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Posted by bcadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Church in Europe, community of sant'egidio, Elderly, Italy, lead, News |
ROME – One of Pope Francis’s favorite Catholic movements launched an initiative aimed at providing aid to the elderly in Italy, 19 million of whom live either alone or only with their elderly spouse. “Saving Our Elders” is a program by the Community of Sant’Egidio, presented on Tuesday in their […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Last week, on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education proposed revising its regulations implementing Title IX – a law intended to promote women’s equality and opportunity. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, c…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Earlier this week, nearly fifty migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas. Additional migrants were rescued from the truck, including children, and several of the survivors have since died. Bishop Mario…
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Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of …
Readings for the Mass during the Day Readings for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Reading I Acts 3:1-10
Peter and John were going up to the temple area
for the three o’clock hour of prayer.
And a man crippled from bir…
Readings for the VigilReadings for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Reading I Acts 12:1-11
In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them.
He had James, the brother of John, killed by…
A synodal Church must listen to the voice of all the baptized
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, News, pro-life movement, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, The Dispatch |
Prior to June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important civil rights decision was handed down on May 17, 1954. Then, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Court declared racially segregated […]
Read MoreSince the 15th century, it has been customary for the Church to celebrate a jubilee every 25 years; the theme of the 2025 jubilee is “Pilgrims of Hope.”
The Church has also celebrated extraordinary jubilee years, most recently the Extr…
Read More“Alive in Christ: Young, Diverse, Prophetic Voices Journeying Together” was the theme of the conference organized by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
An inclusive language glitch “vexed some attendees,” according to …
Read MoreThe Vatican has finally made public an English translation of Praedicate Evangelium, the apostolic constitution that restructures the offices of the Roman Curia.
The long-awaited document, the product of a 9-year effort to reform the administration of…
122 priests were ordained in France this year, down slightly from 130 in 2020 and 126 in 2021, but higher than the 80 to 100 men who were typically ordained each year between 1985 and 2010.
The highest numbers of ordinations were for the Community…
Read MorePope Francis has issued a new apostolic letter, Desiderio desideravi, calling for “the rediscovery of a theological understanding of the liturgy and its importance in the life of the Church.”
In the new document, released on the feast of S…
Posted by bcadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Artifacts & Biblical History, Biblical Exposition, Jesus/Godhead, Jews & Judaism, News, Pilgrimages |
Jesus was a Jew… This fact may escape the casual reader of the New Testament, but it is crucial to understanding Jesus and the book written about him—the Bible. Unhappily, in 21st century America we are far removed from the land of Israel and the ancient culture and religion of Judaism followed by Jesus and […]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | News, Spiritual Life |
Pope Francis decried violence in Mexico following the June 20 murder of two Jesuits: Father Joaquín Mora, 80, and Father Javier Campos, 79.
“Crime has spread everywhere,” the nation’s bishops said in a statement. ”It …
Read MoreRussian troops launched a missile attack that destroyed a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, a city of 200,000 in central Ukraine. An estimated 1,000 people were inside the mall, and at least 20 were killed.
“We were all appalled by the event of u…
Read MoreThe movie will tell the story of Father Gabriele Amorth, SSP (1925-2016), the late exorcist of the Diocese of Rome, an author, and cofounder of the International Association of Exorcists.
Read MoreOn June 28, the Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism published its 2021 annual report.
“More incidents were recorded that were highly dangerous for the victims, such as cases of extreme violence and…
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