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1968 was a turbulent year in America. The Vietnam War was in full swing; Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert …
The 22 slain missionaries include 13 priests, a religious brother, 2 religious sisters, and six lay missionaries, according to Fides, the news agency of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization Peoples. Their stories are told in this Wo…
Read MoreOver 100 clergy of the Patriarchate of Alexandria (CNEWA profile), who minister in eight African nations, have left their Patriarchate for the Moscow Patriarchate. Both patriarchates are among the 15 autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches.
The Mosc…
Read MoreEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches, is recovering in an Istanbul hospital from Covid. According to a Greek-American newspaper, “everything goes well, the Patriarch is in good spirits, he wor…
Read MoreChinese bishops met with leading Hong Kong clerics on October 31, in what Reuters described as “Beijing’s most assertive move yet in its attempts to influence Hong Kong’s diocese.”
“The pressure is building on us in Ho…
Read MoreThe Southeast European nation of 600,000 (map) is 80% Christian (71% Eastern Orthodox) and 17% Muslim.
Read MoreIn Poland, the Friday abstinence from meat is still in force throughout the year. In three-quarters of the nation’s dioceses, bishops have dispensed the faithful from the obligation on December 31, according to the report.
Read MoreFather Robert McWilliams, 41, was sentenced to life in prison for sexually exploiting boys in Confession and collecting a large cache of child pornography. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland in 2017.
Read MoreEarlier this month, the Israeli government angrily rejected a statement by the nation’s Christian leaders protesting against violence by Jewish extremist groups.
“In a state committed to the historic rights of the various religious comm…
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Read MoreSt Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to trust in God’s plan, Pope Francis said. During his weekly public audience, the pope spoke about the contrast between St. Joseph, who acted with courage in the face of hardship and
The post Look to St Joseph as a model of true courage, says Pope appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreAt the conclusion of his December 29 general audience, Pope Francis prayed that the year 2022 would bring the end of the pandemic.
The prayer was not included in the Vatican’s English translation of his remarks.
“Through the interce…
Read MoreSister Ann Rose Nu Tawng “became a symbol of Myanmar’s protests following the military takeover when she knelt in front of police to save protesters taking shelter in her church,” BBC reported.
“The photo of her with her arms…
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Prelates like Cardinal Cupich may have the power to do whatever they want, but they don’t have the authority to do so.
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While Hallmark movies might be unrealistic and simplistic, they can tap into real deep longings.
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 30, 2021 | Church in the Americas, Latin America, lead, migrants and refugees, News, Nicaragua, synodality, Venezuela |
Taking a close look at the last 12 months for the Catholic Church in Latin America, and one cannot help but feel like it has been a continent on a constant loop, repeating what has happened in the past.
Read MoreReading I 1 Jn 2:12-17
I am writing to you, children,
because your sins have been forgiven for his name’s sake.
I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because yo…
A federal bankruptcy court has ordered the Buffalo diocese to engage in mediation talks with creditors and insurers, in a bid to resolve the case that began when the diocese filed for bankruptcy protection early in 2020.
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