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Same-sex marriage ruling settles one legal question, leaves many others

July 15, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Same-sex marriage ruling settles one legal question, leaves many others

July 15th, 2015By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON – When the Supreme Court June 26 ruled that marriage licenses cannot be denied to same-sex couples nationwide, it may have settled one legal issue, but it left many more unanswered questions, particularly in the realm of religious objections. Within hours of the 5-4 ruling, worried speculation raised the possibility of repercussions: for religious colleges that wouldn’t want same-sex spouses in their married student housing; for church-run social service agencies morally opposed to enabling gay couples to adopt; and to the tax-exempt status enjoyed by churches that may not want to – See more at: http://www.catholic-sf.org/ns.php?newsid=1&id=63688#sthash.4hil25l1.dpuf

Planned Parenthood . . . Selling Of Baby Body Parts

July 14, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Planned Parenthood . . . Selling Of Baby Body Parts

Pope Francis: Angelus address in Paraguay

July 14, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: Angelus address in Paraguay

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis said on Sunday (July 12th) that Mary is always with us, her children, especially the poor and the most needy.  He also prayed that Mary may strengthen the Church’s members in fraternal love and that with her help the Church may be a welcoming home for all. His words came during his Angelus address pronounced at the end of the open-air Mass celebrated at Nu Guazu outside Asuncion on the final day of his visit to Paraguay.   Please find below an English translation of the Pope’s prepared remarks at his Angelus address following the Mass at Nu Guazu:   “I thank the Archbishop of Asuncion, the Most Reverend Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, for his kind…Continue Reading

Pope Francis at Mass: Mary always stands by us

July 12, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis at Mass: Mary always stands by us

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday (July 11th) at the Marian Shrine of Caacupé near Asuncion on the first full day of his pastoral visit to Paraguay, the third and final leg of his journey to Latin America. Caacupe is the most important pilgrimage site in Paraguay. Tens of thousands of people, including many from the Pope’s native Argentina, attended the mass held in the square outside the Basilica. In his homily, the Pope told those present that Mary’s life testifies that God never abandons us even in moments when it might seem he is not there. He also once again had special words of praise for the women of Paraguay whom he said were able to lift up…Continue Reading

Pope Francis in Paraguay: Church works for common good

July 11, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis in Paraguay: Church works for common good

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with government authorities and members of the diplomatic corps in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Friday evening. The meeting took place shortly after the Holy Father’s arrival in Paraguay, on the third and final leg of a three-country tour of Latin America that previously saw him in Bolivia and Ecuador. In remarks prepared for the occasion, Pope Francis thanked the people of Paraguay for the display of their characteristic hospitality, and praised the spirit of resilience and perseverance that informs the Paraguayan popular ethos. He had words of especial praise for the women of Paraguay. “I would also like to acknowledge with profound admiration the role played by the women of Paraguay,” throughout the nation’s history, which…Continue Reading

Pope Francis: I have come to confirm the faith of believers

July 10, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: I have come to confirm the faith of believers

(Vatican Radio) Arriving at the “El Alto” airport in La Paz, Pope Francis began his Apostolic Voyage to Bolivia by invoking “peace and prosperity upon all the people of this country.” In his address at the Welcoming Ceremony, the Holy Father said, “As a guest and a pilgrim, I have come to confirm the faith of those who believe in the Risen Christ, so that, during our pilgrimage on earth, we believers may be witnesses of his love, leaven for a better world and co-operators in the building of a more just and fraternal society.” Pope Francis said that during his Visit he would “encourage the vocation of Christ’s disciples to share the joy of the Gospel to be salt…Continue Reading

Pope in Bolivia: No one needs to be discarded

July 9, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope in Bolivia: No one needs to be discarded

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis opened the Fifth National Eucharistic Congress in Bolivia with a Votive Mass for the Most Holy Eucharist in the city of Santa Cruz. The Congress will take place in the city of Tarija in the southern part of the country. In his homily, Pope Francis said those who had come to the Mass were like the people who had come out into the desert to listen to Jesus. “Frequently, we tire of this journey,” the Pope said. “Frequently we lack the strength to keep hope alive.” When our hearts lack hope, and fall into despair, we can fall into a kind of materialistic thinking “in which everything has a price, everything can be bought, everything is…Continue Reading

Pope Francis meets with Ecuador’s educators, civil society

July 8, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis meets with Ecuador’s educators, civil society

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis had a pair of major public engagements on Tuesday afternoon: a meeting with students, faculty and other representatives of the world of education and culture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in Quito; and a meeting with representatives of Ecuadorean civil society, in the church of St. Francis, also in Quito. The venue for the first encounter is a private institution founded in 1946 and belonging to the Archdiocese, which has been operated by the Society of Jesus since its founding. It counts 30 thousand students across 14 faculties and institutes in the arts, sciences and applied disciplines ranging from the sacred sciences to the natural & social sciences, to architecture, engineering, and nursing, as…Continue Reading

Pope Francis: For families, the best wine is yet to come

July 7, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: For families, the best wine is yet to come

(Vatican Radio) In his first homily during his Apostolic Voyage to South America, Pope Francis focused on Mary as a model for families as he spoke about the Gospel account of the wedding at Cana. More than one million people joined the Holy Father for Holy Mass in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador. Christ’s miracle at Cana – turning water into wine – was made possible, the Pope said, precisely because the Blessed Virgin Mary “was attentive, left her concerns in God’s hands, and acted sensibly and courageously.” Pope Francis said Mary was concerned for the needs of the newlyweds, attentive to others, and not closed in on herself. There are many circumstances today, he continued, when we can…Continue Reading

Pope Francis en route to Ecuador

July 5, 2015 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis en route to Ecuador

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is en route to Ecuador, the first stage of a three-country tour in Latin America that will also see him in Bolivia and Paraguay – three “sister nations” as the Holy Father described them in the video message broadcast in the three countries simultaneously ahead of the visit. The Holy Father’s flight departed Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport (Fiumicino) shortly after 9:30 AM Rome Time on Sunday morning, and is scheduled to last 13 hours. Two years have passed since the Pope’s trip to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day in 2013. Now, Pope Francis returns to South America for his 9th international voyage. “I want to be a witness to the joy of the…Continue Reading