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Nuns Given Temporary Relief From US Government’s Contraception Mandate

August 22, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Nuns Given Temporary Relief From US Government’s Contraception Mandate

Little Sisters of the Poor Await Decision From Supreme Court United States of America, August 21, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Staff Reporter Today, the Tenth Circuit Court issued an order temporarily safeguarding the Little Sisters of the Poor and other ministries from being forced to violate their faith by complying with the Health and Human Services mandate, which requires insurance coverage of abortifacients, contraception and sterilization. The court’s order means that the protection that the Supreme Court granted the Little Sisters last year will remain in place until the Supreme Court rules on their case. Mark Rienzi, Senior Counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents the Little Sisters of the Poor, said: “The federal government doesn’t need the Little…Continue Reading

Pope: Jesus Is Determined to Fill Our ‘Restless Hearts’

August 21, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope: Jesus Is Determined to Fill Our ‘Restless Hearts’

Vatican City, August 20, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Deborah Castellano Lubov Reminds Rimini Meeting We Are to Say ‘It Is No Longer I Who Live, But Christ Who Lives in Me’ Jesus is determined to fill our restless hearts and we are called to welcome this. Pope Francis made this point in the message he sent to Bishop Francesco Lambiasi of Rimini on the occasion of the 36th International Meeting of Friendship Among Peoples. The message was sent yesterday through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State. Sponsored by Communion and Liberation, the annual week-long ‘Meeting’ in the Italian city of Rimini, Aug. 20-26, begins today with the theme: “What is this lack a lack of, oh heart, of which all of…Continue Reading

Aborted baby’s heart was beating as we harvested his brains: worker in new Planned Parenthood video

August 19, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Aborted baby’s heart was beating as we harvested his brains: worker in new Planned Parenthood video

 SAN JOSE, CA, August 19, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – A former procurement technician who helped harvest organs at Planned Parenthood said she saw a baby boy’s heart beating outside his body before the child’s body parts were extracted. Holly O’Donnell, a former procurement technician at StemExpress, said at Mar Monte’s Alameda clinic in San Jose a co-worker named Jessica brought over the most fully developed baby she had ever seen and said, “I want you to see something kind of cool.” There she saw the “closest thing to a [fully-developed] baby I’ve seen.” “It had a face. It wasn’t completely torn up,” she said. “Its nose was very pronounced.” “She has one of her instruments, and she taps the heart, and it starts…Continue Reading

Pope Francis at audience: catechesis on dignity of work

August 19, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis at audience: catechesis on dignity of work

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday. The Holy Father focused his catechetical remarks on work. In the English summary read out following the main catechesis in Italian, the Pope explained that work complements our moments of celebration and which is also a part of God’s creative design. “Through work,” said Pope Francis, “the family is cared for and children are provided with a dignified life.” The catechesis went on to explain that, in this way, the common good is served, as witnessed by the example of so many fathers and mothers who teach their children the value of work for family life and society. Addressing this theme during the main…Continue Reading

Where is the Church on Planned Parenthood?

August 18, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Where is the Church on Planned Parenthood?

Surveys show that 70 percent of Americans still haven’t even heard of the Planned Parenthood scandal – after six revealing undercover videos – stunning evidence, if such were still needed, of the mainstream media’s dereliction of public duty when it comes to the truth about abortion. But where are our Catholic media, not the big outlets like Catholic News Agency, National Catholic Register, and so forth, but those old vehicles of Catholic truth: the diocese and the parish? Some states have started investigations or pulled funding from Planned Parenthood. More videos will surface, which should happen more swiftly now, to keep the pot boiling. But what are Catholics doing, given what has to be the most outrageous, ongoing atrocity in…Continue Reading

Pope Francis: The Eucharist Keeps Us In Tune with the Heart of Christ

August 16, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: The Eucharist Keeps Us In Tune with the Heart of Christ

Reflects on the Mystery of the Body and Blood of Jesus During Angelus Address Rome, August 16, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Junno Arocho Esteves To nourish ourselves with the Body and Blood of Christ means “being in tune with the heart of Christ, to assimilate His choices, His thoughts, His behavior.” These were the words of Pope Francis during his Sunday Angelus address to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square today. The Holy Father reflected on today’s Gospel of St. John, in which Christ tells the crowd that “whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.” This statement, the Pope said, is proclaimed in the style of the prophets…Continue Reading

Pope celebrates Assumption Angelus at St Peter’s Square

August 15, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope celebrates Assumption Angelus at St Peter’s Square

(Vatican Radio) On Saturday, Pope Francis became the first Pope in more than 60 years to lead the Angelus for the Solemnity of the Assumption in Saint Peter’s Square. In recent years, the Popes have generally celebrated the Assumption in the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo; last year, Pope Francis was making an Apostolic Voyage to Korea during the holiday. The last Pope to celebrate the feast in St Peter’s Square was Ven. Pius XII. In his reflections on the day’s Gospel, Pope Francis said the truest reason for Mary’s greatness and blessedness is her faith. Faith is always at the heart of each moment in Mary’s life. Although she recognizes the violence of the powerful, the pride of…Continue Reading

Pope Francis: Audience reflection on celebration, work and prayer

August 14, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: Audience reflection on celebration, work and prayer

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday morning in the Paul VI Hall. The Holy Father dedicated his catechetical reflection once again to the family, opening a new phase in the series of reflections on the family, to three specific facets of family life: celebration, work and prayer. “It is God himself who teaches us the importance of dedicating time to contemplating and enjoying the fruits of our labours, not only in our employment or profession, but through every action by which we as men and women cooperate in God’s creative work, even in times of difficulty,” said Pope Francis. The Pope went on to note that, even in the workplace, we celebrate – a birthday,…Continue Reading

Pope Francis chooses 2016 World Peace Day theme

August 13, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis chooses 2016 World Peace Day theme

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has announced the theme of the Message for the Church’s 49th World Day of Peace that will be celebrated on 1st January 2016 is: Overcome Indifference and Win Peace. Please find below a communique released by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace which explains why the Pope chose this theme for the 2016 World Day of Peace: Overcome Indifference and win Peace will be the title of the Message for the 49th World Day of Peace, the third of the papacy of Pope Francis. Indifference in regard to the scourges of our time is one of the fundamental causes of the lack of peace. Today, indifference is often linked to various forms of individualism which…Continue Reading

Another Video Released Today . . .

August 12, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Another Video Released Today . . .

Imagine Someone Stealing Your Baby and Selling Her for Parts. That’s What Planned Parenthood Does   Today the Center for Medical Progress released the sixth video exposing Planned Parenthood’s participation in the trafficking of fetal parts. This video is actually the second installment in the CMP’s Human Capital documentary series. This video features Holly O’Donnell, former procurement technician for StemExpress who was first introduced to us in Episode 1 of the documentary series. Holly relates her often horrific experiences at Planned Parenthood where she procured fetal tissue and maternal blood for StemExpress. The episode focuses on the callous exploitation of women by Planned Parenthood and StemExpress and a shoddy consent process that sometimes allowed for the stealing of baby parts…Continue Reading