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Posted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in India, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, ecumenical ecumenism, India, News, Pentecost |
In India, Pentecost was marked by an ecumenical spirit, with members of various churches around the country praying together at noon from home, since the country is still in lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreBy Hannah Brockhaus/CNA. | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis Monday promulgated a new law intended to prevent corruption and control spending in Vatican City State and Holy See financial…
Read MoreBy Aci Prensa/CNA. | CARACAS, Venezula — The Venezuelan bishops published an exhortation May 28 calling for “a consensus among all and an inclusive national accord” to save the country from “immense…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, World News |
An Australian widow has won the right to a Catholic funeral for her late husband after his brother went to court to argue for an Islamic burial.
The post Catholic widow wins interfaith row on burial rites appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreSpecial report contains recommendations in areas where bishops, religious leaders, parish priests and lay leaders can together implement changes
Read MoreBy Catholic News Agency | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged Catholics around the world to “listen to the call to mission” Sunday.
In his message for World Mission Day, released May 31, the pope…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, Pope and Holy See |
Parity of Treatment & Possibilities Will Be Guaranteed to Economic Operators
The post Seven Keys to Understanding Pope’s New Motu Proprio on Public Contracts with Vatican appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, Nota in Brevis |
We celebrate today the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, as mentioned, made official by Pope Paul VI in 1964. During the Council, there was debate whether to have a separate document on Our Lady, but the decision was made by the Fathers (by a narrow margin, to be sure, of forty votes, one of[…]
The post Mater Ecclesiae’s and the Entrance into ‘Ordinary Time’ appeared first on Catholic Insight.
Read MoreBy Catholic News Agency | NAMPA, Idaho — When Monica Salinas went to work on May 2, she didn’t expect to become a viral social media hit, or the subject of news features across the country. But…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Articles, Featured Highlights, News |
Four years ago, – yes, way back in those halcyonic days of 2018 – on the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, Robert Cardinal Sarah, then-head of the Congregation for Divine Worship (which no longer even exists, alas) directed by the Holy Father, issued a decree declaring that the Monday after Pentecost would be the[…]
The post Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church appeared first on Catholic Insight.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, Pope and Holy See |
Motu Proprio on “transparency, control and competition, in the procedures of adjudication of public contracts of the Holy See and of Vatican City State Goes Into Effect in 30 Days
The post To Prevent & Combat Corruption, Pope Issues New Motu Proprio on Public Contracts with Vatican appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read More“The Basilica of Saint Mary did withstand minor damage,” said a spokesperson for the Basilica of Saint Mary. “No one was injured in the incident.”
Read More“This week’s announcements by the Prime Minister that some indoor sales premises can open tomorrow and that most shops can open on 15 June, questions directly the reasons why our churches remain closed,” Cardinal Vincent Nichols of We…
Read More“This is Pentecost: we celebrate the day on which the Spirit of God came down with power,” Pope Francis said in his message. “How greatly I desire that, as Christians, we can be more deeply united as witnesses of mercy for the human …
Read MorePope Francis sent a video message an online prayer vigil on the eve of Pentecost. The event was organized by CHARIS (Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service).
Read MoreOn May 31, Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of Pentecost Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica (video).
Read MoreVatican City, Jun 1, 2020 / 04:04 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Monday promulgated a new law intended to prevent corruption and control spending in Vatican City State and Holy See financial transactions.
The law, “Norms on the transparency, control an…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | APSA, contracts, deficits, financial scandal, lead, News, procurement, Secretariat for the Economy, Vatican, Vatican City State, Vatican finances |
Officials say the new rules, described as four years in the making, bring the Vatican in line with “the most advanced international legislation in the area,” including the UN’s 2003 Convention against Corruption. It’s also intended, according to a synthesis provided by the Vatican News Service, to “combat illicit deals and corruption,” as well to achieve significant cost savings though “economies of scale.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | contracts, Culture, feudalism, lead, nepotism, News, News Analysis, procurement, Vatican finances |
A sweeping new law on procurement and contracts decreed by Pope Francis today amounts to a direct frontal assault on two cornerstone aspects of Italian, and, by extension, Vatican culture: Nepotism and feudalism.
Read MoreFather Hugh illuminates how God freely gives us all we need for our salvation through the sacraments. He defends this position as we discuss Pentecost and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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