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Cardinal Vingt-Trois of Paris: statement on terror attacks

November 14, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Vingt-Trois of Paris: statement on terror attacks

(Vatican Radio) The Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, has issued a statement condemning the attacks on his city, praising first responders, and urging unity in the wake of terror attacks that killed at least 128 people overnight. Please find the full text of Cardinal Vingt-Trois’ statement in English translation by Vatican Radio, below. ******************************************* Message of Cardinal Vingt-Trois following the terrorist attacks in Paris Our city of Paris, our country, was hit last night with particular savagery and intensity. After the attacks of last January, after the attack in Beirut this week and many others in these past months, including in Nigeria and other African countries, our country knows anew the pain of grief and must face the barbarism…Continue Reading

Prayers for France Tonight . . .

November 13, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Prayers for France Tonight . . .

Paris, France, Nov 13, 2015 / 04:34 pm (CNA).- Amid devastating attacks at locations throughout Paris, Church leaders are calling for prayer. “May St Denis and Our Lady of Lourdes intercede tonight for the people of Paris,” Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska said on Twitter. “My prayers are with the people of Paris tonight. Let us pray for the victims, the hostages, and their families,” said Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas and Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth also voiced prayers on Twitter. Numerous attacks across the city of Paris were reported on the evening of Nov. 13. Explosions were reported near the Stade de France, the national stadium where a soccer match…Continue Reading

Pope: The greatest glory is God, everything else fades away

November 13, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope: The greatest glory is God, everything else fades away

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said God is the greatest glory and warned believers against the temptation to deify earthly things and even to idolize our habits. Instead, he said, we should be looking beyond these things to the transcendent, to God the creator, whose glory never fades. The Pope’s words came during his homily at his Mass on Friday (13th November) celebrated at the Santa Marta residence. Pope Francis reflected in his homily on God’s eternal glory and said there are two dangers that undermine believers: the temptation to deify our earthly things and even to idolize our habits, as if all this were lasting forever. Instead, he said, God is the greatest glory and this is made clear in…Continue Reading

Brussels’ new archbishop: ‘Mercy’ is condescending, Church needs to be more ‘relevant’

November 11, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Brussels’ new archbishop: ‘Mercy’ is condescending, Church needs to be more ‘relevant’

Catholic ChurchTue Nov 10, 2015 – 3:01 pm EST BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 10, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) — As Pope Francis’ decreed Jubilee Year of Mercy approaches, one of his newest appointees suggests the term “mercy” is patronizing to those in need of it, and that the Church needs to more “relevant for society.” Named last week by the pope to head the see of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium, Archbishop-elect Jozef De Kesel expressed disappointment that the Vatican’s recently concluded Synod on the Family didn’t go far enough in allowing Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. “The Synod may not have brought the concrete results that were hoped for, such as allowing divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion,” Archbishop De Kesel…Continue Reading

Strong Families, Strong Society

November 9, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Strong Families, Strong Society

Rome, November 08, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Father John Flynn That healthy family life plays a vital role in the well-being of society is well established. A recent study provides ample detail regarding the economic impact of families. “Strong Families, Prosperous States: Do Healthy Families Affect the Wealth of State?” was a joint project of the Institute of Family Studies and the American Enterprise Institute. Authors W. Bradford Wilcox, Joseph Price, and Robert I. Lerman, argued that what happens to marriage and family structures has a direct impact on economic growth and mobility, child poverty, and family income. “Men and women’s understanding of their economic interest, as well as their relationship to work and the marketplace, depend a great deal upon their…Continue Reading

Pope: recent stealing of documents was a crime

November 8, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope: recent stealing of documents was a crime

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said on Sunday (8th November) that the recent stealing and leaking of the Holy See’s confidential documents was “a crime” and “deplorable act that does not help.” But at the same time he said this “sad event” definitely does not in any way deter him from pressing ahead with his planned reforms of the Roman Curia with the help of his advisers. The Pope’s remarks came at the end of his Sunday Angelus address. Please find below a translation into English of the Pope’s remarks about the leaking of the Holy See’s documents: “Dear brothers and Sisters, I know that many of you have been upset by the news circulating in recent days concerning the Holy…Continue Reading

German Parliament approves assisted suicide for ‘altruistic’ reasons

November 7, 2015 breaking Comments Off on German Parliament approves assisted suicide for ‘altruistic’ reasons

Lianne Laurence   Fri Nov 6, 2015 – 3:20 pm EST BERLIN, November 6, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – After Germany passed a law Friday which permits assisted suicide for “altruistic” motives but not for “business” ones, at least one German “assisted suicide association” has signaled it will challenge the legislation. The law allows someone to assist a suicide on an “individual basis out of altruistic motives,” but “criminalizes commercial euthanasia,” with assisting a suicide for “business” reasons an offence punishable by up to three years in prison, according to Reuters and AP reports. Legislators voted 360-233 for the bill – the first assisted suicide legislation the German Parliament has ever passed – after considering four options. Two of these would have legalized…Continue Reading

Pope Francis: The Christian includes; Pharisees exclude

November 6, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: The Christian includes; Pharisees exclude

(Vatican Radio) The Christian includes, he does not close the door to anyone, even if this provokes resistance. He who excludes, because he believes himself to be better, generates conflicts and divisions, and does not consider the fact that “we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.” That was the message of Pope Francis during Thursday morning’s Mass at Casa Santa Marta. The attitude of Christ is to include In the Letter to the Romans, Saint Paul exhorts us not to judge and not to despise our brothers, because, the Pope said, this leads to excluding them from “our little group,” to being selective, and this is not Christian.” Christ, in fact, “with His sacrifice on Calvary” unites…Continue Reading

How the Catholic Church helped Canada elect its most pro-abortion prime minister in history

November 5, 2015 breaking Comments Off on How the Catholic Church helped Canada elect its most pro-abortion prime minister in history

OTTAWA, November 4, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – On a warm July night in 2001, a slender, 29-year-old, tousled-haired man paused to pray before taking the stage at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square as thousands of young people wildly cheered. “I am Justin Trudeau,” he announced. “I am Catholic.” Thirteen years after this appearance at a kick-off event to the Catholic World Youth Day, Trudeau made another announcement, now as leader of the Liberal Party: Anyone opposed to abortion could not run as a Liberal candidate. And henceforth, Liberal MPs would be expected to vote “pro-choice.” In defending his unilateral and controversial edict, the eldest son of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau invoked his patrimony.

Tuning Out at the Homily

November 4, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Tuning Out at the Homily

Rome, November 03, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Father Edward McNamara Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: Is listening to the Sunday homily necessary to fulfill one’s Sunday obligation? Sometimes for personal reasons I do not feel inclined to listen to the homily of a particular priest as I feel very strongly about his sincerity and because he doesn’t practice what he preaches. — R.C., Mumbai, India A: Canon law obliges the celebrant to prepare and deliver a homily at each Sunday Mass, or at least entrust the deacon or another priest to do so. To wit: “767 §1. Among the forms of preaching the homily is pre-eminent;…Continue Reading