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Gloria Steinem slated to speak at Catholic college
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 13, 2015 at 9:17 am Gloria Steinem at a news conference for the Women’s Action Alliance in 1972, via Wikipedia The news was announced in September: Famed writer, lecturer, editor and activist Gloria...
Pro-Life Legislator Who Replaced Wendy Davis Wears “Stand for Life” Boots on House Floor
LifeNews.com - Jan 13, 2015 at 9:13 am The pro-life candidate who replaced pro-abortion activists Wendy Davis in the Texas state legislature has ignited a social media buzz over the pro-life boots she wore on the floor...
Full text: Pope Francis at Colombo airport
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2015 at 9:02 am Mr President,
Honourable Government Authorities,
Your Eminence, Your Excellencies,
Dear Friends, I thank you for your warm welcome. I have looked forward to this visit to Sri...
Next Catholic Charities head is sister with a mission of compassion
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 13, 2015 at 9:00 am Washington D.C., Jan 13, 2015 / 09:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Catholic Charities USA has named its next president: Sister Donna Markham, O.P., a trained clinical psychologist with a...
A flawed, sadly one-sided longread about the lives of Oral and Richard Roberts -- that is still worth reading
GetReligion - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:54 am
First things first. I have done my share of work, as a reporter and as a mass-media professor, with faculty from a wide range of Christian colleges and universities. Perhaps this...
Five Things To Remember On Jan. 13
USCCB Media Blog - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:43 am 1. Catholic leaders head to Haiti today to see progress since the earthquake five years ago. Here's more from Catholic Relief Services: http://bit.ly/1waUw22 . People are using #...
Jessica Didn’t Need Someone to Debate Her on Abortion That Day, She Needed Someone to Love Her
LifeNews.com - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:39 am It was Spring, 2010. I was at Pasadena City College with Justice for All. I was standing inside the barricades protecting the large 18-foot-tall pro-life display. It was a quiet...
Still serving after 40 years
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:38 am Deacon Tom Powell and his wife Lydia (photo by Kevin Kelly / The Catholic Key) From The Catholic Key in Kansas City-St. Joseph: Deacon Tom Powell wasn’t ordained to win awards....
Don't use religion as a weapon of war, Pope Francis insists
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:38 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 13, 2015 / 08:38 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In an oft-repeated message to interreligious groups, Pope Francis
stressed again that believers must unite in...
I’m Not That Girl – A Man Reflects on Mary
CatholicMom.com - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:30 am
Chris ~ The choir at the Cathedral wrapped up the Christmas season with “Lessons and Carols” last weekend. Among the music and scripture was the story of the Annunciation....
Disparity in news coverage: As many as 2,000 dead in Nigeria, but France dominates front pages
GetReligion - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:17 am Terror attacks in France carried out by militants claiming allegiance to al-Qaida and Islamic State extremists dominate the world's front pages.
On the other hand, the Muslim...
Prayer Request
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:16 am A reader writes:
Prayers for my cousin Candace. She was in a bad car accident this weekend and broke her back in 3 places. She had emergency surgery to have pins and a rod placed...
Pope: religion must never be abused in the cause of war
News.va - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis underlined the significance and urgency of interreligious and ecumenical dialogue in a nation, like Sri Lanka, that is undergoing a process of...
Next Catholic Charities head is sister with a mission of compassion
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 13, 2015 at 8:02 am Washington D.C., Jan 13, 2015 / 07:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic Charities USA has named its next president: Sister Donna Markham, O.P., a trained clinical psychologist with a...
“Religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war”
Vatican Insider - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:46 amFrench and Israeli Officials Display Some Tensions After Supermarket Terrorist Attack
The Religion Clause - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:43 am While most of the media depicted the turnout of world leaders at the Paris march against terrorism on Sunday as a show of unity, there appears to be a continuing tension between...
Don't use religion as a weapon of war, Pope Francis insists
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:38 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 13, 2015 / 06:38 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In an oft-repeated message to interreligious groups, Pope Francis stressed again that believers must unite in...
Pope: ‘We must be forthright in interfaith dialogue’
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:28 am Inter-religious dialogue must be grounded in a “full and forthright presentation” of different faiths’ respective convictions, Pope Francis has said.
The Pope made the comments...
Scottish archbishop credits God's grace for healing process in diocese
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:18 am Edinburgh, Scotland, Jan 13, 2015 / 07:18 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Following the 2013 resignation of Cardinal Keith O'Brien as Archbishop
of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, his successor...
