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Posted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Church in India, Flooding, India, Natural disasters, News |
Incessant rain and floods have forced hundreds of thousands of people to move to safer places in eastern India’s Assam state, adding to the misery brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and a mid-May cyclone.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Archdiocese of Baltimore, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland, News, quarantine, social distancing |
Regulations for the reopening of religious institutions developed by a Maryland county that seemed to disallow the distribution of holy Communion were withdrawn after church leaders voiced opposition.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Associated Press, Burundi, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Elections, News |
Burundi’s top opposition leader went to the constitutional court Thursday to challenge the results of this month’s presidential election, alleging the vote was rigged in favor of the ruling party candidate.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, LCWR, News, Religious Sisters |
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious said May 27 it will join a group of over 100 national faith leaders — from Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions — who have called for a National Day of Mourning and Lament June 1 for those who have died from COVID-19.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, Gay rights, LGBT, News, Poland |
A Polish prosecutor has charged an IKEA manager with violating the religious rights of an employee sacked for voicing strong objections, within the company, to a corporate event supporting tolerance for LGBT people last year.
Read MoreHoward County in Maryland has rolled back a rule that banned consumption of any food or drink as part of religious services—a rule that would have effectively prohibited the celebration of Mass.
Read MoreIllinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that the state will have “guidance, not mandatory restrictions,” for churches, dropping plans for legal regulations that had sparked controversy. Three churches had filed suit, arguing that the …
Read MoreArchbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, who had complained about a “double standard” in regulations that placed tighter restrictions on church gatherings, has applauded a move by the state of New South Wales to ease those restrictions, allowin…
Read MoreIn an interview with America magazine, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recommended against distributing Communion in Catholic churches. “I think for the time being, you just gotta foresta…
Read MoreBishop George Bätzing of Limburg, the president of the German bishops’ conference, has said that although three consecutive Pontiffs have said that women can never be ordained, “that cannot mean that the question of ordination of women…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | COVID-19, lead, Lourdes, News, Pandemic, Pope Francis, rosary, Vatican |
On Saturday, Pope Francis will be praying a rosary to implore Mary’s intercession and protection amid the pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic parishes, Church in the US, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, News, University of Notre Dame |
As COVID-19 forced churches across the world to suspend public worship, Catholic parishes faced a sort of identity crisis. Separated from the Eucharist, their place of gathering, and each other, many wondered how to sustain a community when even the act of leaving one’s home posed danger.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Aid to the Church in Need, Catholic Church, Christian persecution, Church in Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Interviews, lead, News |
Over the past two years, over 30 churches have been attacked in Ethiopia – half burned to the ground – leaving over 100 people dead. In Eritrea, where Catholics make up just about 4 percent of the population, Church-run schools and hospitals have been forcefully shut down by the government.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Key Figures of the Reformation, News, Spirituality, St. Francis Xavier, St. Ignatius of Loyola |
by Fr. Dwight Longenecker At the beginning of the 16th century, the kingdoms in Spain were at war. A young nobleman named Inigo Lopez de Loyola was excited by the romance and bravery of battle. Longing to do great deeds, he played the part of a …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Acts of the Apostles, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Holy Spirit, Mary, News, Pentecost |
The Catholic Church of today remains the Mystical Body of Christ, gestated throughout the earthly life of Mary and Jesus and born into the world on Pentecost.
Posted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
On Resurrection Day, Jesus breathed on His disciples, a gesture odd in itself but packed with meaning for our celebration of Pentecost Sunday. Gospel (Read Jn 20:19-23) Today’s Gospel tells us that Jesus surprised the disciples “on the evening of that first day of the week” by appearing in their midst. We wonder if He had […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Apostles, Between the Sundays, Confirmation, Dry bones, evangelize, Exodus, Ezekiel, Featured, Holy Spirit, Joel, Living the Faith, mission, Mount Sinai, News, Pentecost, Tower of Babel |
“The readings at the Vigil introduce us to the Holy Spirit and His mission through Old Testament typology and prophecy.” The Extended Vigil for Pentecost Many years ago while studying in Rome, I was able to attend an extended Vigil Mass for P…
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Not far from Denver is a miraculous spring where you can collect the water or get it blessed at the nearby shrine. This spring may provide miracles and comfort for modern pilgrims, but its original intent was for everyday needs. This spring on Lookout Mountain wasn’t there when St. Frances X. Cabrini established a small […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | In the News, News |
The new National Security Law will effectively destroy basic freedoms in Hong Kong. It will criminalize “subversion,” “secession,” and “colluding…
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