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Migrants and Refugees Are Key Concern of New Vatican Department

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:07+00:00August 31st, 2016|Politics & Culture|

On Wednesday, August 31, Pope Francis issued a Moto Proprio establishing a new Vatican dicastery with special responsibility for the plight of migrants and refugees. Also included in the new office announced today will be

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BREAKING: In Mississippi, Two Catholic Nuns Found Slain in the Home They Shared

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 25th, 2016|Politics & Culture, Uncategorized|

Two Catholic nuns have been found dead in a home they shared near Jackson, Mississippi--the apparent victims of homicide. The sisters, both nurse practitioners, were not shot; but authorities have not yet explained how they

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As Earthquake Deathtoll Climbs, Pope Francis Sends Fire Brigade; Monks of Norcia Ask for Prayer

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 24th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

At least 120 people have died and hundreds have been injured in an earthquake in central Italy, as three towns were reduced to rubble early Wednesday; and the death toll is likely to rise as

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The Queenship of Mary Is Deeply Rooted in Scripture

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 22nd, 2016|Faith, Why Do Catholics Do That?|

Today Catholics celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of the Virgin Mary. Is this some idiosyncratic idea, unique to the Catholic Church? No. Pope Pius XII established August 22 as the Memorial of the Queenship

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Kim Davis Has Just Won the Fight for Religious Liberty!

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 19th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

Happy to report a victory in court this week for Kim Davis, the county clerk from Rowan County, Kentucky, who gained international attention last year when she refused to issue marriage licenses to three same-sex

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Dallas Bishop to Head New Vatican Office of Laity, Family and Life

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 17th, 2016|Faith|

On Wednesday morning, August 17, Pope Francis established a new Pontifical Council on the Laity, the Family and Life, and appointed Dallas' Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell as its head. Effective September 1, the new Vatican

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Fetuses Discovered at Wastewater Treatment Plant

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 16th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

An employee at a wastewater treatment facility in South Carolina has made a grisly discovery:  Two fetuses have been found at the Plum Island Wastewater Treatment Plant on James Island, near Charleston. The pre-born infants, believed to

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Remembering Elvis: “I Ain’t No Saint, But…”

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 16th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

Elvis Presley, the cultural icon whose hip-swaying performance on the Ed Sullivan Show changed the face of rock music, died on this date in 1977, thirty-nine years ago. He was only 42, and died of a heart attack

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DID MARY REALLY DIE? The Assumption Presumption and the Dormition Tradition

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 15th, 2016|Faith|

On August 15, Catholics celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Most years (although not this year, since it falls on a Monday), the date is a holy day of obligation.

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In Ireland, Pre-born Children’s Rights Extend “Well Beyond the Right to Life”

By Kathy Schiffer|2018-01-27T17:39:08+00:00August 10th, 2016|Politics & Culture|

In case you missed it:  A judge of the Irish High Court has ruled that the rights of the unborn extend "well beyond the right to life alone." Those rights, he added, are "significant" and must

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