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What He Actually Said! Excerpts from Wide Ranging Interview With Pope Francis on Return Trip from the Holy Land

Image of (Pictured: Pope Francis on the plane) - We have an obligation to become men and women of prayer, grounded in the Bible and actual teachings of the magisterium of the Catholic Church. We need to be ready to defend the Church. We also have a special obligation to work with our other Christian friends as they try to sort though what this Pope is actually saying, in the morass of often propagandized media reports.

Rather then enter into the misguided mix of what purports to be journalism surrounding this Pope, I choose instead to offer to our ... continue reading

Pope and Patriarch: Movement toward Full Communion Between Orthodox and Catholics Advances in Jerusalem Watch

Image of Pope and Patriarch pray in humility at the Stone of Unction at the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. May such humility help to advance the full communion of the Church.

The full communion of Eastern and Western Christianity has been a common theme in my writing for many reasons. Primarily, because I ... continue reading

Adam, Where Are You? Prophetic Pope Francis at Yad Vashem, Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem Watch

Image of Francis of Rome at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 26, 2014

"Adam, where are you?" (cf. Gen 3:9). Where are you, o man? What have you come to? In this place, this memorial of the Shoah, we hear ... continue reading

Pope Francis in the Upper Room: From Here the Church Goes Forth Watch

Image of Pope Francis presides over the Liturgy in the Upper Room

Here, where Jesus shared the Last Supper with the apostles; where, after his resurrection, he appeared in their midst; where the Holy ... continue reading

Pope Francis in Jerusalem: Will the Meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew Advance Full Communion? Watch

Image of Patriarch and Pope, brothers called to promote the healing in the divisions in the Body of Christ.

The Catholic Church proclaims that, in and through Jesus Christ, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, authentic unity with God the Father ... continue reading

UNBELIEVABLE: Iran gets seat on UN human rights committees Watch

Image of Iran has long violated the human rights of its citizens, especially women and those who do not toe the party line.

In what can only be a cruel joke, Iran, one of the worst violators of human rights, has been appointed to five subcommittees of the ... continue reading

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Asia Bibi remains in prison, reluctant officials hide behind bureaucracy Watch

Image of Asia Bibi remains in prison, judges unwilling to take up her case for fear of violence.

Asia Bibi, the Pakistani woman facing death for blasphemy in Pakistan still sits in a women's prison her case held up by deliberate delays ... continue reading

Dutch priest beaten, killed at his Syrian monastery Watch

Image of Father Frans van der Lugt was described as a man of great courage who

Dutch Jesuit priest, 75-year-old Frans van der Lugt was beaten and shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his monastery in Homs, Syria ... continue reading

Tunisian government strives to root out Islamist influence from Mosques Watch

Image of Tunisia's newly elected government, recognizing that one of the nation's chief sources of revenue is tourism, has wasted little time in quelling extremist factions there.

Tunisian authorities, along with the Islamist party Ennahda had clashed on several levels for any months. The conflict was felt on all ... continue reading

CHILD TRAGEDY IN SYRIA - UNICEF warns children deprived of food, education, play Watch

Image of Children do not deserve to grow in conditions such as these because adults cannot get along.

According to UNICEF, 5.5 million children in Syria and in refugee camps across the border are in dire need of care because of trauma and ... continue reading

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