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 CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS & VATICAN NEWS SELECTED RESOURCES Catholic News Agency - "CNA strives to provide free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Universal Church, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See..." Allows responses to articles from website readers. CatholicVoteAction.org - Also has current news items. "(CVA) is the legislative arm of CatholicVote.org. Our goal is to build, organize, and mobilize the largest movement of Catholic laity in American politics. We believe in life, family, and the power of human freedom to renew America. CVA is proudly Catholic, but welcomes all people of good will. Come join us - it's free - just enter your e-mail and zip to the right." LifeSiteNews.com - "Widely circulated daily news reports on important developments in Canada, the United States and around the world...Its purpose is to provide balance and more accurate coverage on culture, life and family matters than is usually given by other media." L'Osservatore Romano - Weekly Vatican newspaper - Very few articles are available online, other portions of newspaper must be downloaded. However, the download only includes the opening page because a subscription is required. New Oxford Review - Non-profit traditional monthly magazine containing dossiers & articles that reflect the views of laypeople on the state of the Church. Subscription required for full magazine. Online edition also contains news headlines. "A Catholic magazine with 'attitude,' that doesn't pull any punches." Vatican Radio - Categories: Charity & Solidarity - Church - Culture & Society - Synod - Ecumenism - Family - Youth - Justice & Peace - Politics - Religion & Dialogue - Science & Ethics - Audiences & Angelus - Pastoral Visit(s). Vatican: The Holy See - Official site for the Vatican. Library, archives, museums, updates, and latest news. The layout of their website could be improved upon - it is rather difficult to find things unless you know exact title. Zenit - "Media sources that use Zenit are varied. They include television and radio stations, newspapers and magazines, Web pages, diocesan and parish bulletins, and newsletters." OTHER INTERESTING & IMPORTANT RESOURCES agenzia fides - Many resources. Worldwide coverage of Church news and in-depth analysis of a variety of Church related subjects. AsiaNews.it - "The Chinese government is empowering and promoting atheism. China’s youth want to know more about Christianity, but Christians have not spread their faith to Chinese culture due to past and recent persecution. The AsiaNews Chinese web-site serves as a means of information...educational tips and suggestions via news, testimonials, reflections, and the words of the pope and church personalities – all of which all bolster the Church’s mission in China." BigNewsNetWork.com - Catholic News - Wide variety of resources/news stories. Click on "Religion" for Anglican, Baptist, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, & Muslim news. Catholic Citizens of Illinois - Issues - "More and more, Catholics in public life are becoming indistinguishable from other Americans, with growing support for abortion, divorce, euthanasia, and other societal ills...a veil of ignorance has fallen over Catholic America, obscuring Catholic lay people's understanding of their faith and calling into question their responsibility to serve as witnesses to Christ in the midst of human society...Catholic Citizens of Illinois is today working for a restoration of traditional Catholic values..." Catholic League For Religious and Civil Rights - "Motivated by the letter and the spirit of the First Amendment, the Catholic League works to safeguard both the religious freedom rights and the free speech rights of Catholics whenever and wherever they are threatened. Church News - "An information service conducted by a group of Catholic journalists that offers a daily selection of news concerning the Catholic Church." Includes daily Mass Readings & Meditations. Independent Catholic News (ICN) - "The first daily Catholic on-line news service in the UK...Our aim is to provide speedy and accurate news coverage of all subjects of interest to Catholics and the wider Christian community...Saint of the Day, Sunday Reflection, Listings Section, Classified Ads, Archives and Links pages." Inside The Vatican - Monthly magazine - Some articles posted online. "It is a window through which one sees the day-to-day activities of the Vatican; it is a door through which one can enter to encounter a variety of people and ideas." LifeIssues.net - "Clear Thinking about Crucial Issues." In association with: The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Well organized presentation of the Church's teachings and the views of Her members on important topics. NationalCatholicRegister.com - Weekly newspaper. "National News, Vatican News, World News... Inperson interviews...History and Saints, Books & Education...Culture of Life." Commentary: Easy to read weekly newspaper. However, some articles are not subjective and therefore not beneficial to the Church. The National Black Catholic Congress - Includes Black Catholic news. "We commit ourselves to establishing an agenda for the evangelization of African Americans; and to improve the spiritual, mental, and physical conditions of African Americans, thereby committing ourselves to the freedom and growth of African Americans as full participants in church and society." Also see:
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