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A common pop-culture assertion is that if there are intelligent extraterrestrials then Christianity is ruined. The idea is that such a discovery would disprove the Bible. Is that true? We asked astro-chemist Karin Oberg to give us her view.
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Philip and James, Apostles, have been celebrated together on this third day in May since the revision of the calendar in 1969. They were originally commemorated on May 1st, the anniversary of the church dedicated to them in Rome, but that day was adopted as Saint Joseph the Worker by Pius XII in 1955, as[…]
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State elections in India have offered a “fresh lease of life” to the country’s multi-party system, according to a leading Catholic commentator.
Read MoreMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. / Aid to the Church in Need.
CNA Staff, May 3, 2021 / 03:35 am (CNA).
The people of Ukraine are expecting a papal visit, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholi…
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How do you solve a problem like Vatican II? While perhaps not as catchy as the classic Sound of Music tune, this question is far more complex than trying to marry off the future Baroness von Trapp. Catholics have been arguing over the council since before it even ended in 1965. While it was intended […]
The seven new invocations are Guardian of the Redeemer, Servant of Christ, Minister of Salvation, Support in Difficulties, Patron of Refugees, Patron of the Afflicted, and Patron of the Poor.
Read MoreMadagascar (map), a nation of 27 million, is 35% Protestant, 24% Catholic, and 39% ethnic religionist.
Read MoreArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, spoke at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Read MoreFounded in 1973, the Chemin Neuf Community is a charismatic, Ignatian Catholic community that received approval from the Archdiocese of Lyon in 1984. It has about 1,000 members in 20 countries.
Read MoreThree of the priests and religious abducted on April 11 were previously released.
Read MoreThe Italian lay association was founded in 1867, and Blessed Pius IX approved its statutes the following year.
Read MoreThe teacher was “terminated the day after she returned from a leave due to a motor vehicle accident. She contends that she was dismissed because of her age, disability, and whistleblowing activities.” She earlier said she was fired after d…
Read MoreBorn in 1970, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk was elected and installed as head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in 2011. The church (website, CNEWA profile) is among the Eastern Catholic churches in full communion with the Holy See.
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A good description of the devil is “one who comes along when I’m very tired and suggests something very reasonable that I know I shouldn’t do.” This came to mind when seeing the responses to the recent Vatican reiteration of the Church’s teaching on homosexual acts. Some dismissed it; some of us were pleasantly surprised. […]
Reading I 1 Cor 15:1-8
I am reminding you, brothers and sisters,
of the Gospel I preached to you,
which you indeed received and in which you also stand.
Through it you are also being saved,
if you hold fast to the word I preached to y…
Each day during the month of May, all the faithful are invited to pray the Rosary for the end to the pandemic, with the Rosary being prayed at a different Marian shrine each day.
Read More“Each of us turns to our mother in times of need and of difficulty,” the Pope said, “During this month we ask our Heavenly Mother to speak to the hearts of all those who have responsibility in Myanmar, so they may find the courage to …
Read MoreThere are four “pivotal points” to the letter, according to its executive summary: the gravity of the evil of abortion, cooperation in moral evil, the meaning of choosing to receive the Holy Eucharist, and the responsibilities of Catholics …
Read MoreIn the remarks that followed his May 2 Regina Caeli address, Pope Francis expressed sorrow over the Meron stampede and paid tribute to Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919), a newly beatified Venezuelan physician and Third Order Fran…
Read MoreOn May 2, Pope Francis devoted his Regina Caeli address to John 15:1-8, the Gospel reading of the Fifth Sunday of Easter. “Let us entrust ourselves to the intercession of the Virgin Mary,” the Pope concluded. “She always remained com…
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