• Atheists sue shelter over blessing of the animals
    Atheists sue shelter over blessing of the animals
    by Natalie O'Neill, NY Post
    A group of atheists is suing a Bergen County animal shelter because it used a Catholic priest to bless cats and dogs, the New York Post reports. (Click on Title for entire story.)
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  • Pope's Lamborghini to aid the poor
    Pope's Lamborghini to aid the poor
    by CNS
    A special edition Lamborghini sports car presented to Pope Francis will be auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity, Aid to the Church in Need reports. (Click on title for full story)
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  • Bishops urge ban on assault weapons
    Bishops urge ban on assault weapons
    Leaders in the United States “must engage in a real debate about needed measures to save lives and make our communities safer,” said the chairman of the US bishops’ domestic policy committee, CNS reports. (Click on title for whole article.)
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  • Pope raises prospect of married men becoming priests
    Pope raises prospect of married men becoming priests
    by John Phillips ,The Telegraph
    Pope Francis has requested a debate over allowing married men in the Amazon region of Brazil to become priests, in a controversial move that is likely to outrage conservatives in the Church, Vatican sources say. (Click on title for entire story.)
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  • Catholics, Lutherans continue dialogue on Church, Eucharist and Ministry
    Catholics, Lutherans continue dialogue on Church, Eucharist and Ministry
    by By Cindy Wooden, CNS
    The official Catholic-Lutheran dialogue will begin a deeper exploration of common beliefs and differences on “church, Eucharist and ministry,” the Vatican and the Lutheran World Federation announced yesterday, CNS reports. (Click on Title for whole story.)
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  • Pope makes long distance call
    Pope makes long distance call
    One perk that comes with floating aboard the International Space Station is NASA arranges for occasional calls with celebrities to keep the astronauts’ spirits high during their monthslong flights, CNS reports. (Click on Title for entire article.)
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  • US Bishops: 'unspeakable terror'
    US Bishops: 'unspeakable terror'
    by Catholic News Service
    We have experienced "yet another night filled with unspeakable terror", Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said following Sunday night's deadly shooting attack in Las Vegas, CNS reports.
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  • Mexico church collapse kills 11 during baptism
    Mexico church collapse kills 11 during baptism
    by Crux
    A child’s baptism turned into tragedy when the roof of a church collapsed as a powerful earthquake shook central Mexico. Eleven members of a family died during the earthquake, including the 2-month-old girl being baptised, Crux reports. (Click on title for whole story.)
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  • Curia needs more women and youth: Cardinals
    Curia needs more women and youth: Cardinals
    The Pope's Council of Cardinals met this week to discuss the ongoing reform of the Roman Curia, CNA reports.(Click on title for full article.)
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  • The nun who helped discover DNA
    The nun who helped discover DNA
    by Aleteia
    The scientific work of an American Dominican sister was instrumental in the discovery of DNA, Aleteia reports. (Click on title for whole story.)
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  • Sister Rapper Prepares for Pope's Visit
    Sister Rapper Prepares for Pope's Visit
    by Luis Robayo with Rodrigo Almonacid in Bogota
    Musicians, including Sr. Maria Valentina, a nun-turned-rapper in sports sneakers, will perform for the Pope when he visits Colombia tomorrow, Yahoo7 News reports. (Click on title for full article.)
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  • It’s a beautiful day to get to work
    It’s a beautiful day to get to work
    by US Catholic
    U.S. Catholic Magazine remembers Rev. "Mr. Rogers" on Labor Day who believed, “Work is one of the most satisfying things that a person can do if he or she is interested.” (Click title to read whole article.)
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  • Care for creation means care for the poor
    Care for creation means care for the poor
    by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
    Catholic social teaching has developed over the past century as new problems – human, social, economic and environmental – come clearer into focus and call out for a faith-based response, CNS reports.
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  • Francis: Vatican II reforms are irreversible
    Francis: Vatican II reforms are irreversible
    by Catholic Herald
    Pope Francis has invoked his “magisterial authority” to declare that the liturgical reforms following Vatican II are “irreversible”, the Catholic Herald reports.
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  • U.S. bishops’ leader calls Charlottesville violence ‘abhorrent acts of hatred’
    U.S. bishops’ leader calls Charlottesville violence ‘abhorrent acts of hatred’
    by Shannon Levitt
    As political and religious leaders across America denounced Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, triggered by a large white supremacist rally, the leader of the country's Catholic bishops said, "The abhorrent acts of hatred on display in Charlottesville are an attack on the unity of our nation and therefore summon us all to fervent prayer and peaceful action." (Click title for entire article from CRUX.)
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  • Archbishop calls for talks between US and North Korea
    Archbishop calls for talks between US and North Korea
    by Matt Hadro
    negotiating table and focus on improving the quality of life of their people rather than on the might of their advanced weaponry, said a former Vatican diplomat, CNS/NCR reports. (Click title for whole story.)
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  • May the religious force be with you
    May the religious force be with you
    by Fr Raymond de Souza
    The religious imagery throughout the Star Wars saga is more than just coincidence, writes Fr Raymond de Souza in the Catholic Herald. (Click title for whole story.)
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  • 4th Mexican priest killed this year - While saying Mass
    4th Mexican priest killed this year - While saying Mass
    Fr José Miguel Machorro, who was attacked while celebrating Mass in Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral in May, has died in hospital, the Catholic Herald reports. (Click title for whole story.)
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  • Church reform must include ‘ordinary’ Catholics
    Church reform must include ‘ordinary’ Catholics
    by Kevin Liston, Eureka Street.
    Ordinary Catholics, including those who may not be regular church attendees, must help with Church reform, writes Kevin Liston on Eureka Street. (Click title for whole story.)
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  • Whiners banned from papal apartment (Click Title for whole article.)
    Whiners banned from papal apartment (Click Title for whole article.)
    by Inés San Martín
    Complaining in Pope Francis’ room is not allowed, at least according to a sign now hanging on his door at the Domus Santa Marta, Crux reports.
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