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Pope Sends Condolences on Passing of Former Congregation of Catholic Ed. Secretary
Catholic Education Daily - Dec 31, 2014 at 10:02 am Archbishop Giuseppe Pittau, a Jesuit who served in several Catholic education capacities throughout the Church, died on December 26 in Tokyo at the age of 86. Pope Francis sent a...
2014: The Year This Nerd Became Brave
Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer - Dec 31, 2014 at 10:00 am As I was looking back at this past year, I noticed that I did a lot of things (I packed more in a single year than I had in the past 6 years combined) because I made an unofficial...
Planned Parenthood Annual Report: Abortion Biz Killed 327,653 Babies in Abortions in 2013
LifeNews.com - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:57 am The abortion giant Planned Parenthood has released its 2013 annual report and the new numbers indicate it did more abortions than the year before — killing 327,653 babies in...
Plenary Indulgence: Te Deum on Dec. 31 Veni Creator on Jan. 1
Communio - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:44 am
§ 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of: …
1° the hymn Veni...
Saint Sylvester
Communio - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:40 am On this final day of the civil year Mother Church honors the memory of Pope Saint Sylvester, who guided the Church with his teaching and life during the persecutions of Diocletian...
Pope Francis: Life is Always Worth Living, Even When Seriously Ill
LifeNews.com - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:24 am In a year that saw assisted suicide advocates be applauded by the press, Pope Francis made some poignant commentary about the sanctity of life in his message for the World Day of...
Pope's prayer intentions for January 2015
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:16 am The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Francis for January 2015.
The Pope's general intention is: "That those from diverse religious traditions and all people of...
Pope Francis: Year End Is Time to Examine Conscience
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:14 am Pope Francis this evening brought a somber note to the New Year's Eve celebrations, recalling that God's entrance into time is a reminder that all of us had a beginning and will...
Insurer denies responsibility for sex-abuse claims against Minnesota archdiocese
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:13 am The CNA insurance company has told a Minnesota court that it should not be responsible for payment of sex-abuse claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis.
CNA argues...
Plenary Indulgences 31 Dec and 1 Jan
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:11 am Today, the last day of the year, you have an opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, by taking part in the recitation or singing of the Te Deum in...
Focus on Catholic identity at America's Jesuit colleges, universities
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:06 am Writing for The Atlantic, Autumn Jones looks at the approach taken by Jesuit-run colleges and universities in the US, especially in their approach to maintaining a distinctive...
Latin Mass Society urges English bishops to 'end marginalization'
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 9:02 am In England, the Latin Mass Society has written to bishops, asking for their help in "ending the marginalization" of the traditional liturgy.
Joseph Shaw, the chairman of the Latin...
Jordan's small Christian population struggling to help incoming refugees
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:57 am In Jordan, a Christian population already drained by emigration is struggling to support a swarm of incoming refugees, both Christian and Muslim, from Syria and Iraq.
Father...
“The world is charged with the grandeur of God”: a homily for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
The Deacon's Bench - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:51 am “The Madonna of Humility” (by Dominico di Bartolo, 1433 / Wikipedia) From the vault: my homily from January 1, 2009. Happy New Year! +++ About a century ago, the Jesuit poet and...
Ignatius, what happened? The Atlantic looks at 'rebranding' of Jesuit colleges
GetReligion - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:50 am
A new article in The Atlantic looks at how many Jesuit colleges are rebranding themselves to project an image of fidelity to so-called "Catholic values" without proclaiming...
7 Catholic New Year's Resolutions
Saints 365 - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:50 am The New Year is upon us - and with its coming brings New Year's resolutions - we are all familiar with them; we have all made them; we have all broken them by January 7...The...
26 pastoral workers killed in 2014
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:48 am Vatican Radio reports that 26 Catholic priests, religious, seminarians, and lay catechists have been killed in 2014.
Most of the victims (14) died in the Americas, marking the 6th...
Number of Catholics growing throughout the world
News.va - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:45 am (Vatican Radio) The number of Catholics in the world has increased with growth registered across all five continents. The figures are taken by the Fides news agency from the...
Brittany Maynard’s “Pro-Life” Uncle Defends Decision to Kill Herself in an Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:41 am The uncle of Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill cancer patient who committed suicide in November, has spoken out about his niece’s decision.
In an interview with ABC News,...
Papal visit to Ireland 'possible' for 2016
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 31, 2014 at 8:40 am A visit to Ireland by Pope Francis is possible for 2016, but not for next year, says Archbishop Charles Brown, the papal nuncio in Dublin.
The Pope has received formal invitations...
