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Daily recitation of rosary 'key to world peace,' priest says at rally
Franciscan Media - Oct 15, 2014 at 6:00 am San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone carried the exposed Eucharist in a monstrance through the streets of San Francisco, as more than a thousand Catholics processed in...
Supreme Court halts parts of Texas abortion law, but it's not over yet
EWTN - US Latest News - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:59 am Washington D.C., Oct 15, 2014 / 05:59 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Backers of a 2013 Texas law which strengthened health and safety
requirements for the state's abortion clinics will...
Cardinal Dolan calls for clear reaffirmation of Church's teaching on marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:55 am Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, a participant in the Synod of Bishops, said in an interview that "we want to be as clear and as compelling as possible in reaffirming the...
Pope Francis reflects on the Church as the heavenly bride
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:38 am Reflecting on a passage from the Book of Revelation, Pope Francis discussed the bridal nature of the Church in his October 15 general audience.
The Church, he said, prepares each...
The Order for a Synod, from the 1595 Pontifical of Clement VIII (First Day)
New Liturgical Movement - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:11 am It occurred to me that, with the Extraordinary Synod currently going on, and making headlines almost on an hourly basis, our readers might find interesting the traditional order...
Indian diocese responds to Vatican II's call 'to the nations'
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:02 am Miao, India, Oct 15, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Diocese of Miao, located in far north-east India, is conducting a series of seminars to study Ad Gentes, Vatican II's...
Indian diocese responds to Vatican II's call 'to the nations'
EWTN - World Catholic News - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:02 am Miao, India, Oct 15, 2014 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The Diocese of Miao, located in far north-east India, is conducting a
series of seminars to study Ad Gentes, Vatican II's...
Daily Gospel Reflection for October 15, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Oct 15, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Luke 11:42-46
This Gospel reading is rich in wisdom. Out of love, Jesus scolds the Pharisees and offers guidance. Jesus offers this same guidance today for each...
Pope at Audience: “We will be with the Lord forever”
News.va - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:55 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged the faithful never to lose hope, because – he said – Christian hope is not simply an optimistic desire, it is based on the...
Cardinal Nichols: Mid-term report has been misinterpreted
Catholic Herald - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:48 am Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said that the relatio post disceptationem, the mid-term report on the family synod, was “composed under pressure”, which has led to it being...
Oppose family detention, urges US bishops' immigration initiative
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:37 am Justice for Immigrants, an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging Catholics to contact President Barack Obama and members of Congress in...
Do lavish weddings make for happy marriages?
Catholic Herald - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:26 am Blogger Caroline Farrow has drawn my attention to a study done at Emory University in Atlanta, which suggests that modestly priced weddings lead to stronger marriages than lavish...
Pope at Audience: Is Your Lamp Alight With the Oil of Faith?
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:24 am Pope Francis on Wednesday encouraged the faithful never to lose hope, because Christian hope is not simply an optimistic desire, it is based on the fact that one day the people of...
Ebola: Liberian bishop speaks of the suffering of his people
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:22 am In an interview with Time, a Liberian bishop who was unable to travel to the Synod of Bishops because of the Ebola crisis spoke of the suffering of his people.
"The Ebola...
Full Text of Pope's General Audience Catechesis, Oct. 15th
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:18 am Here below is the full text of Pope Francis' weekly general audience, given today in St. Peter's Square. ***
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today we want to ask ourselves: in the...
Francis: Faith leads to generous love, not hypocrisy
Catholic Herald - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:01 am Faith is not about appearances and superficially following Church laws, Pope Francis has said in a morning homily.
God wants to see a faith that inspires action and is “working in...
Christ is cleansing Ukraine, says Church leader
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 15, 2014 at 4:00 am The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said recently that amid the strife that is afflicting Ukraine, Christ is cleansing the nation.
"There is a great cleansing which is...
Vatican nuncio asks United Nations to establish ‘rule of law’ definition
Catholic Herald - Oct 15, 2014 at 3:46 am The Vatican’s nuncio to the United Nations (UN) has called for a broad definition of the term “rule of law” that includes respect, dignity and justice.
The rule of law should be “...
Housing for Iraq's persecuted Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - Oct 15, 2014 at 3:36 am Iraq's deputy prime minister has announced the nation's government will provide 25,000 prefabricated homes for Christians who fled their towns in the wake of the advance of the...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from St. Teresa of Avila
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 15, 2014 at 3:30 am (The Bookmark of St. Teresa) Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing dismay you, All thing pass, God never changes. Patience attains all. He who has God lacks nothing: God alone...
