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(UPDATE) Fr. Z . . . On Pope Francis letter to bishop about the proper interpretation of Chapter 8 of #AmorisLaetitia

September 11, 2016 breaking Comments Off on (UPDATE) Fr. Z . . . On Pope Francis letter to bishop about the proper interpretation of Chapter 8 of #AmorisLaetitia

Pope Francis wrote to the Bishop of San Miguel of his old haunts Argentina, about the proper interpretation of Chapter 8 of the Post-Synold Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia. Let’s test your Spanish. Via InfoCatólica with my emphases: Carta del Papa Francisco en respaldo a los criterios de aplicación del capítulo VIII de «Amoris laetitia» Vatícano, 5 de septiembre de 2016 Mons. Sergío Alfredo Fenoy Delegado de la Regíón Pastoral Buenos

Can Catholics Vote For Hillary?

September 10, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Can Catholics Vote For Hillary?

Pope Francis: Protect Unborn Children From Abortion, Babies are “The Greatest Gift God Gives Us”

September 9, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: Protect Unborn Children From Abortion, Babies are “The Greatest Gift God Gives Us”

The First Encounter of “Americas in Dialogue-Our Common Home” concluded in Rome with an address by Pope Francis in which he implored participants in the international interreligious congress to build a “more human world” in which “everyone is needed”. He exhorted that “Every human being is the greatest gift that God can give us” while calling on participants “to fight for our common home”. (Unofficial translation) The speech can be read in Spanish and Italian.  The congress was organized by the Institute of Inter-religious Dialogue, Buenos Aires in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS) with collaboration of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The pope’s address centered on his encyclical letter “Laudato Si” and emphasized the need for…Continue Reading

Benedict XVI talks resignation, Pope Francis in new book-length interview

September 9, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Benedict XVI talks resignation, Pope Francis in new book-length interview

Vatican City, Sep 9, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Though he has rarely spoken since resigning from the papacy, Benedict XVI granted several lengthy interviews to German journalist Peter Seewald shortly after stepping down – conversations that touched on themes such as the reform of the Curia, his resignation and his thoughts on Pope Francis. The interviews, conducted a few months after Benedict’s Feb. 28, 2013, resignation, were released as a book in several languages Sept. 9. The English language version, Last Testament, is due to be published in November. About 240 pages in length, the book in Germa

Pro-abortion Justice Ginsburg to appear at Notre Dame events

September 8, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pro-abortion Justice Ginsburg to appear at Notre Dame events

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, September 7, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most pro-abortion and gay “marriage” justices, is scheduled for two appearances next week at the University of Notre Dame. Advocates of Catholic identity at Notre Dame and other Catholic colleges expressed concern and criticism over the university hosting Ginsburg. William Dempsey, president of the Board of Directors of the Sycamore Trust, a group of Notre Dame alumni, isn’t as troubled over her scheduled “conversation with law students,” calling it “unexceptionable.” “That will be Notre Dame functioning as a university,” Dempsey said.

Obama Proposes Rule Prohibiting States From Defunding Planned Parenthood

September 7, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Obama Proposes Rule Prohibiting States From Defunding Planned Parenthood

Pro-abortion President Barack Obama has proposed a new rule that would essentially prohibit states from defunding the Planned Parenthood abortion business and a leading pro-life member of Congress is not happy about it. The proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could prevent states from blocking Title X funding (federal dollars for family planning services) to abortion companies like Planned Parenthood. “This latest stunt from President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services should surprise absolutely no one,” Rep. Diane Black told LifeNews.com

US Bishops to Govt: Don’t Fund Human-Animal Chimera Research

September 6, 2016 breaking Comments Off on US Bishops to Govt: Don’t Fund Human-Animal Chimera Research

September 5, 2016ZENIT Catholic morality allows for “the respectful use of animals in research that can benefit humanity. But because of the unique dignity of the human person, there are limits to what can morally be done….” The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted comments September 2 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy on the proposed authorization of federally-funded human/animal chimera research. Comments objecting to that proposal were submitted by Anthony Picarello, USCCB associate general secretary and general counsel, and Michael Moses, associate general counsel. Anyone can join the bishops in submitting comments to the NIH; the deadline is Sept. 6. Make comments here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=57 or here (with template): https://www.humanlifeactioncenter.org/take-action?vvsrc=%2fcampaigns The bishops’  comments outlined the USCCB’s…Continue Reading

Homily for the Canonization of Mother Teresa:

September 4, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Homily for the Canonization of Mother Teresa:

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the Rite of Canonization for Mother Teresa of Calcutta, at a Solemn Mass offered in St Peter’s Square. During his homily, the Holy Father said, “Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defence of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded.” To the many volunteers in Rome for the Jubilee for Volunteers and Workers of Mercy, Pope Francis offered St Teresa of Calcutta as a “model of holiness.” Below, please find the full text of Pope Francis’ prepared homily for the Mass for the Canonization of St Teresa of Calcutta: Homily of His Holiness…Continue Reading

Mother Teresa’s Postulator: “Saint of Darkness”

September 3, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Mother Teresa’s Postulator: “Saint of Darkness”

(Vatican Radio)  Tens of thousands of faithful are expected to turn out for the canonization Sunday 4 September of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Founder of the religious order, Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, the sick, the dying and unloved. She received numerous awards for her work, including the Nobel peace prize in 1979.  Mother Teresa died on September 5th, 1997 at the age of 87.  She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003. Missionaries of Charity Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk is postulator for her cause for Sainthood.  He told Vatican Radio’s Tracey McClure  “She was very gifted humanly speaking.  She was intelligent, very practical, a born teacher, organizer… she…Continue Reading

Cardinal Walter Brandmüller as a Defender of Priestly Celibacy

September 2, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Walter Brandmüller as a Defender of Priestly Celibacy

Maike Hickson As reported on 31 August on OnePeterFive, the German lay organization Zentralkomittee der deutschen Katholiken (ZdK – Central Committee of German Catholics) has now proposed to slacken the demands for priestly celibacy in light of the decreasing numbers of German priests. Thomas Sternberg, the president of the ZdK said in an 29 August interview with the German newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine: “If it does not work any more otherwise – if we are losing personnel in the field of pastoral care – and if it is the case that celibacy is an obstacle [sic], then it has to be slackened, because it is less important,” Sternberg explained. In his eyes, to have “imported priests” from other countries cannot be…Continue Reading