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“The Virgin Mary always kept Jesus’ words and deeds in her heart, and followed Him with complete availability and faithfulness,” Pope Francis said at the conclusion of his January 31 Angelus address, in which he reflection on the Gosp…
Read More19 burned bodies were found near Camargo, a town of 8,000 across the Rio Grande from Texas.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, News, saints and martyrs, Venezuela |
The Archdiocese of Caracas announced that Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known affectionately as the “doctor of the poor,” will be beatified in April.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Archbishop John Barwa, Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in India, India, lead, Migrants, Mumbai, News |
Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar is calling on the faithful to provide assistance in the sainthood causes of Christians martyred during the 2008 Kandhamal riots.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Catholic Living, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
After decades of playing its own executioner, perhaps it has come to this for the generally infertile American Catholic education system: it will be only the finger of God working through heroes that will come to the rescue of its lost children. As we enter “Celebrate Catholic Schools Week,” it would be good to find […]
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Angelus, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Grandparents, News, Pope Francis, Sunday Angelus, Vatican |
Pope Francis has established an annual date to honor grandparents and other elders, lamenting that they are often forgotten despite the wisdom they have to offer society.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | News, Northern Ireland, PSNI, United Kingdom, UVF |
Police have labelled sectarian graffiti found on a Catholic church in Northern Ireland as a hate crime. They are investigating accordingly.
The post Police investigating sectarian graffiti on Catholic Church in Northern Ireland appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Following recent executive actions to promote racial equity in housing and the criminal justice system, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, countries in Central and Eastern Europe have been working to rebuild their religious life as well as government structures, social welfare activities, and economies. Catholics of that …
Read MoreReading I Heb 11:32-40
Brothers and sisters:
What more shall I say?
I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah,
of David and Samuel and the prophets,
who by faith conquered kingdoms,
did what was righteous, obtained t…
The Pope’s February prayer intention, disseminated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer), is “let us pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings…
Read MoreThe Pope’s message, dated January 8 and released January 29, was directed to members of Entraide et Fraternité (an international charity) and Action Vivre Ensemble (a domestic charity).
Read MoreFirst Minister Arlene Foster criticized “another reprehensible attack on a place of worship,” adding, “No cause is served by such actions, and I hope those responsible can be identified and brought to justice.”
Read MoreOn January 30, Pope Francis received Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, ten days after the prelate’s unusual public criticism of the Inauguration Day statement issued by Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the US Conference of…
Read MoreAddressing participants in the meeting organized by the National Catechetical Office of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Pope Francis recalled the Old Catholics after the First Vatican Council (1869-70). “If you do not follow the [Second Vatican…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Ambazonia, Anglophone crisis, Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Cameroon, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, lead, News, Vatican diplomacy |
On a visit to Cameroon, the Vatican’s top diplomat has called for dialogue as “the best way to solve conflicts, and misunderstandings.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Amazon region, Brazil, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, COVID-19, lead, News |
A devastating second wave of COVID-19 in Amazonas State has caused the healthcare system to collapse and raised the mortality rate in the region to 190 deaths per 100,000 people, the highest one in Brazil.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Argentina, Brazil, Catholic, Church in the Americas, COVID-19, Guatemala, Latin America, lead, Mexico, News, Vaccines |
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across Latin America, the Catholic Church seems to be projecting a “seamless garment” approach to defending all lives, from the unborn to the sick and the migrant.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Abuse prevention, Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Australian bishops, Cardinal George Pell, child protection, Church in Oceania, lead, News |
One of Australia’s most senior Church officials has said the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell last April has allowed the country to move forward on necessary reforms in abuse prevention.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 1, 2021 | Immigration, Mexican-American Border, News, United States |
Along with representatives of Catholic charities, five Catholic bishops called on the President to tackle the “disappearance of compassion” on the border.
The post Catholic bishops urge President Biden to “reimagine” immigration policy appeared first on Catholic Herald.
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