Register Daily: Deadly Suicide Bomb Attacks at Pakistan Church Kill Worshippers

Can’t see this email properly? [View online]( A Service of EWTN [NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Trending]( [Deadly Suicide Bomb Attacks at Pakistan Church Kill Worshippers]( By CNA/EWTN News | LAHORE, Pakistan — At least nine churchgoers were killed and more than 40 injured in a double suicide bomber attack at a Methodist church in southwest Pakistan. The attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church came early Sunday,... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Spreading Christmas Joy: Lebanese Christian and Muslim Youth Serve the Needy Elderly]( By Doreen Abi Raad | BEIRUT — Gazing at the colorful, glistening ornaments adorning the Christmas tree that brightened his dingy, disheveled living room, 89-year-old Gabriel smiled with a twinkle in his eye. “I love to see young people working... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [My Personal Experience With Fr. Andrew Apostoli]( By Fr. Matthew Pittam | I, like so many others, was saddened to hear of the death of Fr. Andrew Apostoli on Dec. 13. I met him when he was delivering a retreat for some Sisters of the Renewal in 2015 at Mater Ecclesiae convent in my parish. The... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [#1 Distraction at Mass for a Priest, The Diaconal Call to Spiritual Martyrdom, and More Great Links!]( By Tito Edwards | A Priest’s #1 Distraction at Mass—& How to Avoid It - Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture+++ Quæritur: Does Pope Francis Really Want to Change the Lord’s Prayer? - Fr. Z’s Blog+++ The Diaconal Call to Spiritual Martyrdom – Deadon... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Lifting up the Lowly: Injustice and the Me-Too Moment]( By Steven D. Greydanus | Many years ago I read a story about a well-dressed couple with a young boy who were out to eat at a nice restaurant. The waitress took the parents’ orders and then asked the little boy, “What would you like?” He was... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Does the Seal of Confession Help Criminals?]( By Jennifer Fitz | In the news recently: A laicized priest who murdered one of his penitents back in 1960 has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison. The case finally came to trial after a second now-laicized priest, who had heard the... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [This Christmas, Take More Than You Can Possibly Give]( By Tom Nash | With the Christmas shopping season in full swing again, people can feel compelled to buy gifts for various friends and family members, frantically spending much of December looking for the “right gift” for each person. As a result,... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [How Protestant Nativity Scenes Proclaim Catholic Doctrine]( By Dave Armstrong | [Warning: sarcasm/tongue-in-cheek humor alert] Christmas is a wonderful time of year when Protestants by the millions have statues (aka, “idols”) of the Blessed Virgin Mary (not to mention, St. Joseph, angels, etc.) displayed... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [CLICK TO SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY]( [fb]( [twit]( [YT]( [Mail]( [Insta]( [NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER]( COPYRIGHT © 2017 EWTN NEWS INC. YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU OPTED IN AT OUR WEBSITE. EWTN NEWS INC. PO BOX 100 699 IRONDALE, AL 35 210 [ADD US TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK]( [unsubscribe]( | [update my preferences]( [e-newsletters opt out](