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Posted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Diocese of Rome, News, Pope Francis, Priests, second, Vatican |
As pain, fear and anger fueled riots across the United States, Pope Francis wrote to the priests of the Diocese of Rome, urging them to learn from the suffering of the coronavirus and start building new communities of care for one another.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, George Floyd, Minneapolis, News, Police, police brutality, Protests, Racism, second |
Twin Cities faith leaders who minister to communities historically ravaged by racial injustice know their neighborhoods are also the most vulnerable to poverty and crime. Firm in their denunciation of brutality and racism, the religious leaders believe that using faith to build bridges between law enforcement and the communities they police will ultimately keep everyone safe.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Cardinal Joseph Zen, China, Church in Asia, Father Franco Mella, Formiche, Hong Kong, Italy, lead, News, Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, provisional agreement |
Italian Father Franco Mella, a member of the Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions, offers a reminder that while at a distance what may stand out is the black and white, up close it’s usually the shades of gray.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Archbishop Jose Gomez, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Church in the US, George Floyd, lead, News, Racism, USCCB, white nationalism |
U.S. Church leaders responded the weekend’s unrest by saying it’s a wake-up call of the racism that plagues the country, while urging for peaceful protests.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Argentina, Australia, Bishop Borys Gudziak, Church in the Americas, covid, COVID-19, lead, News, Pentecost, Pope Francis, Ukrainian Catholic Church, United States |
As Catholics around the world celebrated Pentecost Sunday, bishops and bishops’ conferences released messages to mark the occasion. Though most were heavily influenced by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the tone varied depending on what “phase” of pandemic their regions are in.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Gaudium et spes, Jesus Christ, John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, Lumen Gentium, News, Saint Paul VI, Second Vatican Council, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dispatch |
Editor’s note: This essay, which originally appeared at CWR on May 31, 2020, is reposted in honor of St. John Paul II’s feast day. “By canonizing some of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that […]
Read MoreThe Pope was speaking at his first Sunday address overlooking St Peter’s Square since March
The post Pope Francis prays for pandemic-hit Amazon region at Regina Coeli appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, United States |
The nation’s first basilica sustained fire damage amid the Minneapolis riots
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Early Church, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, Philosophy, Saints, St. Justin Martyr |
Reading the signs of the times in our present historical age probably causes us to conclude that we are in a period of cultural decadence. In response to this disheartening trend, many of us hope to find great witnesses who help us find courage to overcome this cultural malaise. We find just such a witness […]
Prompted by a request from Vatican officials, Swiss banking authorities have frozen the funds in several bank accounts associated with a complex London real-estate transaction. The Vatican sought Swiss help in its probe into the deal, which involved lo…
Read MorePope Francis has issued new rules for Vatican purchasing, in a move to cut down costs and eliminate opportunities for corrupt practices.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
On January 26, 2020, I brought my Bible to church. I’m Catholic: I never bring my Bible to church. Pope Francis named the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time the Sunday of the Word of God, and my priest was blessing Bibles at all weekend Masses in honor of the occasion. As I entered the sanctuary, […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Michael Therrien’s recent post focused on the important relationship between Catechesis, Evangelization, and Apologetics. He summarizes the article, “We must reach the heart through love and mercy before we can reach the head with truth.” There have been other such articles that emphasize the need for someone to be properly evangelized before going into catechesis […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Commentary, News |
All pleasures, if extended and repeated infinitely, become bland and tedious. It is only because life is finite that our…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | In the News, News |
An auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cologne has announced he is no longer participating in the “Synodal Forum” on…
The post German bishop quits synodal forum appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | In the News, News |
The nation’s first basilica sustained fire damage amid the Minneapolis riots that have crippled the city after the death of…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Commentary, News |
We are fallen; we are in desperate need of salvation; we cannot manufacture such salvation for ourselves, no matter how…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Battle of the Marne, Charles Péguy, Chartres Pilgrimage, Columns, El Camino, George Weigel, Hadley Arkes, Hilaire Belloc, News, Notre Dame of Chartres, Notre Dame of Paris, Pentecost, Robert Royal, St. Cuthbert’s Way, St. James of Compostela, The Catholic Thing, The Path to Rome, Walking a High Road, Washington March for Life, Way of St. James |
Robert Royal: Charles Péguy was right: pilgrimages fully engage body, mind, and spirit – the threefold division of the human being in the Bible.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | News, Quote of the Day |
“The death of our loved ones, and our prayers that they are in heaven, help to free us from the fear of death, filling us with trust that they will be with us to bring us gently home.”
-Sr. Mary Ann Fatula, O.P., Heaven’s Splendor: And the Riches T…
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