Papal condolences following death of former almoner (Vatican News)
Archbishop Oscar Rizzato (1929-2021) was papal almoner from 1989 to 2007.
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Archbishop Oscar Rizzato (1929-2021) was papal almoner from 1989 to 2007.
Read More“There are about 25 or 30 parishes in England and Wales that we are the parish priests of on behalf of the diocesan bishop,” noted Msgr. Keith Newton, Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, established “to a…
Read More“In today’s world, which increasingly faces the challenges of social injustice, division and conflict that hinder the realization of the common good, Dr. King’s dream of harmony and equality for all people, attained through nonviolent…
Read MoreCardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, issued a statement for Religious Freedom Day. Observed on January 16 (presidential proclamation), the day commemorates the ann…
Read MoreThe nation of 6 million (map) is 39% Catholic, 36% Protestant, 13% Muslim, and 11% ethnic religionist. Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to the war-torn nation in 2015.
Read MoreOn January 19, the Biden-Harris Presidential Inaugural Committee is hosting a COVID-19 Memorial: A National Moment of Unity and Remembrance.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Donald Trump, Giuseppe Conte, Italian politics, Italy, lead, Matteo Salvini, News, News Analysis, President-elect Joseph Biden |
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces a crucial no-confidence vote in the senate today, and the Vatican will be watching with interest.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | Archbishop Alan Vigneron, Archbishop Jose Gomez, Attorney General William Barr, Church in the US, Joe Biden, Ken Hackett, lead, News, USCCB |
A little more than two months have gone by and there hasn’t been a word from the U.S. Bishops’ task force created to navigate the relationship with the Biden Administration, as the president-elect and his team forges ahead through the transition period.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | bioethics, Catholic Church, COVID-19 pandemic, Interviews, lead, moral theology, News, Vaccinations, Vaccines |
Father Matthew P. Schneider is currently studying a doctoral degree in moral theology through Regina Apostolorum in Rome while living in the United States. He spoke to Crux about the various COVID-19 vaccines currently being used to combat the coronavirus.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | Catholic bishops, Catholic Church, Central African Republic, Church in Africa, lead, News, Violence |
Calling for peace in the Central African Republic, local bishops have argued that the country has “suffered too much from external plots with local complicities” to not work together to foster a lasting peace.
Read MoreJoe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League, died on January 18 of pneumonia at the age of 93. An imposing presence, Scheidler inspired a generation of pro-life activists with his confrontational tactics and his determination to close abor…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | analogy, Aristotle, Columns, Features, metaphysics, News, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Thomas for Today |
In what follows I would like to introduce you to analogy from a Thomistic perspective. I will begin with a look at analogy in general. Then I will discuss some different kinds of analogy. And, […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | Eucharist, Featured, Maundy Thursday, News, reverence, Sophia Excerpts |
Do we appreciate what He has done and is doing for us, upon the altar of sacrifice, in the simple elements of bread and wine? Even when we lavish upon them all the beauty and ceremonial pomp we can muster, it is still far too little for the gift He gives us: Himself.
Saint Therese of Lisieux, a young Carmelite saint who died at the tender age of 24 years, loved the Blessed Virgin Mary very much and she was known to have said: “It is true that Our Lady is Queen of Heaven and earth, but at the same time she is more Mother than Queen.” This […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | 2021, Aquinas, Biblical interpretation, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Doing Justice to St. Joseph (Part 2), Mary di not have a painful labor, Mary’s womb a shrine, Michael Pakaluk, News, perpetual virginity, St. Jerome’s reply to Helvidius, Summa Theologica, The Catholic Thing, understanding Holy Scripture |
Michael Pakaluk: On Mary’s perpetual virginity. The Holy couple were, in their nuptial promises and love of God, as united in love as can be.
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Like many of you I am both mystified and disoriented by the events of the past year: a pandemic, people…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 19, 2021 | In the News, News |
In the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “we must meet the forces of hate and ignorance with…
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Lebanon is often held up as a model for the entire Middle East, not least because of the comparative stability…
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In this unprecedented situation of an incoming anti-Catholic administration of nominally Catholic president, what are the commitments to be re-affirmed…
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Read MoreWith regard to Mary’s virginity after childbirth, it should be noted first of all that there is no reason to…
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