Central African Republic bishop calls for prayer as regional capital falls to rebels (Fides)
Bangassou is the capital of Mbomou prefecture (map). Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to the war-torn nation in 2015.
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Bangassou is the capital of Mbomou prefecture (map). Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to the war-torn nation in 2015.
Read MoreTwo leading Catholic journalists, J.D. Flynn and Ed Condon, have left their posts with the Catholic News Agency to launch a new Catholic news site: Pillar. The site will be “focused on smart, faithful, and serious journalism, from committed and i…
Read MoreFather Patrick Conroy, appointed House chaplain in 2011, was asked to resign in 2018, but remained in his post. The new House chaplain is Rev. Margaret G. Kibben, a Presbyterian minister who has served as Chaplain of the US Marine Corps (2010-14) and…
Read MoreLibrary of the Apostolic PalaceWednesday, 30 December 2020 Catechesis on prayer – 20. The prayer of thanksgiving Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today, I would like to focus on the prayer of thanksgiving. And I take my cue from an episode recounted by the Evangelist Luke. While Jesus was on the way, ten lepers […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Belarus, lead, Minsk, News, News Analysis, Retirement, Vatican diplomacy |
The most obvious conclusion is that the Vatican, in effect, made a deal with the devil: Allow Kondrusiewicz to return, and we’ll take his job away so that he has no official standing to challenge you anymore.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | 2021, Archbishop Alberto Taveira Correa, Brazil, Catholic, Church in the Americas, clerical sexual abuse, lead, Mexico, News, Venezuela |
There was no “bang” when most of Latin America rang in the New Year due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but in Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil, 2021 brought “new” concerns.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Anglophone crisis, Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Cameroon, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, lead, News |
Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda says Cameroon’s long-running Anglophone crisis could continue for decades.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Australia, Bishop Richard Umbers, Church in Oceania, lead, News, Vatican |
Australia’s bishops are seeking answers after the country’s financial watchdog reported that there have been over 47,000 separate transfers from the Vatican or affiliates worth $1.8 billion in the past seven years.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | American Catholics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Featured, News, Saints |
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton came out of her quarantine and brought the people of God into His presence. Every American Catholic should prepare to quit their quarantine, both physically and spiritually, and re-enter society with the indomitable, soldiering spirit of Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Christmas, Epiphany, Eucharist, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Homily, News |
Let us pause and search our hearts today. In Jesus Christ, God has made Himself available to us for the sake of unceasing worship and union. What still prevents us from drawing closer to Him to Him? Look at Him lifted up on the Cross and let His promise ring deep in our hearts today, “I will never reject any one who comes to me.” (Jn 6:37)
Read MoreAt the heart of the Catholic faith lies both certainty and mystery. In this time of year when we journey through the joyful hope of Advent, to the wondrous gift of the Incarnation, and on to the Epiphany of the Magi, we are immersed in a transcendent reality that lifts us from the concerns of […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | 2021, aut-aut (“either-or”), Casey Chalk, Catholic Church, Catholicism and the Whole Truth, Columns, et-et (“both-and”), Mauro Gagliardi's "Truth is a Synthesis: Catholic Dogmatic Theology", News, sola fide (“by faith alone”), sola gratia (“grace alone”), The Catholic Thing |
Casey Chalk: Protestants are Either/Or about faith and reason. Catholics are Both/And, which keeps us faithful to the whole Truth.
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At the time of Mother Seton’s canonization when Paul VI called for the preservation of her fruitful heritage, her spiritual…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Commentary, News |
“In the Old and New Testaments, the Lord proclaims judgment on the unfaithful vineyard,” Benedict XVI said in his homily…
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In the finest mediæval tradition, when the devils display at their most pompous, we laugh at them. Let us be…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | In the News, News |
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., altered the traditional ending of “amen” by saying “amen and awoman” as he finished delivering the…
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Read MoreJohn Nepomucene Neumann was born in Bohemia. While in the seminary he felt a desire to help in the American missions. After coming to the United States he was ordained in New York in 1836. Entering the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, he worked …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Homily of the Day, News |
What is touching in today’s Gospel is Jesus saying,” Give them something to eat yourselves.” The Lord is not insensitive to the human needs of the people. He understands what we need and when we need it. We should share this confidence and certainty that the Lord never abandons us. In our impatience, we easily […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | 2021, Frail human condition, From the Pope, Gospel of St. John, Incarnation, News, Sunday Angelus |
By taking on the frail human condition, God showed his love for humanity and his desire to share in people’s joys and sufferings, Pope Francis said.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 5, 2021 | Bishop Chikwe, Bishop Moses Chikwe, News, Nigeria, Owerri, Robert Ndubuisi, U.S. & World News |
Auxiliary Bishop Moses Chikwe of Owerri and his driver, Robert Ndubuisi, were released by their abductors Jan. 1 after being kidnapped five days earlier.
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