Archive for April 30, 2014

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Google called on to be neutral in pregnancy center ad policy

Google is being asked to maintain neutrality and fairness in implementing its advertising policy after an abortion advocacy group convinced... Read more

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Argentine nun heads to Syria after Pope's call to peripheries

A religious sister from Argentina, who has been serving for four years in the Gaza Strip, is preparing to go... Read more

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Pope creates cardinal commission to address Peruvian university

The Apostolic Nunciature in Peru announced that Pope Francis has created a Commission of Cardinals to find a solution to... Read more

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Holy Spirit's gift of understanding enlightens minds, Pope says

Pope Francis explained that the Holy Spirit’s gift of understanding allows Christians to obtain “intimacy with God” and helps them... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Ad aims to renew Catholic devotion to Eucharist

The evangelization group Catholics Come Home has released an advertisement to encourage Catholics to find God’s peace and love in... Read more

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Botched execution shows death penalty's brutality, bishop says

Commenting on the April 29 bungled execution of a death row inmate at the state penitentiary, Oklahoma City’s archbishop has... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

FOCUS grateful for injunction against contraception mandate

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has welcomed a federal court’s injunction against the HHS mandate that the student... Read more