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Rome Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Eight hundred years ago, a barefoot St. Dominic carried an icon of the Virgin Mary across Rome to entrust the Marian image to a new community of cloistered nuns, who have safeguarded the icon within the wa…
Read MoreIf Kurt Downes’ sixth grade students or fellow teachers are ever looking for him during his lunch break, they can usually find him where they can the rest of the school day — in his classroom.
Read MoreThis year Lent began with ashes in Northern Ontario, just as it does every year and everywhere. But this year’s ashes up north are a little different because they’re likely the most ecumenical ashes in Canada.
Read MoreCNA Staff, Feb 27, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).- For Damien Richardson, it just seemed like another job. A man had asked him if he would clear out the house of his late sister in north Dublin.
Richardson, a waste contractor, set to work. His house cle…
Read MoreDenver Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 03:48 am (CNA).- As pandemic restrictions continue to affect in-person events, a pair of ministries for people with same-sex attraction and their loved ones is hosting a free, virtual Lenten reflection to foster spiritua…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | Argentina, News, News Analysis, papal interview, papal resignation, Pope Francis |
In a candid 2019 interview published Saturday, Pope Francis reveals that he sees himself “dying as pope,” either in active duty or in retirement, and in Rome, because, he said, “I am not going back to Argentina.”
Read MoreReadings for the Optional Memorial of Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
Reading I Dt 26:16-19
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“This day the LORD, your God,
commands you to observe these statutes and decrees.
Be …
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | Catholic education, Education, Education policy, News, Parish closings, Students, Top Story, Young Catholics |
The pandemic has accelerated the closing of Catholic schools, as parishes and diocese bleed money. It also offers a rare chance to make Catholic education important again.
The post Beyond the Pandemic: Opportunities for Catholic Education appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreWith at least 79 inmates killed in riots in three prisons in Ecuador on Feb. 23, the Catholic bishops are calling for a “humanization” of detention centers.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Congo bishops, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lead, News, peace |
Several prominent officials in the Congolese Bishops’ Conference have voiced sadness over an incident earlier this week that left Italy’s ambassador to the country and two others dead, stressing the need to do more to promote peace.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | Church in the US, COVID-19, lead, Leadership Roundtable, News, USCCB |
When it comes time for Leadership Roundtable to make a decision there’s no longer one person in an office weighing the pros and cons. Instead, the organization’s adopted a partner-based managerial set up that makes sure different perspectives are heard.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | Catholic Faith, News |
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | 2021, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Chief Justice John Roberts, Columns, God, HHS designate Xavier Becerra, Jesus Christ, Little Sisters of the Poor, News, Pope Francis, President Biden, progressive battles over LGBT+ transgender rights, Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing, Xavier Becerra: Catholic Hitman |
Robert Royal: Biden’s pick for HHS will attack Catholics via cutting-edge “progressive” battles on abortion, LGBT+, and transgender rights.
The post Xavier Becerra: Catholic Hitman appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MoreOn February 2, 2021, Pope Francis decreed that St. Gregory of Narek be added to the General Roman Calendar. St Gregory of Narek, Doctor of the Church, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian, writer and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Ch…
Read MoreEditor’s note: The following essay was originally delivered on January 8, 2021, as the Convocation for Spring 2021 Semester at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. ——- Introduction There is an old story […]
Read MoreThe 84-year-old pope is about to unveil the final plan for revamping the Roman Curia, but he’ll need to appoint top-notch people if the reform is to be successfully implemented
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2021 | Catholic Hotdish, Lent, News, Transfiguration |
As we begin Lent, we look ahead to the end of Lent and the celebration of the Paschal Mystery during the Sacred Triduum, the commemoration of the Passion, death, and Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter.
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