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Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, who returned to Belarus in December (map) after being denied entry for four months, resigned as Archbishop of Minsk on January 3, the day he turned 75. “The Church stands and acts, and the gates of hell will nev…
Read MoreIndia’s bishops have called for the release of Father Stan Swamy, SJ. The 83-year-old Jesuit, who was arrested on charges of Maoist terrorism, said that many poor people in custody “don’t know what charges have been put on them, have…
Read MoreThe typical religious who professed perpetual vows in 2020 is a 38-year-old cradle Catholic who regularly prayed the Rosary and took part in Eucharistic adoration before entering religious life, according to a survey released by the United States Confe…
Read More“Over the past decade, the number of parishes in the Archdiocese of Quebec decreased from 200 to 38,” according to the report. “These 38 parishes were then organized into 29 large ‘pastoral units.’ 22 of these “pasto…
Read MoreIn May 2020, Pope Francis began a series Wednesday general audiences on prayer; that series has continued in 2021. Pope Francis delivered his January 27 address (video) in the Library of the Apostolic Palace.
Read MoreThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic Climate Covenant have jointly published the ecumenical and interreligious guidebook.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Art & Culture, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
The assault against Western culture and civilization is moving full steam ahead. Even our most long-standing and cherished of writers, Homer, is being banned. The usual gobbledygook critiques are thrown out at him: sexist, toxic masculinity, and white male! Such rage, oh the irony, completely misses the real majesty and endurance of Homer. In a […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Boris Johnson, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Great Britain, News, UK government, United Kingdom |
Tuesday was a “day of great sadness” after the UK government officially recorded 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Associated Press, Boston, Church in the US, News, Religious Freedom, Satan, Satanic Temple, Satanism |
The Satanic Temple has sued Boston after the city council declined to allow Satanists to deliver an invocation at the start of its meetings.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, Ireland, Magdalene laundries, News, Northern Ireland |
The leader of Northern Ireland on Tuesday ordered a new independent investigation that would give voice to the survivors of church-run homes for unmarried mothers and their babies, saying they have been silenced and shamed for too long.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Magdalene laundries, Mother and Baby Homes, News, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Following the publication of the report into mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland, the Primate of All Ireland says he is “truly sorry” and asks for “the forgiveness of survivors”.
The post “We made them feel guilty and ashamed”: Primate of All Ireland apologises to survivors of mother and baby homes appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreWASHINGTON – In response to recent announcements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of increased protections and aid for those facing food and housing insecurity, Archbishop Paul S. C…
Read MoreReading I Heb 10:11-18
Every priest stands daily at his ministry,
offering frequently those same sacrifices
that can never take away sins.
But this one offered one sacrifice for sins,
and took his seat forever at the right hand of …
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Boris Johnson, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Coronavirus, News, United Kingdom |
As Covid deaths rise above 100,000 in the UK, Cardinal Vincent Nichols offers his prayers for the dead and grieving.
The post Cardinal prays for the dead as British Covid death toll rises above 100,000 appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreThe National Prayer Vigil for Life, which takes place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, begins on the evening of January 28 and concludes the following morning. According to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, &ldq…
Read MoreBorn in 1948, Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako became Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in 2013. The church (CNEWA profile) is among the Eastern Catholic churches in full communion with the Holy See.
Read More“One would have imagined that being around the federal capital territory one would be safer,” said Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, the nation’s capital. “But we can see that even the children are not safe.”
Read MorePope Francis, suffering from sciatica, attended the funeral Mass of Dr. Fabrizio Soccorsi, 78, who died from Covid complications. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, celebrated the Mass, which took place in Church of Holy…
Read More“Hundreds of citizens are being killed in the conflicts in the Tigray region” (map), said Regina Lynch, project manager for Aid to the Church in Need. “Shops, schools, churches and convents have been robbed and destroyed. Thousands of…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | China, News, The Dispatch, Vatican |
The list of grave issues that must be addressed during a future papal interregnum, and by the cardinal-electors in a conclave, continues to grow. The finances of the Holy See are arguably in worse shape […]
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