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Pope Francis reportedly told French bishops that all priests—including those who belong to institutes dedicated to the traditional Latin liturgy—should be required to concelebrate the Chrism Mass with the local bishop.
Archbishop Eric de M…
Pro-life activists who obtained the remains of unborn children aborted at a clinic in Washington, DC, have called for investigation of the abortionist, citing evidence that the babies were born alive and left to die, in violation of the law.
The Progr…
A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of legal challenges to the new Texas law against abortion, in what pro-life advocates called “a substantial pro-life victory.”
The 5th Circuit court ordered a lower court to dismiss lawsuit…
Pope Francis met on April 28 with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. A Vatican statement issued after the meeting indicated that the discussion had centered on Church-state relations, and particularly the role of the Catholic Church in education.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Pilgrimage, Pilgrimages |
Today we started out at 4 AM so we could do the Via Dolorosa, touch the top of Calvary before the crowds arrived. It was a great plan! Enjoy our Mass at the Holy Sepulchre in front of the tomb, and then we went to the Western Wall before having a lunch at the Notre […]
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02:40 – I reverted to the Church and I wanted to share the miracle God did to bring me back!
12:44 – I come from a southern Baptist background. How can I improve my prayer to the saints I have devotions to?
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Posted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Abortion, C. S. Lewis, Ketanji Brown Jackson, News, sex, Sexual Revolution, Supreme Court, The Dispatch |
Some weeks ago, as readers undoubtedly know, Supreme Court and Harvard educated nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, though a woman herself, pleaded a lack of expertise when asked to define the word “woman.” Ridicule resonated […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Archdiocese of Cologne, Cologne Catholics, Germany, News, Synod of Bishops, synodality, U.S. & World News |
Archdiocesan Catholics who responded to a survey preparing for the 2023 worldwide Synod of Bishops on synodality called for some big changes in the church.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Angels Unawares, Cardinal Gregory, Catholic University of America, Featured, News, Timothy Schmalz, U.S. & World News |
A monumental work of art depicting migrants and refugees seeking a home has found its own permanent home at a new plaza at The Catholic University of America.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | American Farm Bureau Federation, Cost of food, Farm Bureau, Featured, Growing season, Higher prices, News, U.S. & World News |
The cost of food in the United States has been going up as of late, but that’s not the biggest problem as this year’s growing season begins.
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12:27 – What are the boundary lines for a Catholic regarding predestination?
21:48 – Is it necessary to be Catholic?
29:22 – I was never taught to deal with sin as a protestant. What’s the best way to appr…
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cristero Rebellion, Diplomatic ties, Mexico, News, U.S. & World News |
Speaking in a conference with Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, the Vatican secretary of state lauded church-state relations in Mexico as exemplary — an acknowledgment of the church’s improved standing in a country where priests were previously persecuted and Catholic rebels took up arms against an anti-clerical government.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | In the News, News |
Bill in the news (Daily Kos): Catholic League President Bill Donohue calls for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to apologize for slandering the Church. READ MORE HERE
Read MoreThe war in Ukraine poses a challenge to absolute pacifism that would condemn any military action, or at least refrain from supporting it.
Read MoreHow the war in Ukraine is exposing problems in the relationship between the Roman Curia, the papacy, and a disrupted international order
Read MoreSpanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, 87, died on April 27 and Mexican Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, 89, passed away on April 20
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | In the News, News |
Bill in the news (Raw Story): Catholic League President Bill Donohue calls for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greeneto apologize for slandering the Church. READ MORE HERE
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | AIF, Archbishop Peña Parra, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Financial Information Authority, News, Rene Brulhart, U.S. & World News, Vatican Secretary of State, Vatican watchdog agency |
The former director of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency told the Vatican court that his office’s minimal involvement in a costly property deal was at the behest of Pope Francis and several top Vatican officials.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Book of Ruth, Featured, News, Older people, St. Peter's Square, U.S. & World News |
If young people recognize all that they have received with gratitude and older people take the initiative of relaunching hope in young people for their future, then nothing can stop the flourishing of God’s blessings among people, Pope Francis said.
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