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WASHINGTON – On March 3, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas designated Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS allows foreign nationals to remain and work in the United States during a period in which it is deemed unsafe for th…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace offered the following statement:
“On February 24, the w…
Read MoreReading I Is 58:1-9a
Thus says the Lord GOD:
Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,
lift up your voice like a trumpet blast;
Tell my people their wickedness,
and the house of Jacob their sins.
They seek me day …
Last August, Pope Francis issued an appeal for Lebanon, which is suffering from several political and economic crises.
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, said recently that the Pope &ldquo…
Read MoreOn March 3—the eighth day of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine—Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said he had gathered with Orthodox and other religious leaders in historic St. Sophia Cath…
Read MoreRussia forces shelled historic Dormition (Assumption) Cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
In an impassioned address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decried the bombing and vowed to “restore the cathedral so t…
Read MoreAsking Catholics to pray and fast “in solidarity with Ukraine”—which puts them at odds with authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Russia—the Catholic bishops of Belarus called for “an immediate cessation…
Read More“It is paramount that the world commits to ensure universal access to vaccination while also laying a strong foundation for sufficient healthcare capacity and pharmaceutical production in the developing world,” Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, a…
Read More“Putin thinks he’s the emperor of our times,” said Patriarch Theodoros II, who leads the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. The Patriarch speaks Russian, has met “many times” with the Russian president, and lived for te…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Church in Africa, lead, migrants and refugees, News, South Africa, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis |
Church leaders in Africa are denouncing the treatment of Black people as they flee the violence in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Bishop Paul Tighe, lead, News, Pope Francis, Russia, Social media, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Vatican |
One of the Vatican’s top media experts and leaders in cultural affairs has said social media can play an essential role in helping spread the pope’s message of peace amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Read MoreEarlier this week a Vatican tribunal rejected a series of pre-trial motions by defendants in a landmark financial-misconduct case. Defense lawyers argues that their clients could not receive a fair trial, claiming violations of common due-process stand…
Read MoreThe president of the German bishops’ conference has said “we have to change the Catechism” to allow for sexual activity outside marriage.
In an interview with Bunte magazine, Bishop George Bätzing accepted the reporter’s c…
The Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the canonization of Blessed Titus Brandsma, the Dutch theologian and writer who died at Dachau because of his opposition to Nazi racial policies. His canonization will take place May 15.
A…
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Lent, Living the Faith, News |
Lent is about conforming our lives to Christ. It’s not a nice checklist of how hard I worked or how much I suffered.
The post Purifying My Approach to Lent appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.
Paths to Sainthood In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued the document Sanctorum Mater (Instruction for Conducting Diocesan or Eparchial Inquiries in the Causes of Saints) that denoted the three principal criteria for starting a sainthood cause: martyrdom, heroic virtue, and reputation for holiness. Popes may on their own initiative recognize someone as a saint […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured, News, Prayer & Spirituality |
In today’s fuzzy moral landscape, it is quite unpopular to even speak of sin, never mind condemn it. It’s even more politically incorrect to talk about God taking stern action against sin and those who promote it. But that is exactly what the story of Noah and the flood is all about, as we are […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Putin has unified Ukraine by attacking it and threatening its existence. “A Nation is a soul,” wrote Ernest Renan in…
The post Putin unites Ukraine appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | In the News, News |
Pope Francis will travel to the war-scarred countries of Congo and South Sudan in early July. Justin Welby, Archbishop of…
The post Pope will travel to South Sudan and Congo appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | In the News, News |
President Biden declined to discuss why he supports abortion rights despite Church teaching, “I don’t want to get into a…
The post Biden to EWTN: “I don’t want to . . . debate . . . theology.” appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
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