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In the solemnity of All Saints Day we are reminded that we too can become holy. Holiness must be our existential target. In fact, if we miss this goal our lives would be an utter disaster, so much so that our fate may well be perdition. But I am rather certain that no one wants[…]
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03:57 – My girlfriend is non-Catholic and doesn’t understand why she and her family can’t have confession and the Eucharist, and also why I need them if it’s possible for non-Catholics to go to heaven without them.
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Denver Newsroom, Nov 2, 2021 / 17:28 pm (CNA).
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital that declined to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who identifies as a transgender man on t…
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City (Left) and Bishop James Wall of Gallup (Right) pray before the afternoon session of the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019. / Kate Veik/CNA
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 2, 2021 / 17:25 pm (CNA)….
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06:25 – I’ve noticed that during consecration some of the faithful will bow when the priest kneels. Is that okay, and if so, should it be encouraged?
12:42 – Was it ever a custom immediately following Vatican II for the …
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Date Masamune, News, PBS, Samurai, Samurai in the Vatican, Secrets of the Dead, Shoguns, Sotelo, Tsunenaga, TV Reviews, Vatican |
An intriguing but largely forgotten historical incident is skillfully recounted in the documentary “A Samurai in the Vatican.”
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Lima, Peru, Nov 2, 2021 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Promsex, an organization that promotes the decriminalization of abortion in Peru, lost in court in its attempt to silence ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish language news partner, and t…
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Admiration for pope, forgiveness, Joe Biden, News, Pope Francis, U.S. & World News |
Pope Francis “is a man who has a great empathy. He’s a man who understands that part of his Christianity is to reach out and forgive,” U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters in Rome Oct. 31.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Abortion, Catholic Health Association, Catholic hospital in California, euthanasia, Hysterectomy, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, News, Picks, sterilization, Supreme Court, Transgender patient, U.S. & World News |
The Supreme Court Nov. 1 turned down an appeal from a Catholic hospital in California that was sued for refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a transgender patient.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Bishop Scharfenberger, Diocese of Albany, Featured, Fulton v. Philadelphia, New York, New York state's Department of Financial Services, News, religious liberty, Supreme Court, The Supreme Court, U.S. & World News |
The Supreme Court sent a case back to a lower court Nov. 1 asking it to reconsider a ruling against the Diocese of Albany, New York, and other religious groups that challenged the state’s mandate requiring employers to provide abortion coverage in their employee health insurance plans.
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Mexico City, Mexico, Nov 2, 2021 / 15:20 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Franco Coppola, the apostolic nuncio to Mexico, said that to date there are 12 bishops being investigated by the Catholic Church for allegedly covering up cases of …
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Deb Thielen, Featured, Local News, News, prayers, Quilts, Seven Sisters Apostolate |
The Seven Sisters Apostolate is a Twin Cities-based ministry dedicated to strengthening the Church by offering up a Holy Hour every day for a specific priest or bishop. Hence, each small group has seven women — one for every day of the week — and the 10-year-old apostolate now claims more than 2,000 groups spanning 23 countries.
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Vatican City, Nov 2, 2021 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Nestled in Rome just outside the Vatican, a small unassuming museum dedicated to the souls in Purgatory displays simple items such as prayer books and clothing….
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, COP26, COP26 summit, Natural environment, News, U.S. & World News |
Education, a change in lifestyles and a model of development focused “on fraternity and on the covenant between human beings and the natural environment” are urgently needed to slow climate change and care for its victims, Pope Francis said in a message to world leaders at the COP26 summit.
Read MoreThe Church of St. Mary of Prayer and Death in Rome, Italy. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Rome, Italy, Nov 2, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
On one of Rome’s most important Renaissance-era streets lies a historic church dedicated to prayer for the dead, especiall…
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