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Museum of the Bible: It's a combination of scholarly research and a Disney theme park (Video)
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:52 am To view the video click here.
Pope at Santa Marta: Scandal, forgiveness and faith
News.va - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) Every Christian, whatever his or her vocation, must be able to always forgive and never cause scandal, because "scandal destroys the faith", said Pope Francis at...
Pope sends condolences to victims of bus crash in Spain
News.va - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” to the victims of a bus accident in Spain.
On Saturday, a bus carrying pilgrims home from a day trip to Madrid...
Archbishop Gallagher: A priest and a diplomat
News.va - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:35 am (Vatican Radio) On Saturday Pope Francis appointed Liverpool native Archbishop Paul Gallagher to the post of Secretary for Relations with States, thus making him the first native...
St. Thomas and the Common Good
Dominicana - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:30 am Thomistic Reflections on the Common Good
Prayers of the Faithful, especially around election times, often include a petition like this: “That all elected officials and government...
Israeli Rabbis Debate Jewish Prayer On Temple Mount
The Religion Clause - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:10 am Today's Jerusalem Post reports on the halachic (Jewish religious law) dispute between haredi and national religious rabbis in Israel over whether it is permissible for Jews to...
Comment on Church protests beating deaths of Christian couple accused of blasphemy by andHarry
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:06 am Any fanatical belief can lead to this if the concluding solution to the argument is “Kill them!”
True Christianity is pacifist, and persecuted.
USCIRF Issues Report On Burma As Obama Visit Approaches
The Religion Clause - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:05 am In advance of President Obama's trip to Burma (Myanmar) later this week, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report titled Burma: Religious Freedom and...
The American Catholic Almanac – A Wonderful Resource for Homeschooling Families
CatholicMom.com - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:00 am Editor’s note: We thank our friends at Image for helping us to pull together this article, which is a homeschoolers’ perspective on the great new book The American Catholic...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
John Witte, Religion, (Dinah Shelton, ed., "The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law" (New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014): 9-31 (with M....
What “Yes” Means to Me #GraceofYesDay
Snoring Scholar - Nov 10, 2014 at 6:00 am On November 18, Lisa Hendey is celebrating “Grace of Yes Day” and attempting to make #graceofyesday trend on social media.
Watch this video on YouTube.
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Pope addresses West African bishops with �small, fragile' flocks
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 10, 2014 at 5:56 am Pope Francis addressed the bishops of four West African nations with significant Muslim populations and encourage them in their witness to Christ.
Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, Pope...
US bishops say despite media hype, synod showed consensus
EWTN - US Latest News - Nov 10, 2014 at 5:56 am Baltimore, Md., Nov 10, 2014 / 05:56 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The U.S. bishops who attended the recent Synod on the Family have
emphasized that while the media painted a picture of...
Coptic patriarch renews call for common Easter date
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 10, 2014 at 5:43 am The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has renewed his call for a common date among all Christians for the celebration of Easter.
Patriarch Tawadros II made his remarks in Vienna...
Daily Gospel Reflection for November 10, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Nov 10, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 17:1-6
Just one line from today’s Gospel has given me pause to reflect: “Lord, increase our faith.” And so, how to work with the Lord on this? There is an...
Pope hails role of St. John Paul in Berlin Wall's fall
Franciscan Media - Nov 10, 2014 at 5:00 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of
the Berlin Wall, Pope Francis said the sudden end to the division of
Europe was prepared by the prayers...
Pope recalls 25th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 10, 2014 at 4:43 am Following his November 9 Angelus address, Pope Francis recalled the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
"Twenty-five years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall...
Pope Francis: pray for the grace to live in accord with the faith
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 10, 2014 at 4:36 am Pope Francis reflected on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, his diocesan cathedral, during his November 9 Angelus address.
"We profess, in the unity of the...
