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LONDON DAY 2: dumplings and Turner
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:14 am Lunch is Dim Sum!
Now off to the Tate to see some Turner!
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Staying Connected in the New Year
CatholicMom.com - Jan 13, 2015 at 7:00 am
As I sat in the doctor’s office, I counted the cell phones starting with my own. Over half the people there were busy with their phones. Email, text, apps, games. The internet...
Somebody should wake the Prez…
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:59 am …and tell him there is a world happening.
From our “They’re Not All Alike” Dept.
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:51 am Moroccan-born mayor of Rotterdam tells fellow Muslims who do not appreciate the ‘freedoms’ of living in the West to ‘pack your bags and f*** off’ on live TV
The way the Bronze Age...
Pope Francis arrives to Sri Lanka: Leave behind the drama of the civil war (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:40 am To view the video click here.
Pope's first speech in Sri Lanka: Let everyone speak in the country's reconciliation process (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:34 am To view the video click here.
Pope in Sri Lanka: Religion should never be used to justify violence or war (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:31 am To view the video click here.
Is His Yoke Really Easy?
Dominicana - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:30 am It’s hard to believe in something that happened so long ago. We might romantically dream of being there in the pages of the Gospel ourselves: witnessing Jesus’ miracles, following...
Report: Christians face worsening mistreatment around the world
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:24 am An international report has warned that Christians face worsening mistreatment worldwide and called for “urgent action” by Western governments and Church leaders.
“Christians are...
Diocese dismisses substitute teacher after he announces gay marriage plans
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:18 am From The Charlotte Catholic News Herald: A retired dramatics teacher from Charlotte Catholic High School has been told he cannot work as a substitute teacher at the school after...
Representative for Holy See Named to UN Vienna Offices
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:10 am Pope Francis has named a representative for the Holy See to serve at various UN panels. Monsignor Janusz Urbanczyk, nunciature counsellor at the Holy See Permanent Mission at...
Canadian Court Rejects Claim For Damages For Breach of Ketubah
The Religion Clause - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:10 am In Zalik v. Zalik, (BC Sup. Ct., Dec. 31, 2014), a British Columbia (Canada) trial court rejected a claim brought by a husband in a divorce proceeding seeking damages from his...
Court Dismisses Defamation Claims Against Church And Pastors By Excommunicated Plaintiffs
The Religion Clause - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:05 am In Pfeil v. St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession of Worthington, (MN App., Jan. 12, 2015), a Minnesota state appellate court invoked the...
Developments In Marriage Equality Cases: Louisiana and South Dakota
The Religion Clause - Jan 13, 2015 at 6:00 am There were two developments yesterday in the array of cases challenging same-sex marriage bans. The U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for direct review of a trial court...
Archbishop criticises proposed changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion law
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2015 at 5:53 am Archbishop Eamon Martin, primate of All-Ireland, has criticised proposed changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion law.
A paper published by Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice...
Brunei bans Christmas displays
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2015 at 5:45 am Brunei, a Muslim nation in Southeast Asia, has banned Christmas displays.
Referring to "Christmas decorations such as Santa Claus figures, Christmas trees, banners displaying...
ISIS affiliate claim abduction of 21 Coptic Christians
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2015 at 5:14 am An affiliate of ISIS based in Libya has claimed to have abducted of 21 Coptic Christians, as Egypt confirmed that 20 of its citizens were being held in the country.
“Urgent....
Daily Gospel Reflection for January 13, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Jan 13, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
Optional Memorial of Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Have you ever witnessed Jesus do something amazing, either in your life or the...
Mixed reaction to possible acceleration of Romero sainthood
Franciscan Media - Jan 13, 2015 at 5:00 am
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) -- Scholars who have studied the life of murdered
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero say a reading of the tea leaves
suggest advancement of his sainthood...
A warm Sri Lanka welcome – Pope greeted by 40 elephants
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2015 at 4:41 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 13, 2015 / 04:49 am (EWTN News/CNA).- In all, there were 40 elephants that the Sri Lankan authorities decided to include in Pope Francis' welcome ceremony...
