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Most British Catholics Now Support Abortion
Creative Minority Report - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:51 am A large majority of Catholics in Britain now support legalized abortion, according to a new poll.Christianity Today:The 2016 British Social Attitudes survey showed an increase in...
For the record: C9 Secretary claims that Curia reform proposals to be complete "within a few months".
Rorate Coeli - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:31 am As the "C9" (the Council of Cardinals) begins its 21st meeting today Vatican Radio has posted an interview with the Secretary of the C9, Bishop Marcello Semeraro (Pope Francis and...
Patriot's Day and the Need for the Virtue of Patriotism
CatholicMom.com - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:30 am Via Freeimages.com (2007), CC0
Today is Patriot’s Day, the day we pause to remember the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001. We ought to take time today to pray...
People like Jacob Rees-Mogg show why the Catholic message is powerful and distinctive
Catholic Herald - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:12 am The first reading at Mass on Sunday contained one of the more arresting images from the prophet Ezekiel: “Son of man, I have appointed you as sentry to the House of Israel. When...
Learning from a Martyred Missionary Disciple
Brandon Vogt - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:00 am
Today we continue our regular series called “Learning from the Saints.” Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including Voices...
The Self-Gift Of Creation: An Insight Into The Cosmology Of Saint John Paul II
The Catholic Astronomer - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:00 am
One of my favorite parts of going to local bookstores is stumbling upon an unforeseen literary gem. This past week, I had one of those moments as I found a new book that is a...
Vatican pharmacy to be renovated
Aleteia - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:00 am It's been in service since 1874!The laboratory and the perfumery of the Vatican’s pharmacy are scheduled to be expanded in the coming months, Brother Binish Thomas Mulackal, the...
The Other Great Principle
New Liturgical Movement - Sep 11, 2017 at 7:00 am In light of recent events, it seemed fitting to place online the complete text of Chapter 12 of my book Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis: Sacred Liturgy, the Traditional Latin...
Florida’s Key West residents seek Irma protection at Marian grotto
Franciscan Media - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:51 am WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Hurricane Irma was bearing down closer to Florida, residents who had not evacuated from Key West, did what many of them have done before with predicted...
India's Chief Justice Tells Authorities To Rein In Cow Protection Vigilantes
The Religion Clause - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:15 am According to Reuters, India's Supreme Court last week ordered both the federal and state governments to appoint police officers to stop cow protection groups from taking the law...
South African Court Reconciles Marriage Law With Gender Identity Change Statute
The Religion Clause - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:10 am Under South African law, marriages may be performed only for heterosexual couples; however civil unions, which create the same legal rights as a marriage, may be performed for...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:05 am From SSRN:
D. A. Jeremy Telman, The Free Exercise Clause and Hans Kelsen's Modernist Secularism, (Hans Kelsen in American–Selective Affinities and the Mysteries of Academic...
How many Catholics actually share Jacob Rees-Mogg’s beliefs?
Catholic Herald - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:00 am Today’s Times carries an interesting – though for many Herald readers deeply dispiriting – article: “Most UK Catholics back right to abortion”. (It’s behind a paywall, but a quick...
Third Royal Baby Won't Need "Rape Clause" for Support
CatholicMom.com - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:00 am Via Flickr (2011), CC BY-SA 2.0
Two things that I admire about the Duchess of Cambridge are her beautiful lace wedding dress (bare shoulders have gotten monotonous) and for having...
Congo: The country is doing “very badly”
Aleteia - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:00 am Testimony of Carmelite missionary Maria-Núria Solà regarding the country's situation.Sixty parishes profaned and closed, 31 Catholic health centers pillaged, 141 Catholic schools...
U.S. Plans To Return Retrieved Jewish Archive To Iraq
The Religion Clause - Sep 11, 2017 at 6:00 am According to a JTA report last week, an Iraqi Jewish Archive found by U.S. troops in the basement of the Iraqi secret services headquarters in Baghdad 14 years ago, will be...
Stained glass windows of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson removed from Episcopal Church's National Cathedral (AP)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 11, 2017 at 5:09 amSame-sex marriage: Justice Dept. supports Christian baker in brief filed with Supreme Court (Religion Clause)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 11, 2017 at 5:09 amChina passes new religious regulations 'to prevent extremism' (World Watch Monitor)
Catholic Culture - World News - Sep 11, 2017 at 5:09 am "Freedom in all sectors of society has been shrinking since Xi Jinping came into power," one analyst observes.
