Pope Francis asks doctors to spread the Gospel of Life :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

d Pope Francis. Credit: Stephen Drsicoll/CNA. Vatican City, Sep 20, 2013 / 07:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaking to a group of gynecologists at the Vatican, Pope Francis affirmed that all human life has dignity and rejected the discarding of “defenseless” human persons through abortion. “Every unborn child, although unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the … Continue reading →

Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival

It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another.  Join us to read and/or contribute. To participate, go to your blog and create a post titled Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. Make sure that the post links back to here, and leave a link to your  snippets post on our host, RAnn’s, site, This, … Continue reading →

Pope Francis On His Prayer

Antonio Spadaro, S.J., is the editor in chief of La Civiltà Cattolica.  He asks Pope Francis about his preferred way to pray: “I pray the breviary every morning. I like to pray with the psalms. Then, later, I celebrate Mass. I pray the Rosary. What I really prefer is adoration in the evening, even when … Continue reading →

APOD: 2013 September 16 – Rotating Moon from LRO

APOD: 2013 September 16 – Rotating Moon from LRO. Credit: LRO, Arizona State U., NASA “Explanation: No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That’s because the Earth’s moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, combined with many detailed images returned by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a high resolution virtual Moon … Continue reading →