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Posted by bcadmin | Nov 30, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
A friend from Rome wrote to ask me: “How is the upcoming Synod not an Ecumenical Council?” “If it’s not a disguised Ecumenical Council,” my friend continued, “how does it differ from all the other […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 30, 2021 | Cardinal Wilton Gregory, College of Cardinals, News, Pope Francis, U.S. & World News, Washington |
On Nov. 28, 2020, when Pope Francis elevated 13 new cardinals from around the world — including Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the archbishop of Washington — the pontiff reminded them of the importance of remaining as “a pastor close to your people.”
Read MoreQuestions Covered:
03:19 – I come from a Baptist background. Why don’t Catholics carry Bibles everywhere?
05:28 – I’m unvaccinated and my church is saying not to attend unless you’re vaccinated. Should I obey them?
09:20 – I run a bu…
The process for appointing Catholic bishops remains extremely archaic and overly secretive. It needs to be changed.
Read MoreExclusive interview with Sister Josée Ngalula, the first-ever African woman to be a member of the International Theological Commission
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 29, 2021 | Last Week in the Church, News |
In this episode: Paris archbishop offers resignation over “ambiguous relationship”, US Supreme Court to hear landmark abortion case this week, Pope scolds Italian bishops for slacking on annulment reforms, and Pope to meet with migrants in Cyprus.
Read MoreFrancis centers his message on the ministry, mission and vocation of catechists, thanking them for their enthusiasm for transmitting the faith
Read MoreQuestions Covered:
13:15 – My Protestant friend thinks that Purgatory takes away from the salvific action of Christ on the cross.
19:52 – I have friends who are outspoken pagans, but I befriend them with the intention of evangelizing witho…
Red paint is splashed on the cathedral of Santa Cruz de la Sierra – Members of Mujeres Creando. / Graciela Arandia de Hidalgo – Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Nov 29, 2021 / 15:42 pm (CNA).
The Archdio…
Red paint is splashed on the cathedral of Santa Cruz de la Sierra – Members of Mujeres Creando. / Graciela Arandia de Hidalgo – Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Nov 29, 2021 / 15:42 pm (CNA).
The Archdio…
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 29, 2021 | crucifix, Italy, News, The Dispatch |
The crucifix has long been a central and most venerated Christian symbol, expressing a variety of beliefs and truths about the life, death, and Passion of Jesus Christ. Considering that it represents the torment and […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 29, 2021 | Affair with a woman, Archbishop Michel Aupetit, Le Point, News, Paris, U.S. & World News |
Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris has offered to step down to avoid “becoming a source of divisions,” after an article in the Le Point weekly claimed he mismanaged his archdiocese and had an affair with a woman while he was vicar general.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 29, 2021 | Catholic University of America, George Floyd, Mary holding Jesus, Michelangelo's Pietà, News, Stolen icon, U.S. & World News |
The president of The Catholic University of America said the institution’s law school has replaced an icon of Mary holding Jesus that was stolen after some complained the image of Christ resembled George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020.
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Clerical sexual abuse survivor Phil Saviano at the premiere of "Spotlight" in 2015. / Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 29, 2021 / 14:48 pm (CNA).
Phil Saviano, a survivor of clerical sexual abuse whose story was featured in…
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 29, 2021 | Bishop Cozzens, Concern for my soul, Featured, Gina Barthel, News, Safe Environment, victim/survivors, Vos Estis Lux Mundi |
Gina Barthel received a response the same day she emailed Bishop Andrew Cozzens, explaining she was a victim of sexual abuse by a priest in New York and asking if he would be willing to meet with her.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 29, 2021 | Anthony Blinken, Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria, Christian persecution, Islamic extremists, News, Nigeria, Terrorism, The Dispatch |
After the U.S. State Department released a list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) – a designation reserved for countries whose governments either engage in or tolerate violations to freedom of religion – in mid-November, […]
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