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Francis, Cardinals and the Peripheries
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 13, 2015 at 4:29 am I have occasionally written about the significance of “peripheries” for Pope Francis. Today Andrea Gagliarducci drills into the topic, in view of the upcoming consistory and the...
Beards and Priests
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 13, 2015 at 4:24 am Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: I heard that the Church prohibits...
Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Aleppo bombed
Rorate Coeli - Jan 13, 2015 at 4:14 am Amid the unbelievably gruesome news from Nigeria (where thousands have died and, at this moment, 10,000 Catholics have taken refuge from the Boko Haram "Caliphate" in the city of...
For refugees, Spanish bishops propose 'a Church without borders, Mother for all'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2015 at 4:03 am Albacete, Spain, Jan 13, 2015 / 04:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Spanish bishops have released a message for their nation's Day of
the Immigrant and Refugee, which will be held Jan...
A warm Sri Lanka welcome – Pope greeted by 40 elephants
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:49 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 13, 2015 / 02:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In all, there were 40 elephants that the Sri Lankan authorities decided to include in Pope Francis’ welcome ceremony...
Paris cardinal defends press freedom in wake of <i>Charlie Hebdo</i> shooting
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:39 am In a message read at all Sunday Masses in Paris, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois lamented the Charlie Hebdo shooting, paid tribute to the police, and defended freedom of the press.
"A...
Amid schedule delays, Pope cancels meeting with Sri Lanka bishops
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:35 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 13, 2015 / 04:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis decided to forego a scheduled meeting with the bishops of Sri Lanka Jan. 13 after delays in arriving at...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. Hilary
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:30 am “Little children follow and obey their father. They love their mother. They know nothing of covetousness, ill-will, bad temper, arrogance and lying. This state of mind opens the...
With Vatican approval, <i>Catechism</i> translated into Farsi by Iranian scholars
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:14 am The Catechism of the Catholic Church has been translated into Farsi (modern Persian), the official language of Iran and Afghanistan.
The translation of the Catechism was unveiled...
Pope Francis calls for ‘reconciliation and rebuilding’ in Sri Lanka
Catholic Herald - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:06 am Pope Francis has called for “reconciliation and rebuilding” in Sri Lanka as he arrived in the country this morning to begin his six-day visit to South Asia.
In reference to the...
Amid schedule delays, Pope cancels meeting with Sri Lanka bishops
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 13, 2015 at 3:04 am Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan 13, 2015 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis decided to forego a scheduled meeting with the bishops of Sri Lanka Jan. 13 after delays in arriving at...
Pope is one hour behind schedule after 30 km journey under sun, meeting with bishops cancelled
Vatican Insider - Jan 13, 2015 at 2:55 amIndiana Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic homeschooling group
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2015 at 2:46 am The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Indiana Civil Rights Commission overstepped its bounds when it levied a $5,000 fine against a Catholic homeschooling group.
In 2008,...
The Unsubtle Mind of Hugh Hewitt
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 13, 2015 at 2:40 am
The week after the Islamic murder of twelve Charlie Hebdo employees and several French police officers, the popular American discourse as to what qualifies as “relevant” to the...
Seeing Love: A Reflection on King Lear
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jan 13, 2015 at 2:35 am
What do we see? And what does it matter? As an older father and educator of my youngest daughter, now sixteen years old, I have the joy of truly learning Shakespeare for the...
Farsi Catechism translation offers hope of dialogue in Iran
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jan 13, 2015 at 2:27 am Rome, Italy, Jan 13, 2015 / 02:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The publication of the Farsi language edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church may foster further interreligious...
Pope arrives in Sri Lanka, calls for reconciliation following civil war
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 13, 2015 at 2:09 am Following a lengthy flight, Pope Francis arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on the first full day of his apostolic journey to Asia. The Pontiff will spend three days in Sri Lanka and...
Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka to thunderous welcome
News.va - Jan 13, 2015 at 1:50 am Pope Francis has just begun his Apostolic Visit to Sri Lanka. Radio Vatican's envoy, Fr. Louis Xystus Jerome sent us this report:
The moment he alighted from the flight, a boy and...
Pope's Address at Interreligious Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 13, 2015 at 1:48 am Here is the text of the Holy Father's address at the Interreligious Meeting held in the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka. * * *
Dear Friends,
I...
In Sri Lanka Pope calls for reconciliation and respect for the rights of all
Vatican Insider - Jan 13, 2015 at 1:45 am
