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Reading I Sir 35:1-12
To keep the law is a great oblation,
and he who observes the
commandments sacrifices a peace offering.
In works of charity one offers fine flour,
and when he gives alms he presents his sacrifice of p…
“It is possible that same-sex marriage will be recognized in the Catholic Church,” said Father Otto Gusti Madung, SVD, the rector of Ledalero Catholic School of Philosophy, which is Indonesia’s largest seminary.
Read More“We want to do everything possible so that the Christian communities can continue their presence and their witness in the context of the Middle East, marked in these times also by the factor of Islamist extremism,” said Chaldean Catholic Bi…
Read MoreIndia’s bishops have called for the release of Father Stan Swamy, SJ. The 84-year-old Jesuit was arrested on charges of Maoist terrorism.
Read More“An important fact is the fact that many priests who died of Covid-19 were aged around 40, so they were in their prime,” said Father Suresh Mathew, OFM Cap. “These deaths are the highest form of Christian charity: they died while serv…
Read MoreOn May 23, Pope Francis also appealed for dialogue in Colombia. The South American nation’s government is under pressure to rein in police violence against protestors, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Read MoreBrother Joseph Tinh A Senh heeds God’s call to evangelize among his people in Vietnam
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Massachusetts, Murder, News |
Investigators were preparing to seek an arrest warrant for a defrocked Catholic priest long considered a suspect in the 1972 killing of a western Massachusetts altar boy shortly before his death last week, a prosecutor said Monday.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 pandemic, Diocese of La Crosse, Lockdowns, News, Wisconsin |
A priest in Wisconsin who has been ignoring COVID-19 gathering restrictions at his masses and criticized Democrats for their stance on the virus vaccines says the leader of the Diocese of La Crosse has asked him to resign.
Read MoreMore than 60 American bishops have signed a letter to Archbishop José Gomez, the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), urging him not to go forward with plans for a full discussion of the challenge posed by prominent Catholic…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Asia, Church in India, India, lead, News |
MUMBAI, India – A Catholic archbishop in India is denying that a Vatican-appointed investigation team asked a bishop to submit a DNA test after accusations he fathered two children. A group calling itself the Association of Concerned Catholics (AOCC) wrote a letter on May 15 to Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli —
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | China, Chinese bishops, Chinese Catholics, Church in Asia, lead, News, Pope Francis, provisional agreement, Religious Freedom, Vatican-China |
Days before the week of prayer for Catholics in China began Sunday, several clergy and seminarians in the country were arrested for holding services without the permission of the country’s Communist authorities.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, Bishop Frank Dewane, Church in the US, civil rights, George Floyd, Gloria Purvis, lead, News, Racism |
When Bishop Roy Campbell considers the Church’s role on issues of race in 2021, he looks back at the civil rights marches of the 1960’s when “a lot of people with collars” marched alongside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and others.
Read MoreA Roman “street artist” is suing the Vatican for using her work without permission. Alessia Babrow says that she was shocked to find that a poster she had created—depicting Jesus with a heart superimposed on his chest—had become…
Read MoreThe Vatican has unveiled a 7-year “action platform” to generate environmental action, as suggested by the encyclical Laudato Si’.
Read MoreThe Vatican announced on May 25 that the St. Pius X Preseminary, located inside the Vatican’s territory, will be moving to a new site in September. Although the Vatican announcement gave no reason for the move, the seminary has drawn adverse atte…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
The devil has many names! The Bible gives us many and the saints have their own descriptions! The different names from the Bible and from the saints present the various manners that the devil works in the world and in our lives. What, then, are some of the Biblical names or descriptions of the devil? […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Catholic Life, Featured, Featured Commentary, News |
“Now I suggest such a peasantry of volunteers primarily as a nucleus, but I think it will be a nucleus of attraction. I think it will stand up not only as a rock but as a magnet . . . […]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 25, 2021 | Best of Week, Featured, Mary, News, Orthodoxy, rosary, Scripture, Sophia Excerpts, The Word |
On every bead of the rosary, we say a prayer from Holy Scripture or from Christian tradition. The word is something very rich, alive, even mysterious: a formation of sounds and consonances by which the speaker gives the listener a glimpse into the inner realm of thought. A word comes into existence if the sound […]
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