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Heroism amid chaos in Greece
From Thomas Peters over at Catholic Vote comes this striking photo: “A Greek Orthodox priest tries to stop a rioter from throwing a Molotov cocktail at Greek police.”
Articles by Catherine Harmon
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Congressional subcommittee investigating Planned Parenthood
Via Thomas Peters at Catholic Vote comes this breaking news: the congressional Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is officially looking into the financial procedures – and criminal-conduct reporting policies – of Planned Parenthood. Rep. Cliff […]
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Some good analysis of the Germany trip
While much of the mainstream media coverage during and immediately following the papal visit to Germany had a distinctly negative tone (Reuters: “Pope Benedict disappoints hopes of both German Catholics and Protestants”; AFP—yes, we have […]
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Some scenes from Benedict’s trip to Germany
Below are some great photos from the Holy Father’s trip to Germany, all via Catholic News Service. Scroll all the way down for links to full texts of yesterday and today’s papal addresses.
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Papal addresses thus far – and some truly atrocious liturgical music
We should start to see some analysis soon, but for the time being, here are a links to the full texts of the Holy Father’s speeches and addresses of his Germany trip, thus far: Address […]
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Benedict sets out into a “desert of faith”
Tomorrow the Holy Father begins his four-day trip to his native country of Germany, during which he will “be greeted…by a Lutheran chancellor, a gay mayor and a divorced, remarried Roman Catholic president,” as the […]
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“Number One Killer”
Via Danielle Bean at Faith & Family Live, here is a powerful video produced by the National Black Pro-life Coalition and the Radiance Foundation. What causes more deaths in the black community than heart disease, […]
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Bishop Cupich: Priests may participate in 40 Days for Life
In an effort to dispel rumors that have been circulating around the Internet this week (including here and here), the Diocese of Spokane has released a statement on its policy for clergy participation in pro-life […]
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Developments in the Zurek-Pavone showdown UPDATED
Catholic News Agency’s most recent article on the conflict between Priests for Life director Father Frank Pavone and his bishop, Patrick Zurek of Amarillo, includes several interesting details about the controversy’s “back story” as well […]
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Our Lady of Sorrows and sorrowing mothers
Fr. Dwight Longenecker has a very moving reflection for today’s feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, focusing on how a devotion to the Blessed Mother under this particular title can comfort and aid sorrowing mothers: […]