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Pope Francis' homily today: Pope's Homily on Feast of St. George | ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome Some exerpts: And so the Church was a Mother, the Mother of more children, of many children. It became more and more of a Mother. A Mother who gives us the faith, a Mother who gives us an...

Nothing surprising here, although maybe to some. COMMUNIQUE OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH CONCERNING A MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENCY OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS IN THE USA "Archbishop Müller informed the Presidency that he had recently discussed the...

Dear Members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, I am happy to welcome you at the end of your annual Plenary Assembly. I thank the president, Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, for his greeting and his concise exposition of the topic which was the object of attentive reflection in the course...

Good stuff. I couldn't really extract a sample paragraph, because it all flows together (like oil on Aarons beard, to use a metaphor from the homily!). Pope: Homily for Chrism Mass [full text]

This took place in the 1990s. The current Pope as Cardinal played a role in its investigation. Here's a couple interesting articles about it. Eucharistic Miracle in Buenos Aires This Is My Body--This Is My Blood | Catholic Journal

Pretty much the same as the one he had as a bishop and cardinal (the picture gets huge when I try to display it in my post). http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/03/18/news/30649.html The description is interesting. It has the emblem of the Jesuits, the star represents the...

Vatican Radio - Pope Francis: 1st homily (full text) Good stuff. A sample:

Great website on this question: Is Catholicism True? :cool:

USA TODAY This is a great story and really shows the impact of actually caring for the whole person--I especially found the contrast with the more "sterile" approach important. Some highlights:

I like this idea. JUGEND 2000 Adopt a cardinal This site assigns you a random Cardinal to pray for that he follows the will of the Holy Spirit and does what is best for the Church when voting for the new Pope. I got Cardinal Scola, the Archbishop of Milan.

Good talk here by Cardinal Turkson, the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: Abortion pushed on Third World may have racist agenda, says Cardinal Turkson

ZENIT - Decree Granting Plenary Indulgence for Year of Faith :thumbsup:

I often forget to do this, and I rarely notice it done elsewhere, but we are to do it. See here from the GIRM: 234. There are two kinds of bow, a bow of the head and a bow of the body: a. A bow of the head is made when the three divine Persons are named together and at the name of Jesus...

I think this passage really sums up a problem of our time. It is a commentary by Fulton Sheen on Christ's temptation in the desert to turn stones into bread, and He refuses and says that man does not live by bread alone, but also by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. ---- Our Lord...

O Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations, to work with gratitude and joy, in a spirit of penance for the remission of my sins, considering it an honor to employ...

The semi-official daily of the Church in France, La Croix, reported yesterday that the procedure for the proclamation of Saint John of Avila Doctor of the Church is all but completed. The move was first proposed by the Spanish episcopate. After a favorable opinion of the Congregation for the...

Over in GT someone posted some ridiculous Pope bashing video, so a Catholic poster, Kepha, posted this as proof all Protestant ministers are really Sith Lords. YouTube - Benny Hinn - Dark Lord of the Sith

Given at a conference of cardinals and bishops held in Rome, December 17, 2010. The author is auxiliary bishop of Karaganda, Kazachstan. The primacy of the worship of God as the basis of all true pastoral theology.

First Vatican Council Photograph Album This is really cool. The future Pope Leo XIII is on the first page (and of course Bl. Pius IX) and St. Anthony Mary Claret is in there somewhere, but I haven't found him yet. I find the diversity in episcopal dress very interesting--it's much more uniform now.

Just a heads up! USCCB - Pro-Life Activities - January 22nd—A Day of Penance and Prayer In all the dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of...