Register Daily: Rep. Trent Franks’ Scandal Exposes Corrupting Effects of Surrogacy

Can’t see this email properly? [View online]( A Service of EWTN [NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Trending]( [Rep. Trent Franks’ Scandal Exposes Corrupting Effects of Surrogacy]( By Peter Jesserer Smith | WASHINGTON — After a 15-year career in Congress, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., resigned his seat amid credible accusations he tried to pressure two women on his congressional staff into becoming surrogate mothers for his... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [20 More Holy Hacks for a Happy New Year]( By Patti Armstrong | Becoming better is an ongoing endeavor so whether it’s the first week of 2018 or later, resolutions are always beneficial. “Keep it simple,” the experts advise, pointing to dismal statistics of only a few hardy souls making to... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Off With Their Heads!]( By Thomas Craughwell | When ISIS was expanding its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, it was standard procedure for them to enter Christian churches and behead the statues of Jesus, Mary and the other saints. I’m beginning to think ISIS has opened a... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Report: German Church Revenue Reached a Record $7.1 billion Last Year]( By Edward Pentin | An investigation by the German Handelsblatt newspaper has revealed the German Catholic Church collected a record €6 billion ($7.1 billion) last year, and that the country’s 27 dioceses are sitting on a fortune of at least €26... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Anti-Catholic Bigotry Alive and Well in DC, Go To Confession This Christmastide Pope Says, and More!]( By Tito Edwards | Anti-Catholic Bigotry Alive & Well in Washington, DC, This Christmastide - Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic+++ Bring Peace on Earth by Going to Confession This Christmas, Pope Says – Carol Glatz, Catholic... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Pope Francis’ Homily on Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God]( By Edward Pentin | Here below is Pope Francis’ homily at Mass this morning in St. Peter’s basilica, New Year’s Day, the Solemnity of the Mother of God. The Church also observes the World Day of Peace on Jan. 1 (see here the Pope’s message for this... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [Pope: Migrants and Refugees Are Men and Women in Search of Peace]( By Pope Francis | The Holy Father was scheduled to deliver this address Jan. 1. 1. Heartfelt Good Wishes for Peace Peace to all people and to all nations on earth! Peace, which the angels proclaimed to the shepherds on Christmas night (Luke 2:14),... [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus One Button]( [When Does Christmas Actually End, What are the Twelve Days of Christmas, and More Great Links!]( By Tito Edwards | When Does Christmas Actually End? - Billy Ryan, uCatholic+++ What are the Twelve Days of Christmas? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia Don’t Forget to Support Your Priests This Christmas – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic... [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 © 2018 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](