On Friday, July 5, Pope Francis published his first encyclical,
Lumen Fidei (
Light of Faith), a document that was begun by Pope Benedict XVI during his pontificate.
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Authorities are now saying that Franciscan Father Francois Murad, a Catholic priest who was killed by al-Qaeda linked extremists, was not beheaded as originally reported, but was actually shot while in the process of defending nuns at a monastery.
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The Vatican is confirming that a Syrian Catholic priest was beheaded by jihadi fighters in Syria last week after his monastery was overrun by Muslim extremists.
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The Vatican is vowing full cooperation with authorities after the arrest of Msgr. Nunzio Scarano, a recently suspended accountant at the Vatican Bank who allegedly attempted to bring 20 million euros ($26 million) into Italy from Switzerland illegally.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California's Proposition 8 a "tragic day for marriage and our nation."
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The latest YouTube sensation is a fiery homily delivered by Father Andrew Kemberling of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Centennial, Colorado who details how the government has been trying to squelch the "power of the pulpit" and silence the church for the last 59 years, and that "something needs to be done about it - NOW!"
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Before praying the Angelus yesterday, Pope Francis spoke about losing one's life for Christ and encouraged youth everywhere to "Go on, be brave and go against the current! And be proud of doing it!”
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The mayor of Lourdes, France is pleading for help after the worst flooding in a century left the Shrine of Lourdes in ruins.
The Telegraph is reporting that the Shrine is buried beneath more than a meter of mud with the grotto looking more like a war zone than one of the most beloved Catholic shrines in the world.
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In anticipation of the August 1 implementation of the birth control mandate, the bishops of the United States are calling upon the faithful to fight this encroachment on the religious liberty of Americans by spending 14 days in prayer and faith-filled activities meant to remind us of how precious is this fundamental human right.
In a handout prepared by the bishops, the faithful are being called to mark the 2nd Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 to July 4, 2013.
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The Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has issued new texts that include the name of St. Joseph, husband of the virgin Mary, in the main Eucharistic Prayers at Mass.
According to a press release by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Vatican has provided Latin texts of the revised prayers as well as official translations in the major western languages, including English and Spanish.
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On Friday, July 5, Pope Francis published his first encyclical, Lumen Fidei (Light of Faith), a document that was begun by Pope Benedict XVI during his pontificate.
In a handout prepared by the bishops, the faithful are being called to mark the 2nd Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 to July 4, 2013.
According to a press release by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Vatican has provided Latin texts of the revised prayers as well as official translations in the major western languages, including English and Spanish.