Archive for February 22, 2018

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What to do if you're too ashamed to go to Confession

While Reconciliation is intended to allow Christ’s victory to overcome sin in our lives, what happens when shame over one’s... Read more

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German bishops discuss intercommunion of Lutheran, Catholic spouses

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has announced that the German bishops' conference will publish a pastoral handout for married couples that allows... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Archbishop Chaput: Catholics need faith and reason, not a new paradigm

St. John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et ratio will mark its 20th anniversary this year, on Sept. 14. Archbishop Charles... Read more

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Pope Francis to youth: face your fears with discernment, courage

Addressing youth around the globe, Pope Francis encouraged young people Thursday to face their fears with discernment and courage, looking... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

A Catholic 'paradigm shift' would be corruption, not development – Cardinal Muller

The authentic development of doctrine is about making more explicit the revealed truths of faith, not changing, or “shifting,” Church... Read more

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Texas bishops support Catholic Charities in wake of gay adoption lawsuit

The Catholic bishops of Texas voiced strong support Tuesday for a Catholic organization being sued by a lesbian couple in... Read more

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Change your heart, change your abortion votes, Bishop Paprocki tells Sen Durbin

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois has reiterated that U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin should not receive Holy Communion due... Read more

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By Perry West

Former president of Franciscan U posthumously receives Poverello Medal

Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, former president of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, will posthumously receive the 2018 Poverello Medal, the... Read more