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US bishops' executive committee: 'extreme disappointment' at Trump's DACA decision (USCCB)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 5:09 amSanta Fe archdiocese releases names of 74 clergy, religious found guilty of sexual abuse (Religion Clause)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 5:09 amReligious believers face 'raids, fines, imprisonment and torture' in Uzbekistan (Forum 18)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 5:09 amEritrea: Protestant woman discusses persecution (World Watch Monitor)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 5:09 am31 Days to acquiring ‘A Heart Like Mary’s’
Aleteia - Sep 15, 2017 at 5:00 am Indulging in a habitual negativity, Fr. Edward Looney was asked how that sat with his devotion to Mary.In the midst of feeling lost in both his prayer life and relationship with...
A priest on what saying the Traditional Mass meant to him
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Sep 15, 2017 at 5:00 am I received this note from a priest:
Just a quick note to say you and the others attending the pilgrimage/conference were in my prayers this morning, joined at the sacred altar (...
Cardinal Sarah urges Church to embrace young traditionalists
Catholic Herald - Sep 15, 2017 at 4:56 am Cardinal Robert Sarah has praised young Catholics who prefer the older form of the Roman Rite, saying he can “personally testify to the sincerity and devotion of these young men...
Senate committee votes to overturn Trump administration's overseas pro-life initiatives (C-Fam)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 4:09 am The measure has little chance of success in the full Senate. Two Republican senators (Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski) voted to overturn the pro-life initiatives, while one...
Nordic bishops meet in Iceland (SIR)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 4:09 am The prelates are discussing the implementation of recent papal documents, including Amoris Laetitia (on love in the family) and Magnum Principium (on liturgical translations).
New Kosovo shrine to Mother Teresa ready to welcome pilgrims (SIR)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 4:09 amItalian abbey elects 1st abbot since 18th century (Antico Mulino di Chiaravalle)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 4:09 am The Cistercian abbey of Chiaraville, founded in 1135, was suppressed by Napoleon in 1798; monks returned in 1952 but not did elect their own abbot. The Cistercian abbot general...
Why this bishop thinks memes may just be the tool for evangelization today
Catholic News Agency - General - Sep 15, 2017 at 4:01 am Sydney, Australia, Sep 15, 2017 / 03:01 am (CNA).- Between the Harambe memes and quick explanations of Catholic doctrine on his Twitter page, Richard Umbers, Auxiliary Bishop of...
Daily Gospel Reflection for September 15, 2017 - Our Lady of Sorrows
CatholicMom.com - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: John 19:25-27 – Our Lady of Sorrows
I went to visit a friend the other day who was undergoing a trial I had recently experienced myself. We shared our stories and...
Rohingya crisis: UN Security Council condemns excessive violence in Myanmar (Deutsche Welle)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 am The Vatican newspaper (9/15 edition) devoted front-page coverage to this story. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Myanmar in late November.
Chaldean patriarch fears civil war in Iraq as Kurdish independence referendum nears (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 am Click these links for background on the Chaldean Catholic Church and Iraqi Kurdistan. Western leaders are also concerned about the referendum.
Faith groups provide the bulk of disaster recovery, in coordination with FEMA (USA Today)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 amVatican newspaper tribute to Blessed Pino Puglisi (L'Osservatore Romano)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 am In a front-page article (9/15 edition), Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti recalled that September 15 is the anniversary of both the birth (1937) and the martyrdom (1993) of the Palermo...
Pakistan's parliament discusses recent murder of Christian student (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 am Family members say that "the teachers did nothing to stop the violence" against Sharon Masih, the only Christian in a class of 70 students.
Aleppo prelate calls for dialogue, forgiveness; 'never war again' (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 amChilean bishop calls for greater commitment to migrants (Fides)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 15, 2017 at 3:09 am
