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The first encounter between Jesus and Peter is presented to us in two different ways. Mark, Matthew, and Luke present Peter working as a fisherman in Galilee when Jesus calls him to become one of his followers. John, on the other hand, tells us that Je…
Read MoreA lay Vatican employee was paid a fee by a Swiss bank for investing Vatican funds there, according to a report in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. Fabrizio Tirabassi, who handled investments for the Secretariat of State, reportedly was paid 0.5% …
Read MoreThe next World Meeting of Families will be arranged to promote “the involvement of diocesan communities all over the world,” Pope Francis announced on July 2.
The 10th World Meeting of Families will take place in June 2022, centered in Rom…
The Pontifical Academy for Life joined with the World Medical Association and the German Medical Association in a July 2 press conference highlighting efforts to overcome “vaccine hesitancy.” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia remarked that vaccine…
Read MorePope Francis met on July 2 with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. A Vatican statement released after the meeting reported that the Pope had recalled with pleasure his visit to Iraq. The conversation also included a discussion of the need …
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Washington D.C., Jul 2, 2021 / 01:01 am (CNA).
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that California violated the First Amendment by requiring charitable organizations operating in the state to disclose the names and addr…
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Fabrizio Tirabassi, investments, lead, London financial scandal, News, News Analysis, Secretariat of State, Vatican finances |
The financial reform of the Vatican launched by Pope emeritus Benedict XVI and accelerated under Francis, while it’s made undeniable headway, remains a work in progress.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Archdiocese of Miami, Catholic Charities, Church in the US, lead, Miami, News, President Joe Biden |
Father Juan Sosa on Wednesday spent time with the relative of a missing family in the collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium in Surfside, Florida. She was in tears. The family was supposed to celebrate one of the children’s birthdays until the collapse last week.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Church in Europe, lead, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Ukraine, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Earlier this week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a private phone call with Pope Francis, during which he pressed for papal trip, appealing to the Catholic Church’s “moral authority.”
Read MoreBishop Douglas Lucia of Syracuse, New York, is asking Pope Francis to repudiate papal documents that supported European countries seeking to colonize other nations. He argues that papal bulls supporting the “Doctrine of Discovery” provided …
Read MorePope Francis concluded a day of prayer for Lebanon by urging the Lebanese people and the international community to come together so that the country can remain “a project of peace.”
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Des Moines, Iowa, Jul 2, 2021 / 00:01 am (CNA).
The Iowa Attorney General’s office has released a 30-page report on sexual abuse by members of the clergy, almost exactly two years after the b…
The Iowa capitol. Credit: Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jul 2, 2021 / 00:01 am (CNA).
The Iowa Attorney General’s office has released a 30-page report on sexual abuse by members of the clergy, almost exactly two years after the b…
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Santiago, Chile, Jul 1, 2021 / 23:01 pm (CNA).
Pro-family organizations in Chile are urging President Sebastián Piñera to veto completely the recently passed “System of Guarantees of Children’s Rights” bill.“Today the children of Chile a…
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | Eucharist, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Saints, Sophia Excerpts |
Have you ever attended a Eucharistic Congress? It is a thing of true beauty to attend the closing Mass and see a great procession of bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians, and altar servers making its way through a gathering of thousands of lay faithful — all for Jesus in the Eucharist. Pier Giorgio made it a […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Consequently, He was only able to cure “a few sick people,” because there was no one else who asked for His help. Jesus knew He was taking His place in the long line of prophets in Israel’s history, each one of which was “not without honor except in his native place and among his own […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | 1 Peter, 1 Timothy, Between the Sundays, citizen, elected officials, Featured, Living the Faith, News, Politics, Prayer, prayer for our country, United States |
“Do I pray for my elected officials, or do I just criticize them?” For our readers in the United States, this weekend will be full of fireworks and grilling. In the midst of this, let us not forget to pray for our elected officials. There w…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2021 | 2021, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christ took away death, Columns, David Warren, death of Princess Diana, Jesus Christ, News, passage of time, Prince Charles, Princess Di and the Madness of Crowds |
David Warren: Significance in life comes not from events or purposes. It’s our moral and aesthetic qualities that make life and works real.
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