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The book of Jude contains some of the most mysterious and intriguing passages in the New Testament.One occurs when Jude warns against a group of Christians who have given themselves over to immorality. After several metaphors illustrating their spiritu…
Read MoreFather Stan Swamy, SJ, 83, was arrested in October on charges of Maoist terrorism. The nation’s bishops have called for his release.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 4, 2021 | Catholic education, News, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, The Dispatch |
When the first American-born saint was canonized in 1975, Pope Saint Paul VI called on American Catholics to “Rejoice for your glorious daughter. Be proud of her. And know how to preserve her fruitful heritage.” […]
Read More“Physically, however, he has become quite weak,” the Pope Emeritus’ secretary said. “At 93, he is at a blessed age.”
Read MoreGlobal News, a Canadian news network, reported that a man “interrupted the service with offensive comments and gestures. He also filmed the incident, before posting it on social media.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 4, 2021 | Coronavirus pandemic, Free Access, Incarnation, News, Pope Francis, suffering, Vatican |
In the live video broadcast from the Apostolic Palace, the pope said that “things will get better to the extent that, with God’s help, we work together for the common good, putting the weakest and most disadvantaged at the center.”
The post Pope Francis calls for a commitment to ‘take care of each other’ in 2021 appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 4, 2021 | Catholic Church, catholic priests, Church in UK and Ireland, Documentary, England, Great Britain, lead, Movies, News, United Kingdom |
Father Paul Grogan is an ordinary priest in Bradford, in the north of England, but that life is extraordinary, and featured in a new documentary.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 4, 2021 | Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, Archdiocese of Abuja, Boko Haram, Church in Africa, Fulani, lead, News, Nigeria |
One of Nigeria’s most authoritative Catholic prelates has said the start of a new year ought to mark a turning point for the troubled nation, with the focus placed on ending ethnic, political, and religious divisions, and working toward what unifies and is beneficial for all.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 4, 2021 | Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, COVID-19, lead, News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
After a 10-day stay in the hospital battling COVID-19, one of Pope Francis’s closest cardinals came home on Friday to find a gift from the boss: An Argentinian steak.
Read MoreOn the evening of December 31, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, celebrated First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica, with the chanting of the Te Deum and Eucharist…
Read MoreOn January 1 (the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God), Pope Francis delivered his Angelus address from the library of the Apostolic Palace (video).
Read MoreBishop Dermot Farrell favors the ordination of women to the diaconate, though not to the priesthood. He also told the Irish Times he opposes blessings for same-sex unions and for couples who have remarried outside the Church (interview transcript).
Read MoreOn January 1, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (video, booklet), in place of the Pontiff, who was suffering from sciatica.
Read More“Reflect with me, if you will, on some of the things that have happened in our recent past that have had a profound impact on our world, on us personally,” Cardinal WIlton Gregory of Washington preached on January 1. “How does resumin…
Read MoreBishop Frank Caggiano, 61, was appointed Bishop of Bridgeport in 2013.
Read MoreThe Pope’s January prayer intention, disseminated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer), is “may the Lord give us the grace to live in full fellowship with our brothers and sisters of other religions, praying…
Read MoreThe video was recently discovered in the archives of the Vatican’s Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome.
Read More“Priority will be given to health and public safety personnel, to the elderly and to personnel who most frequently come in contact with the public,” Vatican City State’s Directorate of Health and Hygiene said in a statement.
Read MoreAuxiliary Bishop Moses Chikwe of Owerri was kidnapped on December 27. His driver, who was also abducted and released, has been hospitalized with a machete wound.
Read MoreOn January 3, the Second Sunday after Christmas, Pope Francis reflected on John 1:1-18, the Gospel of the day (video). In some places, including the United States, the Solemnity of the Epiphany is transferred from January 6 to the preceding Sunday.
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