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Denver Newsroom, Jul 31, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- As the beginning of the fall school term approaches, Catholic schools in dioceses across the U.S. are asking the parents of students returning in person to sign waivers of liability amid the risk of coro…
Read MoreAn abusive leader may see her position as coming with “exclusive privileges,” such as getting the best medical care, while the other members are not allowed to see an eye doctor or dentist because “we have to save money.”
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More than a third of those who opted for “medical assistance in dying” cited concerns of being a burden to family or carers.
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The government of Syria plans to build a replica of Hagia Sophia, with support from Russia, as a protest against Turkey’s decision to turn the famous former Byzantine cathedral back into a mosque.
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Read More“Please, let us breathe!” said Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, ISPX, archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada. “Over the past four months, we have solidly proven our good faith and our willingness to collaborate entirely with the auth…
Read More“This week we are observing the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945,” the president of the US bishops’ conference said. “My brother bishops and I mourn with the Japane…
Read MoreThe House resolution was sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) (video). Dedicated in 537, Hagia Sophia has been the cathedral of the Patriarch of Constantinople (until 1453), a mosque (until 1931), and a museum; it became a mosque again in July 2020.
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security has placed new limits on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Migration said that the …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | Life & Soul, News |
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year Isaiah 55: 1-3; Romans 8: 35 & 37-39; Matthew 14: 13-21 “When evening came, the disciples went to Jesus and said, ‘this is a lonely place, and …
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Read MoreYou’re planning a pilgrimage route. Which part of the world would you like to walk in? I’d really like to cycle – rather than walk – and to go on …
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Read MoreMy mother Julia died five years ago on Prince Philip’s birthday, June 10. It was appropriate. She shared a birthday with Queen Elizabeth and frequently prayed for the English monarch. …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | Archbishop Charles Scicluna, Chile, Church in the Americas, clerical sexual abuse survivors, lead, Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, News, Pope Francis |
A little over two years after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a controversial Chilean bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse by his mentor, a local network of clerical abuse survivors are alleging that neither civil nor Church authorities are making allegations public.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | Africa, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Church in Africa, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Evangelization, lead, News, SECAM |
One year after a high-stakes meeting for their Golden Jubilee, Africa’s continental body of bishops has had to adjust their bold new vision for evangelization due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has offered both challenges and unexpected opportunities.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | Antonio Guterres, Archbishop John Barwa, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in India, Climate change, Environment Ecology, India, lead, News, Tribals, United Nations, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres |
A Catholic member of India’s marginalized Tribal community has been named to a new United Nations advisory group providing perspectives and solutions to tackle the worsening climate crisis.
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CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2020 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- The president of Loyola University Maryland announced Friday that the Flannery O’Connor Residence Hall was being renamed, saying, “some of her personal writings reflected a racist […]
Read MorePope Francis has named Father Nicolai Dubinin to be auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow. Bishop-elect Dubinin, a Franciscan priest, is the first native Russian to be named a Catholic bishop since the collapse of the Sovie…
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In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus has pity on a vast, hungry crowd; the miracle He performs has profound Eucharistic meaning. Gospel (Read Mt 14:13-21) Our reading begins with a description of Jesus’ response to the news of the death of John the Baptist: “He withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by Himself.” Surely He had withdrawn […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | 1 Peter, Between the Sundays, daily life, Featured, Hope, joy, Living the Faith, News, preach, St. John Chrysostom, witness |
“My life, speech, and actions will be those of someone who is living for Someone else.” There’s a famous quote of St. Francis, “Preach the Gospel, and if necessary, use words.” The problem is… he never said that. Even though it’s one of the most …
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Only one miracle of Jesus is recorded in all four Gospels — the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Recently I heard a homily that claimed what really happened is that bystanders took out food they were hiding under their cloaks and shared it. Jesus’s preaching inspired the melting of selfishness, and this was the […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 31, 2020 | Commentary, News |
To read Evelyn Waugh’s biography of Monsignor Ronald Knox is to risk sinking into despair. The great English Catholic convert,…
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