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Reading I Acts 13:26-33
When Paul came to Antioch in Pisidia, he said in the synagogue:
“My brothers, children of the family of Abraham,
and those others among you who are God-fearing,
to us this word of salvation has been sent.
The…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches, has issued a brief encyclical for Easter, celebrated by Orthodox Christians this year on May 2.
Read MoreThree clergy are among the dozen people arrested for the attempted murder of Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare, who is recovering in a Kenyan hospital.
Read MorePope Francis has issued a video message for the beatification of José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919), a physician and Third Order Franciscan. The Pontiff named the new blessed the co-patron of the Peace Sciences Study Cycle at the Pontifica…
Read MoreThe US Conference of Catholic Bishops has posted “Arson, Vandalism, and Other Destruction at Catholic Churches in the United States,” which documents month by month the attacks on churches in the US since May 2020.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | coronavirus emergency, COVID-19, Europe, Ireland, News, religious liberty, Republic of Ireland |
Beginning on May 10, the government will allow religious services to resume, with a limit of 50 people in attendance, regardless of the size of the worship space or whether worshippers have been vaccinated.
The post Taoiseach announces plan to allow public worship to resume in Republic of Ireland appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID restrictions, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Lockdowns, News, social distancing |
When the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said April 27 that fully vaccinated people who wear masks can safely attend many indoor events such as worship services, the announcement likely did not catch many Catholics by surprise.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland, Lockdowns, News, Republic of Ireland |
The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, labor movement, Minimum wage, News, President Joe Biden, Workers' rights |
A Catholic labor advocate welcomed President Joe Biden’s executive order to raise the minimum wage paid by federal contractors to $15 an hour.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | 100 days, Abortion, Italy, lead, News, News Analysis, Politics, President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Western Europe |
In America, Catholic reaction to Biden inevitably begins and ends with abortion; in Italy, not only is abortion not prominent, for all intents and purposes it’s invisible.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Books, Church in UK and Ireland, Interviews, lead, News, Northern Ireland, the troubles, Troubles |
A new young adult novel chronicles the story of the generation born after the peace, and the strains that still exists between Northern Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities.
Read MorePope Francis has appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, the residence of President Joe Biden. Bishop-designate William Koenig, a priest of the Rockville Centre, New York diocese, will replace Bishop William Malooly, who is reti…
Read MoreTwo prominent members of the Notre Dame faculty have protested the university’s decision to require Covid vaccination. Bishop Thomas Paprocki (who is an adjunct professor) and Gerard Bradley said that the policy violates “the obligation to …
Read MorePope Francis has altered canon law, to allow cardinals and bishops to face charges before ordinary Vatican tribunals. Previously, canon law had stipulated that a bishop could be tried only by cardinals, in the Court of Cassation. In a motu proprio made…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Last spring, I built a garden for the first time in my backyard. I grew a variety of vegetables: beets, cucumbers, acorn squash, carrots, shallots and, of course, tomatoes. I learned a lot about gardening and gained a greater appreciation for the natural world. And in some small way, I tasted the labors my forebears […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
On the eve of His death, knowing that He was about to depart from His friends, Jesus said to them: “Remain in Me, as I remain in you.” How would that be possible? He begins with a dramatic statement: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine grower.” To the Jewish ears of His apostles, these […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Body of Christ, Communion of saints, encouragement, faithfulness, Featured, friend, friendship, Heaven, Living the Faith, News, Prayer, Purgatory |
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