Virtual Holy Week retreat to begin Palm Sunday
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is planning a virtual Holy Week retreat and inviting all to participate
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Posted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Archbishiop Bernard Hebda, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Father Charles Lachowitzer, Father John Ubel, Holy Week, Holy Week retreat, Holy Week/Easter, Lectio Divina, Livestream, Livestreamed, Livestreaming, Local News, News, Picks, Triduum liturgies, Virtual Holy Week retreat |
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is planning a virtual Holy Week retreat and inviting all to participate
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, Latest News, News, Pope Francis, urbi et orbi, Vatican |
Pope Francis invites the world’s faithful to pray with him for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, and receive the benediction urbi et orbi.
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Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of Agana urged people in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic to persevere in kindness.
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Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15 Gospel: John 8:46-59 Look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, O Lord, upon Thy family; by Thy governance may we be outwardly protected in body; by Thy favor may we be inwardly strengthened in heart and mind. […]
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Read MoreCNA Staff, Mar 27, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- The Democratic Party’s extreme support of abortion will damage its chances at the ballot box this fall, one outgoing pro-life Democratic congressman says.
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MANCHESTER, England — The British government has pressed ahead with the legalization of abortion in Northern Ireland.
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He cried out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, ‘Untie him and let him go.’ (John 11:43-44) My spirits s…
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Changes in Light of Coronavirus
The post Updated Calendar of Holy Week Celebrations Presided Over by Pope Francis appeared first on ZENIT – English.
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All ceremonies will take place inside St Peter’s Basilica and without the presence of the public
The post Pope Francis will offer Easter liturgies in St Peter’s Basilica and with no public appeared first on Catholic Herald.
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Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the religious liberty issues involved in coronavirus restrictions: In Michigan, New York, and Ohio, churches are exempt from bans on large gatherings at this time due to the coronavirus. Indiana, Louis…
Read MoreWashington D.C., Mar 27, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- The pro-life ministry 40 Days for Life may have ended its public vigils outside abortion clinics, but it is urging its members to still pray and fast for an end to abortion.
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Special Prayer for End to Pandemic
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Happy Death, Local News, News, Plenary indulgence, Pope Francis |
Pope Francis has recognized that in “these difficult days” caused by the rapid spread of COVID-19, that people may die without the comfort of having a priest present, Archbishop Hebda said. And that’s why he’s granted a plenary indulgence for people who are quarantined from the novel coronavirus, “to give us the same kind of comfort at the moment of our death.”
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