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Harrisburg, Pa., Mar 29, 2021 / 01:11 pm (CNA).- A lawsuit from abortion providers seeking to overturn Pennsylvania’s ban on state funds for abortion found little support in court, with a 6-1 decision in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court backin…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Bloody Saturday, Burma, massacre, Myanmar, News, Protests, U.S. & World News |
At least 114 people were killed by security forces March 27, the bloodiest day since the military seized power Feb. 1, reported ucanews.com. The day has been labeled Bloody Saturday.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Middle East - Africa, News |
Rome Newsroom, Mar 29, 2021 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- The Franciscan friars taking care of the Holy Land sites have asked Catholics for prayers and financial support as they continue to feel the loss of pilgrimages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In the…
Read MoreMonks at Cîteaux Abbey, where the Cistercian Order was founded in the 11th century, had to find a way to unload 4,000 wheels of their famous semi-soft cheese
Read MoreWashington D.C., Mar 29, 2021 / 11:20 am (CNA).- As South Dakota’s governor has proposed changes to a transgender sports law, conservative organizations are asking her to abandon her changes which would “gut” the law.The legal group Alliance Defending …
Read MoreThe flaws in the Vatican’s logic behind denying blessings to same-sex couples
Read MoreThe world’s least populous state has offered to vaccinate all foreign diplomats posted to the Holy See
Read MoreAn updated guide to celebrating the most important liturgical events of the year at home during lockdown (Part I)
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Diocese of Brooklyn, News |
Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay of Brooklyn, the first U.S. priest to die from complications of COVID-19, was recalled as “a good and saintly priest” by his bishop during a bilingual Mass marking the first anniversary of his death.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Cardinal Robert Sarah, Catholic news, News, Private Mass ban, St. Peter's Basilica, The Dispatch |
Vatican City, Mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 am (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, after individual Masses were […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Asia - Pacific, News |
Rome Newsroom, Mar 29, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Indonesia’s Catholic bishops have strongly condemned the Palm Sunday suicide bombing on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral on the island of Sulawesi which injured at least 19 people.The two attackers, who…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, News, Pope Francis, scandals, Vatican, Vatican criminal court, Vatican criminal justice |
Signaling further reforms of the Vatican City State penal code, particularly when it comes to financial crimes, Pope Francis said the laws must reflect “the equality of all members of the church” by doing away with “privileges that go back in time and are no longer in keeping with the responsibility of each for building up of the church.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Mexico, News, Pope Francis, Seminarians, Vatican |
Priests must follow the example of Jesus, the good shepherd, who laid down his life not just for his flock but also for the sheep that strayed away, Pope Francis said.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Burma, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Myanmar, News |
While Catholics in Myanmar observed Palm Sunday, many in the Buddhist-majority country were crying at the funerals of more than 100 people killed the previous day.
Read MoreVatican City, Mar 29, 2021 / 08:28 am (CNA).- Cardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, after individual Masses were suspended earlier this month in favor of …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Catholic nuns, Church in the Middle East, COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Land, Israel, News, Tourism, tourists |
The palm tree fronds in the convent garden of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary rustle loudly in the brisk wind of an early spring dust storm, but, stepping into the chapel of the Church of the Beatitudes, there is silence.
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