Pope Francis has opened the door to the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta He did so this afternoon Dec 17 when he recognized the miraculous cure of a Brazilian man that took place at the end of 2008 nbsp The news was broken unofficially this evening by the Italian Catholic daily
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A Puzzled View of Trump the Candidate From Across the Pond
Where this peculiar style of doing electoral politics has touched public life in Britain, and caused a lot of offence, is his claim that the United Kingdom has a “massive Muslim problem” and that we are going to great lengths t disguise it.
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A Star Wars fan pleads for spoiler mercy (aka #WWYD)
Sith or Jedi: it’s all about the small choices. So as a wise prophet once said, choose wisely.
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Sandy Hook Anniversary: Another Grim Marker in U.S. History of Gun Violence
The outrage at Sandy Hook provoked yet another short-lived cry across the nation for greater restrictions on gun ownership. As in the past, gun lobbyists bided their time and turned to their congressional rolodexes.
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Rabbi Rosen looks to Pope Francis for new Holy Land peace initiative
“The Catholic Church could do things with political consequences if it coordinated with political leaders.”
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Proverbs for the angry during this Year of Mercy
The lie of anger is that it liberates us and isolates those who deserve punishment. The truth of anger is that it isolates us and liberates no one.
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Pope Francis: “We have to put mercy before judgment.”
Today the pope opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
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Banning all guns is not the answer
Saying rural Americans can’t have their hunting rifles is a lot like punishing a whole class because a couple kids are screwing around—it’s not fair and seriously counterproductive.
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Pope Francis tells President Aquino of the Philippines: “Always bring peace.”
The pope’s words come as the peace process to end a 45-year-old conflict between the government and separatist rebels seems to have stalled.
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Celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy will recall fruits of Vatican II
After Pope Francis opens the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 8, the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council, Holy Doors will be opened in all the cathedrals of the world on Dec. 13.