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“The government, does not belong to you, but belongs to the people,” said Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi. “It is true that we need a government but above all we need solutions to the conflicts and issues that prevent Lebanon from be…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Art & Culture, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
ESPN recently published an article about the Derek Chauvin verdict which graded the manner in which professional sports leagues kept their promises following the death of George Floyd. Specifically, how have they fought against racism and systemic violence of police toward African Americans? Several leagues and many players called out race as the determining factor […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Blaine Amendments, Catholic Church, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, Diocese of Charleston, News, School vouchers, South Carolina |
Private schools and colleges asked a federal judge Monday to strike down the provision in South Carolina’s constitution that bars public money for private and religious schools, saying the 1895 measure is discriminatory.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Cardinal Peter Turkson, Catholic Church, Catholic colleges, Catholic News Service, Catholic Universities, COVID-19 pandemic, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, News, Vatican |
The head of the Vatican’s justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700 graduates of the University of Saint Francis to follow the example of their school’s namesake and the advice of the pope who shares his name.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Catholic parishes, catholic priests, Central America, Church in the Americas, Coronavirus, Costa Rica, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News |
A Catholic priest better known for his outreach to the poor is winning new fans with his catchy public health-focused lyrics set to a popular 1990s salsa tune as Costa Rica experiences its worst moment of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Biden Administration announced that it will increase the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States during the current fiscal year to 62,500. In response to Monday’s announcement, Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville,…
Read MoreReading I Acts 14:19-28
In those days, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium
arrived and won over the crowds.
They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city,
supposing that he was dead.
But when the disciples gathered around him,
he g…
Posted by bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Bishop Joe Vásquez, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, President Joe Biden, Texas-Mexican border, Trump administration, U.S.-Mexico border, US bishops, USCCB |
The Biden administration announced April 30 it would stop paying for construction projects along the southern border between Mexico and the U.S., which were being funded with money originally designated for the military.
Read MoreAmid the Covid surge in India, the Archdiocese of Kolkata (Calcutta) has closed churches until May 17.
Read More“ I plan to formally lift the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass on June 6, the feast of Corpus Christi,” said Bishop Michael Duca. “I want to assure all our Catholic faithful if they are unvaccinated, or if they h…
Read More“ I plan to formally lift the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass on June 6, the feast of Corpus Christi,” said Bishop Michael Duca. “I want to assure all our Catholic faithful if they are unvaccinated, or if they h…
Read MorePope Francis sent a message for the 25th national pilgrimage of the altar servers of Portugal; the servers gathered in Fátima on May 1.
Read MorePope Francis sent a message for the 25th national pilgrimage of the altar servers of Portugal; the servers gathered in Fátima on May 1.
Read MorePope Francis tweeted his remarks on May 3, World Press Freedom Day.
Read MorePope Francis tweeted his remarks on May 3, World Press Freedom Day.
Read More“In the entire country there are just a few dozen who secretly profess Christianity,” according to the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. “In Somaliland (map), a state declared independent, but not reco…
Read MoreOn May 3, Pope Francis raised eight cardinals, including Cardinal Raymond Burke and Cardinal Robert Sarah, from the rank of cardinal deacon to the rank of cardinal priest.
Read MoreOn May 3, Pope Francis raised eight cardinals, including Cardinal Raymond Burke and Cardinal Robert Sarah, from the rank of cardinal deacon to the rank of cardinal priest.
Read MoreThe meeting took place two months after the Pontiff’s historic apostolic journey to Iraq.
Read MoreThe meeting took place two months after the Pontiff’s historic apostolic journey to Iraq.
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