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Father Pedro de Valderrama, who was part of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition, celebrated the first Mass in the Philippines on Easter Sunday in 1521.
Read MoreThe Pontiff, in place of a homily, “led the faithful in silent prayer following the proclamation of the Gospel of John (20:1-9), which was chanted in both Latin and Greek.”
Read More“Faith is not an album of past memories; Jesus is not outdated,” Pope Francis preached during the Easter Vigil Mass, celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica. “He walks beside you each day, in every trial you have to endure, in your d…
Read MoreCardinal Tumi, known for his advocacy for democracy and human rights, was created a cardinal in 1988, and retired from his position as Archbishop of Douala (the nation’s largest city) in 2009. He remained a major figure on his country’s tro…
Read MoreThe visit took place on Good Friday morning in the Paul VI Audience Hall.
Read MoreAs is customary, the Pope presided at the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Preacher of the Papal Household preached the homily. “What is the most common cause of he bitter divisions among Catholics?&…
Read MoreMembers of an Umbrian scout group and a Roman parish (Holy Martyrs of Uganda) wrote the meditations for the Via Crucis led by the Pope on Good Friday evening.
Read MoreDenver Newsroom, Apr 5, 2021 / 04:16 am (CNA).- Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois doesn’t generally introduce himself as a runner. His first love is hockey, which, at nearly 70 years old, he still plays regularly. He even coaches the goal…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | abuse and coverup, accountability, Church Reform, Curial reform, News, Pope Francis, Top Story, transparency, Vatican communications |
When it comes to stepping on their own message, neither the pope nor the Vatican has need of the press corps’ help. This time, however, it’s different.
The post When Enough Is Enough appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreKarin Oberg is a professor of astronomy at Harvard University who also teaches Aquinas at the Thomistic Institute. Who better to ask about whether or not the Big Bang gives us slam dunk evidence for the existence of God?
Does the science of the Big Ba…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Middle East - Africa, News |
CNA Staff, Apr 5, 2021 / 03:30 am (CNA).- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem urged Christians in the Holy Land on Easter Sunday to take courage and believe that “nothing is impossible.”Preaching April 4 at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, P…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Art & Culture, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
For those who use as their calendar that great barometer of the year, i.e., the seasonal sales displays in retail stores and supermarkets, the passing of February’s red hearts for St. Valentine’s Day (or green shamrocks a month later for St. Patrick’s) makes way for Easter baskets and egg coloring kits. Indeed, for those of […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Featured, News, Politics, Weekly Headlines |
This may shock you, but most mass shooters are not white. The American Left, including the Catholic political Left, hold onto certain narratives as if their lives depended on it. They hold on so tightly their knuckles—if you’ll pardon the expression—turn white. Hardly any narrative seems so important to them right now as “most mass […]
Reading I Acts 2:14, 22-33
On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up with the Eleven,
raised his voice, and proclaimed:
“You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem.
Let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
“You w…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Anglophone crisis, Cameroon, Cardinal Christian Tumi, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, College of Cardinals, lead, News, Obituary |
Cameroon’s Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi on April 3 at the age of 91.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | lead, News, Pope Francis, urbi et orbi, Vatican |
During his Easter message on Sunday, Pope Francis said it was “scandalous” that despite the pandemic still spreading, causing a severe social and economic crisis, armed conflicts are still ongoing and military arsenals are being strengthened.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
Karl Marx said famously that religion is the opium of the people, thereby inserting a fatal flaw into his own theory of dialectical materialism. If the march of history toward a communist society is inevitable, […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, The Facts of Life, vocation |
The Facts of Life Series: Lifestyle The breadth and depth of our Catholic faith teaches us how we are to live our lives here on this earthly plane. For our faith’s rich rational, revelatory and relational content is not just an enlightening and edifying reality merely to shape our thinking and soften our hearts. It is there […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Apologetics, Book of Revelation, Divinity of Christ, Featured, Jehovah's Witness, News |
Imagine this scenario. A Jehovah’s Witness knocks at your door and asks if you believe Jesus is God. You tell him you do, and then he asks you to prove it from Scripture. What should you do? Which passages should you bring up? For many of us, our first instinct is probably to point out […]
For most of us—with the exception of some converts—baptism is a sacrament most of us never remember experiencing. Baptism is a crucially important sacrament. It’s the only sacrament mentioned explicitly in the Nicene Creed. Christ’s specially appointed forerunner was John the Baptist. And the first thing Christ did in His public ministry was get baptized. […]
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