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Duty to Die: Author Says Too Few People in Oregon are Requesting Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:19 am Just as an illustration of where too many among the intelligentsia and technocratic classes are concerning euthanasia: I would like to briefly review a book review by former New...
29 weeks into my 4th pregnancy, and I discover new life.
Snoring Scholar - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:16 am I’m not a quick learner. (Not shocking for anyone who knows me.)
But yeah, 29 weeks into this pregnancy, which is numero four, and I find myself suddenly discovering life in a new...
Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka: Asia is receptive to Pope Francis
News.va - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:15 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis was scheduled to leave on Monday evening for the 7th Apostolic Trip of his Pontificate. The first stop of his two-nation journey is Sri Lanka, after...
Faith Comes Alive in Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Rome Program
Catholic Education Daily - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:15 am A junior at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts recently published an article reflecting on the College’s study abroad program in Rome and how it helped highlight the...
Pope tells diplomats to work for peace amid a world rife with conflict
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:10 am Vatican City, Jan 12, 2015 / 09:54 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Francis told Vatican diplomats that peace – which is a communal
responsibility – is the only solution to global issues...
New Pope John Paul II Science Center a Testament to Walsh's Catholic Mission
Catholic Education Daily - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:09 am "It is significant that John Paul II's name should be permanently linked to Walsh as a testament to our Catholic heritage and mission to develop leaders in service to others,"...
Pope to diplomatic corps: “Every war is emblematic of the throwaway culture”
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:07 am From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has called on the international community to take concrete steps to bring about peace and to protect all those who are victims of war and...
Florida Bishops Welcome Progress in Protecting Unborn
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:04 am The bishops of Florida have released a statement to mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in 1973. While mourning the...
“New Things and Old…”
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:00 am The start of a new calendar year seems a good time to meditate on a famous verse from the Gospel of Matthew: “Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a...
Miami Archbishop Calls for Fidelity in Upholding Morality Clause
Catholic Education Daily - Jan 12, 2015 at 9:00 am Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami recently sent a letter to archdiocesan employees, including those involved in Catholic education, urging them to uphold Catholic identity.
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Pope tells diplomats to work for peace amid a world rife with conflict
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:54 am Vatican City, Jan 12, 2015 / 07:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told Vatican diplomats that peace – which is a communal responsibility – is the only solution to global issues...
Auxiliary Bishop Named for New Orleans
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:50 am Pope Francis has named Franciscan Father Fernand Cheri III, 62, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Bishop-elect Cheri is a member of the Sacred Heart Province of...
She Approved a 10-Year-Old Girl’s Abortion and Now She’s Lost Her Medical License
LifeNews.com - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:48 am Late Friday, the Kansas Board of Healing Arts issued a final order of license revocation for abortionist Kris Neuhaus, calling her “incapable of successful rehabilitation.” ...
Nigerian archbishop: ‘West is ignoring Boko Haram violence’
Catholic Herald - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:38 am The West is ignoring the violent actions of the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in Nigeria, according to one of the country’s archbishops.
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos...
Vatican post contradicts Church teaching: why has it not been removed?
LifeSiteNews - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:35 am Who is running the Vatican website and to what purpose? Is this anti-Catholic unapproved report not going to influence the final meeting of the XIV Ordinary Assembly of the Synod...
Diocese of Lancaster Saves Historic Church With New Apostolate
New Liturgical Movement - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:17 am We have previously reported how the Diocese of Lancaster in England was able to save one of its most important churches, the Shrine of St Walburge in Preston, by bringing the...
Cardinal Ranjith: Pope Francis can "push" reconciliation in Sri Lanka
News.va - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:10 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis was scheduled to leave on Monday evening for the 7th Apostolic Trip of his Pontificate. The first stop of his two-nation journey is Sri Lanka....
"Ego autem cantabo fortitudinem tuam, et exsultabo mane misericordiam tuam"
Saint Louis Catholic - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:01 amPaying tribute to an artist inspired by Andy Warhol—who happened to be a nun
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:01 am Image: from NPR, courtesy the Corita Art Center And you’ve probably seen her work and not even realized it. Who knew? From NPR: Corita Kent’s silkscreens were once compared to...
RNS story on Burke's feminism comments is laced with snark
GetReligion - Jan 12, 2015 at 8:00 am
If you were to ask me the easiest part of writing for GetReligion, I would say it is coming up with items for "What is this?" -- the label we give to stories that are presented...
