Family burned alive in DRC, Boko Haram abduct 20 young girls, Chinese baby buried alive, Bishop of Pittsburgh calling back his flock and more ..

“Salvation is a gift given freely, a gift to be given to others”—Pope Francis 
VATICAN INSIDER

Pope Francis issues decrees in sainthood causes of eight women. The Pope has recognized the miracles needed for the canonization of two Palestinian nuns and of a French woman who founded a religious order 
CN

Nuclear deterrence no longer justifiable doctrine — Pope Francis 
I09

Will a host of pontifical councils be merged into two congregations? 
CNA

Explosives thrown at police in California 
CNN

"Islam is a religion of war"—Franklin Graham 
CHRISTIAN HEADLINES

Warning: Churches at risk. Churches are meant to be sanctuaries from all the evil that happens in the outside world. But for many reasons, churches in America today are becoming targets for protests, predators, and terrorists. 
CBN

Oklahoma: 
Feds call truce in Common Core battle
CHRISTIAN HEADLINES

How 
American Evangelicals are NOT following New Testament Christianity
CHRISTIAN POST

Bishop of Pittsburgh invites Catholics back to church .. via TV broadcast 
CBS

LA billboard aims for bold statement on persecuted Christians. A new billboard campaign in Los Angeles leading up to Christmas is hoping to raise awareness of persecuted Christians both locally and around the world. 
CNA

Mexicans are more Catholic and often more traditional than Mexican Americans 
PRC

Israel’s parliament dissolves. Israel’s parliament officially ended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s third term after less than two years, as campaigning intensified for the March 17 election. The Knesset voted 93-0 to dissolve itself following Netanyahu’s decision to fire two cabinet ministers, declaring that his multi-party coalition was out of control and sabotaging his governing agenda. (Let us pray that God’s will be done regarding the future government of Israel)
BLOOMBERG

Israel’s view of Obama slips even further! Whereas his predecessors were consistently counted among Israel’s best friends in the international arena, US President Barack Obama is seen by the majority of Israelis as being an enemy of the Jewish state, according to a new survey. 
ISRAEL TODAY

Hispanic Christians vow to support Israel "without compromise" — "Israel is the sole democracy in that part of the world and a safeguard for religious pluralism. Israel is not the problem, Israel is the solution. My message to Israel and the Jewish people is that there is a Hispanic Christian community emerging that will not abandon Israel or the Jewish people. We will build a firewall against anti-Semitism, and we will do that with integrity and compassion." — Rev. Dr. Samuel Rodriguez 
BCN

Tom Hoopes’ 
"Epic Failures of Modern American Secularism" offers an eye-opening overview of some startling failures in American culture. It should be added that these failures are equally apparent in Western Europe. 
ALETEIA

In her piece on US Colleges: 
"Where Faith and Virtues Go to Die," Catherine Ruth looks at the alarming prevalence of sexual violence and suggests "Temperance and sexual restraint don’t come from a high-minded resolution to be good. They come from conversion and grace." 
ALETEIA

Perfection-obsessed schools have "lost sight of humanity" of pupils, Catholic head warns 
THE TABLET

"Young Africans are being seduced into modern slavery by the promise of a dream that never comes true"—Archbishop of Westminster 
CN

Parishioner issues apology after Bishop of Lancaster’s legal threat (How very sad. I wonder what happened to the Bishop’s recollections of Paul’s teachings in First Corinthians chapter six?) 
LANCASHIRE EVENING POST

Being Christian is too dangerous in too much of the world
EVENING STANDARD

Belarus pro-lifers saving children through campaigns inside abortion-performing hospitals 
LIFE SITE

Italian "Schindler" honored with concerts. Lesser-known Italian, Giorgio Perlasca, who saved more people than Oskar Schindler during the Holocaust, will be honored with a concert series by the Raanana Symphonette 
BIN

DRC: 
Family burned alive and children beheaded in brutal attack. "It was what the French call ‘arme blanche’, no guns – only machetes and knives – and these attacks are getting more and more cruel." 
CHRISTIAN TODAY

“The world has turned its back on what is happening in Iraq and Syria"—Patriarch Louis Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church 
CRUX

The "Secret Church": Welcome to Christianity in Central Asia 
WWM

Chinese baby survives after being buried alive for two hours. A baby girl in China has survived being born three months premature and then being buried alive for two hours
LIFE SITE

After losing to Hobby Lobby, 
Obama attacks Nuns over birth control mandate
CHRISTIAN POST

Will the sexual license mandate destroy Christian educational institutions? (Probably, unless clear steps are taken to prevent this) 
CHRISTIAN POST

"This will not end well": School Board Allows "transgender males" to play on girls teams (We have clearly lost our minds!) 
CHRISTIAN NEWS

Labour calls for US-style "buffer zones" around abortion clinics to stop protesters hassling patients 
DAILY MAIL

Christians have abandoned politics. And 
millions are DYING because of it
LIFE SITE

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While 
talking about "decent" police .. 
LIFE SITE

Pope Francis donates football souvenirs to Vatican museum 
DAILY TELEGRAPH

Asquith’s Archives: 
Vatican cross given by Emperor Justin II restored 
SANIDOPOULOS

In Catherine Ruth’s 
"Where Faith and Virtues Go to Die" on 
ALETEIA, we read about the epidemic of sexual promiscuity and 
worldly influences which are infecting students nationwide. In some instances it could be said that for a concerned family to send their child to college, is to guarantee their corruption! This discouraging dilemma presents an incredible opportunity for the Church to clean up its educational institutions and deliver what is needed most — quality education based on the acknowledgement of, and reverence for, God.

Statement by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Rodriguez. How 
thoroughly refreshing to see a Church leader take a clear stand on this issue, and to base his position on the teachings of Scripture. Scriptures which, in today’s age, are become increasingly unpopular. Watch out for more and more Churches who are willing to "throw out" sections of Holy Writ to suit their particular ideologies, philosophies and politics.