At least 18 die in Myanmar coup protests
YANGON, Myanmar — Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon called for patience and tolerance on a day when at least 18 anti-coup protesters were shot dead by Myanmar security forces.
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Posted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | International, News |
YANGON, Myanmar — Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon called for patience and tolerance on a day when at least 18 anti-coup protesters were shot dead by Myanmar security forces.
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Read MoreBy John Bergsma Dr. John Bergsma is Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. A former Protestant pastor, Dr. Bergsma has authored several books on Scripture and the Catholic faith, including Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood. Let’s discuss the idea of calling priests “father.” In Matthew 23:9, when
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Myanmar coup, News, protesters, UN, World News |
State violence in Mynmar escalated when police opened fire on hundreds of protesters in the cities across the country, killing 18, according to a UN report. It is the largest number of deaths in a single day since the coup began.
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Read MoreCNA Staff, Mar 1, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).- A body representing religious men and women has questioned the exclusion of elderly religious from the early stages of coronavirus vaccination programs in Belgium.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Apologetics, Church History, News, Steve's Writings |
The Trail of Blood by Steve Ray What is the history of Baptists? Can they trace their roots back to the 1st century? Many “fundamentalist” Baptists believe they can. Are they correct? There is a booklet that is very popular among this fundamentalist crowd. It is entitled “The Trail of Blood”. The booklet claims that Catholics persecuted the […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Ethiopia, News, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, tigray, TPLF, World News |
Ethiopian officials and forces allied to the federal government are committing acts of ethnic cleansing in the war-stricken northern region of Tigray, according to two reports.
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Read MoreListener Geraldine writes from the Netherlands to ask for an episode on “indifferentism.” Just how are we supposed to share the Faith with people who show no interest? We get some helpful answers from Matt Nelson, author of Just Whatever: H…
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As Pope Francis sends the religous book market into overdrive, Serenhedd James investigates the new blockbuster battleground
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While faithful Catholics are grateful for the statement last week from five of our bishops on the threats posed by the Equality Act, it is a bit too little and much too late. For more than two years, Crisis Magazine has been sounding the alarm about the threats posed by the Equality Act that was […]
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Six years ago this week, longtime Notre Dame law professor Charles Rice entered his eternal reward. Rereading his obituary now, and reflecting upon his enormous influence on me, I want to say to my friends: We need to follow his example better! In particular, we need to mentor young people, just as he did for […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Climate change, COP26, Environment Ecology, Glasgow, Great Britain, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Scotland, Scottish bishops, United Kingdom, United Nations |
Scotland’s bishops say they would “warmly welcome” Pope Francis if he visited Glasgow later this year for a major UN climate summit.
Read MoreReading I Dn 9:4b-10
“Lord, great and awesome God,
you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you
and observe your commandments!
We have sinned, been wicked and done evil;
we have rebelled and departed from your command…
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