without border’s president, Christophe Deloire, on a national TV show sunday evening, said...
New Charlie Hebdo pokes fun at the Pope
Catholic Herald - Jan 14, 2015 at 4:12 am The editorial of the new issue of Charlie Hebdo newspaper has poked fun at the Pope.
The special edition of the magazine, the first since last week’s massacre at its office in...
Bishops' pilgrimage stops in Hebron, Cremisan Valley
News.va - Jan 14, 2015 at 4:10 am (Vatican Radio) An annual pilgrimage of European and English-speaking bishops to the Holy Land continues this week.
The bishops on Tuesday visited Hebron, close to where three...
Full text: Pope Francis’ address for Canonisation of St Joseph Vaz
Catholic Herald - Jan 14, 2015 at 3:46 am Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis
Canonisation of Saint Joseph Vaz
Colombo, Galle Face Green
14 January 2015
“All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God” (Is 52...
Muslim doctors attend Mass in Manchester
Catholic Herald - Jan 14, 2015 at 3:40 am Twenty Muslim doctors and surgeons attended a Mass in Manchester on Sunday.
Dr Manzar Ul Haq led the group of doctors and surgeons who turned up at the Holy Name Church in the...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/01/15
Catholic Herald - Jan 14, 2015 at 3:32 am Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has called for a unity march against Boko Haram on the scale of Sunday’s march in Paris.
It would be a “shock” if Pope Francis didn’t visit...
