Catholic Lt Governor breaks state senate tie to liberalize abortion access
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Catholic, cast the tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to pass a bill to liberalize abortion access
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Catholic, cast the tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to pass a bill to liberalize abortion access
Read MoreCOMECE is the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU; the CEC (Conference of European Churches) is a fellowship of over 100 Orthodox and Protestant communities.
Read More“According to Vatican statistics released in 2019, there are close to 650,000 women religious in the world; there were more than 720,000 in 2010,” according to the report. The executive secretary of the women’s International Union of …
Read MoreAccording to the Italian article, the book contains phrases selected by Father Antonio Spadaro, SJ, editor of La Civiltà Cattolica, and is illustrated by Sheree Boyd, a New York artist who was born in Italy.
Read More“The 6 Jesuit priests were dragged from their beds and killed on November 16, 1989, by uniformed gunmen at the Jesuit-run Central American University (UCA) in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, during the height of a major leftist rebel of…
Read MoreDespite the acquittal, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has again offered his resignation. “The Holy See reaffirms its closeness to all the victims of abuses in their suffering and to their families and communities, and is at the side of the Church o…
Read MoreThe National Review Board, formed in 2002, advises the US bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People.
Read MoreChristian doctrine “is a dynamic reality that, staying faithful to its foundation, is renewed from generation to generation and is summed up in one face, one body and one name—the risen Jesus Christ,” Pope Francis told members of the Congr…
Read MoreBeginning on February 2, the oratio imperata [“commanded prayer”] is to be recited at all Sunday and weekday Masses.
Read MoreMaking clear that he “will not participate in political discussions” and “does not support any political party or any political actor in national life,” the apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Eugene Nugent, has offered the apostolic n…
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Iraqi Christians must take an active role in the country’s future if they want a unified, multi-religious Iraq, the Archbishop of Erbil has said
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A bill aiming to ban sex-reassignment surgery and puberty-blocking medication for minors has passed the South Dakota House of Representatives
Read MoreFebruary 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is also the 24th World Day for Consecrated Life, a commemoration instituted by Pope St. John Paul II in 1997.
Read MoreAt a Mass celebrated in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae on January 30, Pope Francis preached on Mark 4:21-25, the Gospel reading of the day.
Read More“As the UK formally leaves the European Union, we have an opportunity to move beyond the divisions which have been evident at many levels in our society,” said Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster. “It is important for everyone to …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 31, 2020 | Donald J. Trump, Featured, March for Life, News, Politics, pro-life, Weekly Headlines |
It is always painful to criticize someone you admire and consider a friend. But Jonathan Last—now the executive editor of The Bulwark, one of these new NeverTrump websites—has allowed his Trump skepticism to color his attitude, not just toward the March for Life but the pro-life movement in general. He gets a lot wrong along […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 31, 2020 | Church, Episcopal Church, Featured, News, ordination, priesthood, Real Presence, Weekly Headlines, women priests |
In mid-January, it was made public that His Excellency Bishop Barry Knestout (my local ordinary) had made arrangements with the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia to allow an invalid consecration of a female “bishop” at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Williamsburg. The public outcry was so intense that the Episcopalians chose to move the event […]
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An audit of the safeguarding standards of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh found it had “clearer and more transparent structures and processes,” but noted more work is needed in “rebuilding trust.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 31, 2020 | Catholic Church, Christian music, Church in the US, lead, Liturgy, Music, News, sacred music |
When tasked with writing a song for the final liturgy at the National Catholic Youth Conference in 1997, Tom Tomaszek and Steve Angrisano wanted a phrase that would stir the congregation. ‘Go Make a Difference’ became a national hit.
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