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Vatican City, Mar 1, 2021 / 02:30 am (CNA).- Benedict XVI addressed conspiracy theories about his resignation as pope, Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq, and Joe Biden in an interview with an Italian newspaper published on Monday.
The pope emeritus tol…
Read MorePrime Minister Mario Draghi cited Pope Francis in his first parliamentary address.
Read More“A recent study,” said Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, “hypothesizes that in Flanders the last monastery will close in 2030. In Italy, if the current decrease is maintained, the last conven…
Read MoreIn his Angelus address (video) for the Second Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis reflected on Mark 9:2-10, the Gospel of the day.
Read MorePope Francis made his remarks following his February 28 Angelus address.
Read MoreOn February 26, 317 schoolgirls were abducted in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara (map).
Read MoreIn his message for Rare Disease Day, Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, entrusted “to Mary, Mother of Mercy and Health of the Sick, all those affected by a rare disease, their families, th…
Read MoreThe northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (map) is 80% Hindu and 19% Muslim; only 0.2% of its population is Christian.
Read More“In view of the persistence of the current health emergency, this year it [was not] possible to experience the Spiritual Exercises of the Roman Curia in community at the Casa Divin Maestro in Ariccia,” according to a Vatican statement. The …
Read MoreThe Pope’s prayer intention for March, disseminated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer), is “that we may experience the Sacrament of Rreconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the infinite mercy of God.&r…
Read More“We are relieved and reassured by this decision, and we believe it can be considered a victory for both religious and parental rights and freedoms,” said Tom Fortosky, executive director of the Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association.
Read MoreThe Archdiocese of New Orleans has strongly advised Catholics to avoid use of the Covid vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, explaining that the vaccine is “morally compromised” because it is produced using cell lines derived from aborti…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Catholic Church, lead, News, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Vatican |
In a new interview, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI reaffirms that there is only “one pope,” Pope Francis “very important” journey to Iraq, and United States President Joe Biden.
Read MoreIn a Lent letter to the faithful Father Ibrahim Alsabagh, a parish priest in Aleppo, Syria, recalls the suffering of the local community after ten years of war, a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, in a country that has virtually no hospitals working at full capacity. Parents don’t have
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Church in the Middle East, COVID-19, Iraq, Iraqi Christians, lead, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Young People |
Iraqi youth Safa Al Alqoshy, who met Pope Francis while in Rome in 2018 for the Synod of Bishops on young people, is now excited to welcome the pope to his home country.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | Amazon region, Brazil, Catholic Church, Catholic healthcare, Church in the Americas, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Franciscans, lead, News |
Two hospital boats sent to the remote communities of the Amazon region in Brazil to treat COVID-19 patients have suspended operations after their entire staff tested positive for the coronavirus on February 11.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | children, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, Parenting, The Facts of Life |
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck…” So parents, be diligent, be careful, be wise, be holy. And be loving and faith filled, in the fullest sense of these words.
Chapters 12-23 of the book of the prophet Isaiah have a lot of heavy material. There are many oracles against foreign nations. This can show an effort by the author to bolster Israel’s national spirit. At the same time, there is mention of Israel’s restoration. A message of hope shines through. Sometimes, people speak about […]
In my last article, I looked at the Epistle of James’ revolutionary teaching on the value of suffering. In this article we want to build upon those insights, seeing how closely St. Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” paralleled the Lord Jesus’s experience in Gethsemane (2 Cor 12:7-10). Take a moment to unpack this with me, […]
Read MorePope-emeritus Benedict XVI said “I believe I did well” by resigning, and voiced regret that some of his friends and supporters “did not want to believe that it was a conscious decision,” in an interview with the Italian daily Co…
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