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"ALIVE: Who is there?" is a new documentary about personal encounters with the Eucharist. / Hakuna Films/Bosco Films
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 25, 2022 / 13:43 pm (CNA).
The creators of a new documentary on the Eucharist got a sp…
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Catholic Faith, News |
Vatican City, Apr 25, 2022 / 13:28 pm (CNA).
While meeting with members of the Trinitarian order on Monday, Pope Francis referred to his knee ailment, which kept him from standing to greet all of them.
“After the photo I will greet you, but excuse me, I have to do it sitting, not on foot, because of the knee … It is that malady that was once called ‘nun’s pain’, because it was the time in which the nuns prayed, and for so much praying on their knees they got sick! This will heal, but in the meantime we have to do things right,” he said April 25 in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall to participants in the International Trinitarian Solidarity Conference.
The Trinitarians are a mendicant order founded in the 12th century by St. John of Matha to ransom Christian captives.
Francis, 85, has been suffering from pain in his right knee, causing him to take smaller roles in some liturgies and to remain seated more often.
His agenda was cleared April 22 for medical checkups, and he preached at, but did not preside over, Mass for the Octave Day of Easter on April 24.
The pope’s movements have been visibly more limited since the start of the year.
At the general audience on Jan. 26, he said the reason he was unable to greet pilgrims as usual was because of a temporary “problem with my right leg,” an inflamed knee ligament.
With a smile, he added: “They say this only comes to old people, and I don’t know why it has come to me, but … I don’t know.”
On Good Friday, Pope Francis did not prostrate himself before the cross.
The pope also opted to not celebrate the Easter Vigil Mass, though he attended, delivered the homily, and performed several baptism.
And on Easter Sunday, he had to sit down part way through his delivery of the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing.
Pope Francis has also received more assistance walking and going up and down stairs in recent weeks.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | confession, Hatred, international relations, Jesus Christ, Love, News, Pascal, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dispatch |
Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor and pray for our enemies. Friend and enemy alike usually cluster in families, neighborhoods, and communities. The difficulty in modern America is that we seldom know our neighbors, […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | International, News |
The capsizing of a small boat overloaded with passengers trying to illegally leave Lebanon is “the biggest proof of the terrible crisis” that the country is enduring as it continues to sink economically, said Carmelite Father Michel Abboud, president o…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | News, Synod Watch |
Editor’s Note: In light of recent catechesis-related developments in Church news, we are publishing the remainder of this three-part series. Find Part I here. NB: For those seeking reliable Catholic catechisms, the Tradivox series is recommended. Calling for a change to Church […]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Mexico, Church in the Americas, immigrants and refugees, Mexico, News, Texas-Mexican border, U.S.-Mexico border |
Pastor-run migrant shelters in Mexico have partnered with educators to help educate children.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, immigrants and refugees, News, Pontifical Mission Societies, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis |
For Msgr. Kieran Harrington, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, the timing of his visit to Ukraine — Holy Week according to the Julian calendar — was intentional.
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Pope Francis meets with the Sri Lankan community in Italy in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 25, 2022. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Apr 25, 2022 / 09:58 am (CNA).
Pope Francis urged the Sri Lankan authorities on Monday to clarify who was responsi…
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Committee on Migration, immigrants and refugees, News, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, US bishops, USCCB |
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has voiced support for the Biden administration’s “Uniting for Ukraine” initiative to welcome Ukrainian refugees coming to the United States.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Missionaries of Mercy, News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
Those who are called to be missionaries of mercy are entrusted with the important task of being the face and the voice of God’s love to those in need, Pope Francis said.
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Those who underestimate the efficacy of sound do so at their own peril. Filmmaking students are quickly introduced to this maxim: “What the ear hears is more important than what the eye sees.” This may come as a surprise. After all, isn’t a video primarily about what people see? But the truth remains: a pristine […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Caritas, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, migrants and refugees, News, Poland, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis |
In a cavernous warehouse on the edge of Lublin, Piotr Piskorski sees too much empty space, especially near the pallets of baby formula, canned soups and vegetables and individual servings of instant noodles.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 25, 2022 | Associated Press, California, Catholic colleges, Catholic Universities, Church in the US, News |
Marymount California University, a half-century-old private Catholic institution, will close this summer, its board of trustees announced.
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