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The Diocese of Harrisburg has placed its no. 2 official, Father David Danneker, on leave because of “allegations of adult misconduct” that “center around a relationship between Rev. Danneker and an adult female. A formal investigation…
Read MoreThe New England First Amendment Coalition has expelled the vice president of its board, veteran Vermont journalist Mike Donoghue, because he serves on the Diocese of Burlington’s File Review Committee.The president of the Vermont Press Associati…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Christopher M. Bellitto, Faith, Love your neighbor, Martha and Mary, News, Sacred Scripture |
by Christopher M. Bellitto The story of Martha and Mary is one of the most famous episodes in Christian Scripture. It resonates with every family and circle of friends. There is often the Martha who organizes, who fixes, and who does the heavy emotiona…
Read MoreWhy is studying the Bible in college so often injurious to faith? Is it because scientific investigation of the Bible has the power to debunk it? Or could there be something wrong with the way modern scholarship engages with the Word of God? Scott Hahn…
Read More“A Colorado law forces web designer Lorie Smith and her studio, 303 Creative, to design and publish websites promoting messages that violate her religious beliefs,” stated her legal counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom. “The law at is…
Read MoreSt. Simon’s, Partick, in Glasgow, Scotland. / Lirazelf via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Glasgow, Scotland, Jul 28, 2021 / 04:05 am (CNA).
More than 30 firefighters tackled a devastating fire at a Catholic church in Glasgow, Scotland, in the early h…
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Church, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
As a sex abuse victims’ advocate and a former Catholic seminary instructor and formator, I am led to question the validity of arguments put forward by Rev. James Martin, SJ, Steven P. Millies, and others in defense of Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill. For example, in response to Burrill’s resignation as the now-former General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic […]
Wielding a bottle as a weapon, a man attacked Father Jamie McMorrin, assistant priest at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, while the priest was praying in a pew. The priest “managed to fend him off with a chair before the attacker ran out…
Read MoreOn July 10, members of the group New York City for Abortion Rights gathered outside St. Paul’s Church “before the morning Mass and chanted throughout the Mass,” according to the report. “Some of their chants outside the church i…
Read MoreThe directive by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, “to make abortion services available in Northern Ireland by 21 March 2022, is gravely disquieting,” Northern Ireland’s bishops said in a statement. “W…
Read MorePope Francis addressed his message to participants in “Mutirão de Comunicação,” an annual meeting organized by the Brazilian bishops’ conference for Catholics involved in the media.
Read MoreThe “Fair and Equal Michigan: ballot initiative “would likely label as ‘discriminatory’ or ‘hate speech’ religious teaching that differentiates between the two genders, exclude faith-based organizations from providin…
Read MoreThe long-awaited trial of ten defendants, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, on financial-misconduct charges, opened on July 27.“Of the 10 people on trial, the only defendants present for the opening day were Cardinal Becciu, former prefect of th…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Featured, News, Politics, Weekly Headlines |
The ability to immigrate is increasingly seen as a human right. There is a growing belief that nations should not restrict the migration of people across borders but should embrace or even facilitate this movement, regardless of the costs or benefits. This belief is not, nor has it ever been, held by most Americans. But […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Asia - Pacific, News |
Hong Kong’s Bishop-elect Stephen Chow, S.J. / Society of Jesus, Chinese Province
Rome Newsroom, Jul 28, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
Hong Kong’s bishop-elect Stephen Chow has said that he wants to bring unity to his divided diocese when he assumes lea…
Pope Francis unifies the Roman Rite
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