via Joshua McElwee: Even less attention has been given to how local dioceses might implement its program for bishops and priests to see God’s grace at work even in the sometimes-unconventional situations families and marriages face today. An upcoming event at Boston College hopes to address that lack of attention. In five panel discussions over… Read More Catholic Leaders Gather to Discuss Implementing Amoris Laetitia
Thanks to Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll, who promised to donate money to Puerto Rico for hurricane relief for every celebrity who participates, celebrities are sharing photos from their awkward teen years. These #PuberMe donations will go to One America Appeal. Catholic Charities is also an excellent place to make donations for hurricane relief. Here… Read More Stephen Colbert and Other Celebrities Post Awkward Teen Photos for Hurricane Relief
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, told Crux: I won’t allow anyone to be more ‘pro-life’ than me. I want to be pro-life from the beginning, all the way to the end, and just that. I also want to be pro-life in all the conditions and situations of life. Precisely because… Read More President of the Pontifical Academy for Life Backs Whole Life Approach
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, on the Las Vegas Tragedy: Once again we must reach out in shock and horror to comfort the victims of a mass shooting in our country. We offer our prayers and our deep sympathy to all those affected by this senseless act of violence. We are grateful to the… Read More Cardinal Cupich Calls for Action to Address Causes of Mass Shootings
via USCCB: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36). It is expected to come to the House floor the first week of October. The bill, introduced by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ),… Read More USCCB: Pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
via Vatican Radio: Pope Francis will focus on the harmful effects of fake news against journalism for peace, in his message for peace for World Communications Day next year. ““The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32). Fake news and journalism for peace,” is the theme of the annual Catholic Church observance that the Pope… Read More Pope Francis to Focus on Fake News for World Communications Day 2018
The Burmese military has committed crimes against humanity in a recent ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya people: Human Rights Watch has since 2012 found that the Burmese government has committed crimes against humanity against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State. Since Aug. 25, when an armed group calling itself the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army… Read More Aung San Suu Kyi and the Ethnic Cleansing of the Rohingya
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