Pope Francis Will Visit Malta in April, Local Church Confirms
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Paul VI Audience HallWednesday, 9 February 2022 Catechesis on Saint Joseph: 11. Saint Joseph, patron of the good death. Dear brothers and sisters: In our continuing catechesis on Saint Joseph, we now consider him as the patron of a happy death. This traditional devotion was born of the Church’s meditation on Joseph’s own death, comforted by the […]
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Pope Francis prays at the tomb of Pope Pius XII on Nov. 2, 2021. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Feb 10, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
In a video message on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to stay committed to making the world a more just …
Landmark move sees a Coptic Christian judge appointed as head of Muslim-majority Egypt’s highest court
Read MoreExclusive interview with Jean-Marc Sauvé who has just published a 50-page, point-by-point rebuttal of scathing criticisms the Catholic Academy leveled against his commission’s report
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Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 9, 2022. / Vatican Media.
Valletta, Malta, Feb 10, 2022 / 04:34 am (CNA).
The Catholic Archdiocese of Malta confirmed on Thursday that Pope Francis intends to make a two-da…
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Super Bowl Sunday has become an almost religious event, and it reflects the reality that true religion has been replaced in America. What can we do to bring it back?
In early 2021, the Archdiocese of Kansas City (KS) announced that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith asked Archbishop Joseph Naumann to conduct a canonical investigation of a sexual abuse allegation against Bishop John Brungardt of Dodge C…
Read More“I wish to thank all the people and communities who, on 26 January last, joined in prayer for peace in Ukraine,” Pope Francis said in an appeal that followed his February 9 general audience.
“Let us continue to implore the God …
Read MoreJudicial Watch and CatholicVote Civic Action have filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services.
According to the report, the federal agencies have ignored Freedom of Information Act requests…
Read MoreCardinal Seán O’Malley, the president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, issued a statement on Pope Benedict’s apology for, and explanation of, his handling of abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich.
Benedict XV…
Read MoreThe Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development welcomed the Italian parliament’s decision to include environmental protection in the nation’s constitution (Reuters, Euronews coverage).
The parliamentary decision “is in th…
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We have lost in the new liturgy our connection to our past. Many of us need the venerable liturgies, the timeless chants, the changeless gestures, to help us feel the eternal presence of Christ.
WASHINGTON – Rev. Paul Hartmann has been appointed Associate General Secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), where he will serve as administrator of the USCCB’s pastoral offices and a member of the executive staff. Father Hartmann…
Read MoreReadings for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, virgin
Reading I 1 Kgs 11:4-13
When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods,
and his heart was not entirely with the LORD, his God,
as the heart of his father David…
Dying patients need palliative care and not euthanasia or assisted suicide, Pope Francis has said. At his general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, the Pope said that this ethical principle was valid not only for Christians but for everyone. He expressed gratitude for palliative care, which seeks to improve the quality of life
The post Assisted suicide and euthanasia can never be a substitute for good palliative care, says Pope Francis appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 10, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, faith and sports, Human trafficking, modern slavery, News, Prostitution, Super Bowl |
The big game also has brought attention to what has long been portrayed as the dark side of the Super Bowl: the risk of human trafficking.
Read MoreThe brutal murder of an African refugee in Brazil has sparked protests against racism in several cities.
In Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state (map), protestors who denounced the murder gathered in front of a historically black parish. Acc…
Read More“Toward a fundamental theology of priesthood” is the theme of the symposium, organized by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
“Usually when we think of priesthood we think of the priests and bishops…
Read More“We must accompany people towards death, but not provoke death or facilitate any form of suicide,” Pope Francis said on February 9, during his weekly general audience.
“I would point out that the right to care and treatment for all…
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