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Readings for the Optional Memorial of John of Avila, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Reading I Acts 11:19-26
Those who had been scattered by the persecution
that arose because of Stephen
went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,
…
On May 7, Pope Francis addressed participants in the general chapter of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Spanish-language website).
Also known as the Mercedarians, the order was founded in 1218 for the ransoming of Christians who had …
Joined by Justin Welby (Archbishop of Canterbury) and Jim Wallace (Moderator of the Church of Scotland), Pope Francis has issued an Easter message to the leaders of South Sudan.
The message, made public on May 7, precedes a scheduled papal visit…
Read MoreThe International Union of Superiors General have concluded a five-day meeting devoted to “Embracing Vulnerability on the Synodal Journey.”
“I commit myself to live vulnerable synodality through service as a leader, animating it …
Read MoreIn 1980, 96% of weddings in Ireland were Catholic marriages; by 2021, that figure had fallen to 39%.
“It is a reflection of an Ireland that has changed; an Ireland that has many different faiths but also many people who choose not to believe,…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 10, 2022 | Church in the Middle East, Iraq, Isis, lead, martyrdom, News, Nineveh Plains |
After several days of searching, the remains of two Syrian Chaldean martyrs, killed for their faith by the Ottoman Empire, were found last week in a chapel outside of the Christian village of Qaraqosh, in Iraq’s Nineveh Plain.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 10, 2022 | lead, Lebanon, News, Papal health, Papal travel, Pope Francis, South Sudan, Vatican |
Monday’s announcement that Pope Francis’s visit to Lebanon next month has been postponed due to his health has cast down on his other ambitious travel plans this summer.
Read MoreOn May 9, Pope Francis addressed students and faculty of the University of Macerata.
Macerata was the hometown of Father Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the famed Jesuit missionary in China.
Read MoreSister María Agustina Rivas Lopez (1920-1990), who was executed by members of the Maoist Shining Path organization, was beatified on May 7. Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras presided at the ceremony.
“Known as Aguchita, she wa…
Read MoreOn May 9, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, of Luxembourg, the president of COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU), issued a statement entitled “Faithfulness to European Values.”
“The Catholic Church, it…
Read More“Right now, many members of the faithful are gathered around the image of Mary venerated in the Shrine of Pompei, to pray the Supplication that sprang from the heart of Blessed Bartolo Longo,” Pope Francis said on May 8. “Kneeling in…
Read MorePope Francis has issued a chirograph appointing a commission to revise the general regulations of the Roman Curia. The document, dated April 12, was published on May 5.
The purpose of the revision is to bring the regulations into conformity with Pr…
Read MoreThe US Senate is poised to consider legislation that would “impose abortion on demand nationwide at any stage of pregnancy through federal statute” and eliminate “modest and widely supported pro-life laws at every level of government,…
Read MoreConfirming earlier reports, the Lebanese government has announced that a visit by Pope Francis, scheduled for June 12-13, has been postponed because of the Pontiff’s health problems.
The Pope has been suffering from severe knee pain, which has d…
The Archdiocese of St. John’s, Newfoundland, is considering the closure of up to 20 parishes—more than half of all the parishes in the archdiocese—to resolve bankruptcy proceedings brought on by sex-abuse settlements.
The archdiocese…
Posted by bcadmin | May 10, 2022 | In the News, News |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that she and her colleagues plan to vote this week to codify Roe v. Wade, in…
The post Dems vow to “codify” Roe v. Wade appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MoreO virgin mother, daughter of thy Son, humble beyond all creatures and more exalted; predestined turning point of God’s intention;…
The post Saint Bernard’s Prayer to the Virgin appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 10, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Too many Catholic dioceses and too many Catholic educators have caved in to secular standards of teaching and curricula in…
The post Saving Catholic schools appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 10, 2022 | In the News, News |
A new Rasmussen poll shows more Americans (48 percent) want Roe v. Wade overturned than want to keep (45 percent)…
The post New Poll: Plurality want Roe overturned appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 10, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Ecumenical dialogue is now strongly influenced by the situation in Ukraine. Before the war, there was already an Orthodox schism, and…
The post Russian Orthodox isolation escalates appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
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