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Posted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Christifideles Laici, News, Pope Francis, Pope Saint John Paul II, Spiritus Domini, The Dispatch |
Pope Francis’s latest motu proprio, Spiritus Domini, opens up the minor ministries of lector and acolyte to women. On the surface, this can look like much-ado-about nothing since females have been functioning as lectors and […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Capitol, Capitol Police, News, Storming of the Capitol, U.S. & World News |
Just as the political and criminal fallout has continued over the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by people seeking to halt the Electoral College certification of President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the November election, the fallout has extended to job losses for those who have been identified as taking part in the siege.
Read MoreVatican City, Jan 11, 2021 / 11:45 am (CNA).- On Jan. 11, Pope Francis published an apostolic letter issued motu proprio (which means “on his own impulse” in Latin), modifying canon law regarding women’s access to the ministries of le…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Bishop Declan Lang, Bishop William Nolan, Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, News, Nuclear arms treaty, nuclear disarmament, Nuclear weapons, Scottish bishops, UK, UK government, United Kingdom |
The UK should “forsake” its nuclear arsenal and spend the money it saves on helping the poorest people of society, Catholic bishops said.
Read MoreDublin, Ireland, Jan 11, 2021 / 10:54 am (CNA).- After receiving thousands of complaints from citizens and vocal criticism from religious leaders, Ireland’s state broadcaster has apologized after a sketch on its New Year’s Eve programming j…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Angelus, Baptism, Baptism of the Lord, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, News, Pope Francis, Sunday Angelus, Vatican |
Christians are called to lead and lift people up by being close to them and sharing God’s love, not by judging them, Pope Francis said.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, U.S. Congress, US Capitol, Washington D.C. |
Like many across the country, Father William Gurnee and Father Gary Studniewski watched in horror as a rioting mob stormed and ransacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, attempting to disrupt Congress at it certified the Electoral College vote of President-elect Joe Biden.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
Pope Francis’s personal doctor died Jan. 9 of complications caused by COVID-19.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Associated Press, China, Church in Asia, News, Persecuted Muslims, Population Control, Religious Freedom, Uighurs |
A Chinese official on Monday denied Beijing has imposed coercive birth control measures among Muslim minority women, following an outcry over a tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Washington claiming that government polices had freed women of the Uighur ethnic group from being “baby-making machines.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Acolytes, Canon Law, Lectors, Liturgical norms, motu proprio, News, U.S. & World News |
Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
CNA Staff, Jan 11, 2021 / 07:30 am (CNA).- On Sunday, Jan. 10, the internet was abuzz with false reports of an overnight blackout at the Vatican, accompanied by a series of claims concerning Pope […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Latest News Releases, News |
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest attacks on freedom of speech: The censoring of Parler by Amazon, Google and Apple is the most serious assault on freedom of speech we have ever seen by private companies in American history….
Read MoreThe Church has ever extolled the Eucharist as that central Mystery of Faith whereby man is sanctified and redeemed. It is the Memorial of Christ’s Passion and the pledge of future glory; the Bread of Angels and the lifeblood of men; the living presence of God made man, who came to make man God.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | In the News, News |
Bill In The News (Crisis Magazine): But since the NCR beat is all-knowing commentary on all-things Catholic, they howl, “Catholic apologists for Trump have blood on their hands.” Only a journalistic logic driven by hatred could connect the violence to …
Read MoreVATICAN CITY — Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.
“A consolidated practice in the Lati…
Read MoreCNA Staff, Jan 11, 2021 / 07:30 am (CNA).- On Sunday, Jan. 10, the internet was abuzz with false reports of an overnight blackout at the Vatican, accompanied by a series of claims concerning Pope Francis, the Italian police, and the FBI. The claims wer…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Featured, Holy Orders, News, Theology |
Editor’s Note: In light of the news that Pope Francis has changed canon law to accommodate official women “lectors” and “acolytes,” we are re-publishing this article, which originally appeared here on July 17, 2015. In many contemporary debates concerning the […]
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