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German Dioceses to Make Annual August Pilgrimage to Rome
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm Pope Francis will meet with more than 50,000 ministrants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland during their pilgrimage to Rome in early August. Set to take place Aug. 4-8, this...
Expert: Religious freedom pick will fail without resources
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:28 pm Washington D.C., Jul 28, 2014 / 05:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While welcoming the proposal for a new global religious freedom ambassador after a nine-month vacancy, one expert warned...
Nothing to Lose But Paradise | On Modern Martyrs and Those Persecuted for The Christ
Incarnation and Modernity - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:27 pm ________________ What is happening in Mosul, and elsewhere, should be as horrifying to us as the inhumanity of the work camps of Dachau and Auschwitz, the outrages of the Khmer...
Must-see video: Raymond Arroyo and Elaine Stritch on nuns and show business and so much more
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:14 pm This is something to see. The late, great Broadway legend who died earlier this month spoke to the EWTN host talk about her youth, her career, and the cardinal who was her uncle....
Cardinal: Muslims, Christians work for peace, especially in war zones
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:11 pm Christians and Muslims should work together to bring peace and reconciliation, especially where the two communities face "the horror of war," said Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.
Congressman: It’s “Criminal” That Planned Parenthood Has Abortion Quotas, “Someday They’ll Answer for This”
LifeNews.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:58 pm Denver, CO (LiveActionNews) — In the wake of new evidence provided by a former Planned Parenthood manager detailing the abortion giant’s disturbing annual quotas, Texas...
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:48 pm Was there a good point or two in the sermon you heard on Sunday?
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No summer break for debate on Common Core standards for schools
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:31 pm Even in the dog days of summer, the realization that the school year is just around the corner keeps creeping up like pockets of sprouting weeds in a garden.
Pope Francis visits with evangelicals in southern Italy
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:27 pm Caserta, Italy, Jul 28, 2014 / 04:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- During his visit Monday to an evangelical Christian community in Caserta, Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit creates...
If You’ve Had an Abortion, You’re Forgiven. Trust Me, I Was Almost Aborted
LifeNews.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:14 pm A Letter To The Post Abortive Mother and/or Father
I want to introduce myself as you likely don’t know me personally. My name is Claire and I’m an ordinary person just like you....
Tobit’s Dog: A Delightful Story
CatholicMom.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:00 pm Tobit’s Dog is a love story amid the battle between heaven and hell for the souls of the good guys as well as the racists, murderers, rapists, thieves and connivers not portrayed...
Want to know how you can help Iraqi Christians? Here.
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:46 pm I preached about it last weekend. Now, there’s more. This just in, from My Day Job Desk: Catholic Near East Welfare Association has launched a campaign to rush emergency...
Obama’s order bans discrimination based on workers’ sexual orientation
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:44 pm President Barack Obama's executive order of July 21 has installed workplace rules forbidding the firing of employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity by the federal...
Incredible 8-Year-Old Boy Helps His Disabled Little Brother Complete a Triathlon
LifeNews.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:37 pm Lucas Aldrich has a rare condition called lissencephaly, which has left him unable to walk or talk and will give him a shorter lifespan. But that did’t stop him from completing a...
Bishops: To end border crisis, address issues forcing people to flee
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:26 pm To end the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, the United States must address the flow of illegal drugs and arms and the harmful economic policies forcing children and families to leave...
European court: no 'human right' to same-sex marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:25 pm The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that member nations are not required to "grant access to marriage to same-sex couples," in a complicated case involving a...
2nd Amendment wins one in DC!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:22 pm This is big news. Via WaPo:
D.C. police won’t enforce handgun ban; stay of ruling overturning law will be sought
D.C. police were told Sunday not to arrest people for carrying...
Vatican prelate voices fears for Iraqi Christians, during visit to California
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:16 pm The prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Eastern Churches condemned religious violence, and offered prayers for the embattled Christians of Iraq, as he presided at the Divine...
In new interview, Pope speaks on leisure, family rest on Sunday
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:11 pm Pope Francis reflected on his youth, spoke about the importance of leisure to family life, and the brutality of warfare in a newly published interview.
Speaking to the Argentine...
Teacher Sentenced to Prison for Having Students Bring Semen-Stained Tissues to Class for Art Project
LifeNews.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 4:05 pm Charles Reilly, a former art teacher, sports coach, and borough councilman, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison for inappropriate talks with 17 male Pine Hill Middle...
