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Turkey’s prime minister: women should not laugh out loud
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:45 am Details: Women should not laugh out loud in public or speak of trivial matters on the phone, according to Turkish deputy prime minister, Bulent Arınc. Mr Arınc urged men and...
MSNBC Host Applauds Court’s Decision Preventing Mississippi From Becoming Abortion Free
LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:38 am MSNBC’s chief abortion rights absolutist Irin Carmon is giddy over a move today by a “conservative” federal circuit court panel to scotch an abortion-clinic regulation in...
Popular Catholic Blogger’s Memoir Breaks Mold
CatholicMom.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:30 am
Popular Catholic blogger Jennifer Fulwiler just published her long awaited memoir, Something Other Than God. The book is enjoying exposure and praise typically reserved for...
Bravo, France! And shame on you, David Cameron!
Catholic Herald - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:29 am France has offered asylum to the Iraqi Christians forced to flee from Mosul. The BBC reports this, and so does Al Jazeera.
There can be no doubt either that this offer is...
Today’s Catholic must-reads: 30/07/14
Catholic Herald - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:18 am The leader of the World Evangelical Alliance has apologised to Catholics who have suffered “discrimination or persecution” at the hands of Evangelicals.
The Vatican has reportedly...
Poll Shows Women are Tired of the Phony “War on Women” Mantra
LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:16 am The state of Colorado is a top mid-term election battleground state with one of the hottest Senate races in the nation. The race pits pro-life Congressman Cory Gardner and his 100...
“The Vatican’s media machine is broken”
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:11 am That’s the assessment of Fr. Raymond de Souza: Whether it was the imbroglio over the Society of St Pius X and the Holocaust-denying Bishop Williamson, or the Argentine woman whom...
Pope Francis issues peace plea to all Holy See embassies
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:04 am Vatican City, Jul 30, 2014 / 08:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Signed by Vatican secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a “nota verbale” was sent to all embassies accredited to the...
Pope Francis issues peace plea to all Holy See embassies
EWTN - Vatican News - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:04 am Vatican City, Jul 30, 2014 / 09:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Signed by Vatican secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a "nota
verbale" was sent to all embassies accredited to the...
Working-class marriage rate hurt by weak church efforts
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:02 am Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2014 / 08:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A “national retreat” from marriage could worsen social divides between the married and unmarried and plummeting rates...
Working-class marriage rate hurt by weak church efforts
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 30, 2014 at 9:02 am Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2014 / 09:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A "national retreat" from marriage could worsen social divides between
the married and unmarried and plummeting rates...
Christendom at War
Catholic Vote - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:56 am Two-hundred ten years ago this Sunday, on August 3, 1804 at half past two o’clock in the afternoon, Commodore Edward Preble raised the signal for his squadron to commence the...
I'd Kill Myself If I Had That Many Kids
Creative Minority Report - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:51 am The mom directly across from me, who I didn't really know and hadn't seen at many games, leaned in conspiritorially and asked, "Who has five children? I'd kill myself if I had...
Worth a thousand words: “Sharknado” edition
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:45 am Tonight’s the night. Can you feel the excitement?
Euthanasia Movement Defends Pushing People to Starve Themselves to Death
LifeNews.com - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:44 am I am not sure why so many “science” bloggers and writers want to opine on ethics. Perhaps having to be objective and purely evidence based gets boring.
In this context, now comes...
The instinct of faith
Commonweal - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:44 am The International Theological Commission has just published an important text entitled “Sensus Fidei in the Life of the Church,” which discusses the topic in some detail and in...
Texas Bishops Ask Lawmakers for 'Time, Resources, Commitment' to Meet Needs of Refugee Children at Border
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:40 am Here is a letter sent last week by the bishops of Texas to US Representative Michael McCaul
regarding the situation of refugee children at the US-Mexico border. * * *
Dear...
Vatican Secretary for Relations with States urges politicians to do their utmost for peace
Vatican Insider - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:37 amISIS Atrocity Underscores the Importance of Religious Freedom
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:27 am Here is the latest column from Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, reprinted from the Denver Catholic Register. * * *
“For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now...
From the president: “Eid is a time of joy…this season enriches the life of our great country”
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 30, 2014 at 8:16 am “Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration and thanksgiving for millions of Americans. And your...
