Archbishop Cordileone and the Pelosi Letter (May 28)
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Pope Francis meets a delegation from B’nai B’rith International at the Vatican, May 30, 2022. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, May 30, 2022 / 07:15 am (CNA).
The world is facing an “escalation of evil,” Pope Francis told members of a Jewish servi…
When a man and a woman discern the vocation of marriage, they move from a private promise to each other—I am my beloved’s, and he is mine—to a public engagement.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 30, 2022 | Featured, Fulton J. Sheen, Memorial Day, News, Sophia Excerpts |
Memorial Day provides an opportunity to reflect on faith, patriotism, and the ultimate sacrifice. Much wisdom can be found in Bp. Sheen’s words of encouragement to soldiers in the Second World War, excerpted from his Wartime Prayer Book: The evil in the world must not make me doubt the existence of God. There could be […]
Francis is to hold the 8th consistory of his pontificate at the end of Roman summer, adding a further 16 electors and five elderly prelates to the College of Cardinals
Read MoreIn recent weeks, the Vatican’s official media has carefully chosen how to present images of the increasingly immobilized pope
Read MoreAn independent investigation, authorized by the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention (the United States’ largest Protestant denomination), resulted in a 300-page report showing that leaders of the group repeatedly ignored complaints of …
Read MoreDavid Kertzer, a Brown University professor who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his work on Vatican-Italian relations under Pope Pius XI and Mussolini, has written a new book on Pope Pius XII, Hitler, and Mussolini.
The New York Times quotes bo…
Read MoreLütfullah Göktas, the ambassador of Turkey to the Holy See, met with Pope Francis in a May 28 audience.
“Pope Francis appreciates our President Erdogan’s efforts to reconcile Ukraine and Russia,” the ambassador tweeted a…
Read MoreChoosing to make Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline a cardinal, the pope is showing what he wants the Church to be like in France and the rest of the world
Read MoreNovelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce writes about his relationship with Mary, Mother of Jesus – and Mary’s Meals, the charity that bears her name and feeds 2,279,941 hungry children every school day
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A consistory for the creation of new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Vatican City, May 30, 2022 / 05:15 am (CNA).
The consistory for the creation of cardinals on Aug. 27 is a ceremony that seems to mark t…
The Vatican press office has announced the program of the Pope’s six-day apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
In South Sudan, Pope Francis will be joined by the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury and by t…
Read MorePope Francis said in a video message to the Pontifical Commission for Latin America that synodality does not mean “a more or less democratic, much less a ‘populist’ way, of being a Church.”
Stating that the Church in Latin …
Read MoreCardinal Angelo Sodano, the former Vatican Secretary of State (1991-2006) and Dean of the College of Cardinals (2005-2019), died on May 27 at the age of 94 after contracting Covid.
In a telegram of condolence to the late prelate’s sister, Po…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 30, 2022 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Featured, Joyful Mysteries, News, St. Elizabeth, The Visitation |
The Visitation is one of my favorite mysteries of the rosary to contemplate, especially since becoming a mother. Although they are separated greatly by age, Mary and Elizabeth find themselves facing the same life experience – first time pregnancy. In a time before online groups or social media geared towards connecting new mothers, a woman […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 30, 2022 | Featured, News, personal finances, Stewardship, tithing |
What is your immediate reaction to the word “stewardship?” I hear from too many that stewardship is just a nice, churchy way to ask for money. That kind of makes sense since most Stewardship Sundays have parishioners and the Priest asking us to consider how much we put into the envelopes. But, stewardship is much […]
Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon has suspended Dom Alcuin (Scott) Reid from the exercise of priestly ministry after Reid was ordained to the priesthood without the bishop’s permission.
According to a statement issued by Father Reid…
Read MoreSister Carolyn Keehan, who retired in 2019 as leader of the Catholic Health Association, broke with the USCCB in 2010 and supported passage of President Obama’s signature healthcare legislation.
As she received an award from Catholic Exten…
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