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�Read the Gospel and find Jesus,' says Pope
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:42 am During his Sunday Angelus address in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel from the Mass of the day (Mt. 13:44-52).
"Whoever finds [the kingdom of God] has no...
Cardinal Marchisano dead at 85
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:31 am Cardinal Francesco Marchisano died on July 27 at the age of 85.
In a telegram of condolence, Pope Francis described him as "generous in his vocation as a priest and bishop,...
Into the Cradle of the Faith
Dominicana - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:30 am On a sweltering Saturday earlier this summer, sixteen young men and women set out on foot on a fourteen-mile pilgrimage through the shale oil-rich countryside of Perry County,...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:28 am From SSRN:
Sankalp Jain, Religion & Its Role and Function in International Law, (July 5, 2014).
John D. Inazu, A Confident Pluralism, (Southern California Law Review, 2015,...
Expert: Religious freedom pick will fail without resources
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:28 am Washington D.C., Jul 28, 2014 / 06:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- While welcoming the proposal for a new global religious freedom ambassador after a nine-month vacancy, one expert warned...
Second Florida Trial Court Invalidates State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Stays Order
The Religion Clause - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:27 am In Pareto v. Ruvin, (FL Cir. Ct., July 25, 2014), a Florida state trial court in Miami-Dade County held that Florida's ban on same-sex marriage violates the 14th Amendment's due...
Cardinal Sandri: No religion can kill in the name of God
News.va - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:20 am
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Leonardo Sandri on Sunday said “no religion can accept to kill God’s children in the Name of the same God.” He was speaking during a homily at the...
Pope Francis: Jesus is the treasure, Jesus is the pearl
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:12 am Pope Francis concluded his brief apostolic journey to Caserta on July 26 by celebrating Mass at 6:00 in the piazza in front of the city's royal palace.
Preaching about the...
Pushing the patriarch into Putin’s arms
Catholic Herald - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:07 am Until the dramatic downing of flight MH17, Ukraine had ceased to be regularly at the forefront of the news agenda, displaced by conflicts elsewhere and by more mundane events. The...
Daily Homily: Jesus Told Martha, 'Whoever Believes in Me Will Live'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:05 am --
1 John 4:7-16 Psalm 34:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11 John 11:19-27
According to the Roman Martyrology, not only do we celebrate today the memorial of Saint Martha, but we also...
Church Challenges Town's Zoning Law
The Religion Clause - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:05 am Liberty Institute announced the filing last week of a RLUIPA challenge to the zoning ordinance of the town of Bayview, Texas. The complaint (full text) in Cornerstone Church by...
Mary, the Teacher
Snoring Scholar - Jul 28, 2014 at 6:00 am
A Mary Moment Monday post
I know that, as a parent, I am my children’s first teacher. I know it as an intellectual reality, as an indisputable fact.
But what I need, so often,...
The Telegram
Rorate Coeli - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:58 am The telegram, in the universally recognized language of foreign affairs, sent by the Austrian-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and whose text had been personally approved by...
Pope says priests should be men of prayer who are close to the people
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:54 am On July 26, Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to the southern Italian region of Campania and arrived by helicopter in Caserta, a city of 80,000.
The visit to Caserta was the...
Bomb attack after Mass kills five in Nigeria
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:48 am Details: Nigeria’s northern city of Kano on Sunday cancelled celebrations to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan after two bomb attacks blamed on the Islamist group...
Pope Francis visits with evangelicals in southern Italy
EWTN - World Catholic News - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:27 am Caserta, Italy, Jul 28, 2014 / 05:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- During his visit Monday to an evangelical Christian community in
Caserta, Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit creates...
Patriarch decries ‘mass cleansing’ of Mosul Christians
Catholic Herald - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:18 am Syriac Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan travelled to Washington to meet US government representatives to highlight the plight of Christians in Mosul.
He spoke out about the “...
Rio favela continues to reap fruits from World Youth Day
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:02 am Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 28, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After nearly two years of preparation, Father José Almy Gomes, 40, almost wasn’t ready for Pope Francis’ World...
Boy Scout held at gunpoint at Canadian border
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:00 am Does this sound right to you at all? It sounds almost like a parody story, something from The Onion. But… it isn’t.
From Todd Starnes:
Troop leader: Customs and Border agent...
Daily Gospel Reflection for July 28, 2014
CatholicMom.com - Jul 28, 2014 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: Matthew 13:31-55
Parables can sometimes be difficult to understand. Today’s parables tell us that from something small can come something great. A mustard seed is...
