Martyrs of Communism from Romania
Fifty years from now, which of our current political and Church leaders will be remembered and honored by Catholics in the U.S.? Perhaps the Catholics of Romania can help us form an answer to that […]
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Fifty years from now, which of our current political and Church leaders will be remembered and honored by Catholics in the U.S.? Perhaps the Catholics of Romania can help us form an answer to that […]
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Saints Marcellinus and Peter were Roman Christians who suffered martyrdom for their faith at the beginning of the fourth century. Marcellinus was a priest in Rome and Peter was an exorcist. (At one point in the Church’s history, exorcists comprised a minor order in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, ranking below deacons and sub-deacons.) During the intense […]
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Last week, we looked at the sacrament of Confirmation, a sacrament that is often celebrated during the Easter season. Today let’s look at another sacrament that is frequently celebrated this time of year: marriage. Marriage is in trouble everywhe…
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What is at stake in the current situation regarding episcopal appointments by Pope Francis is nothing less than the overthrow…
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The Congregation for Catholic Education has released new instructions on Catholic schools. Among other directives, the instruction calls for schools to “draw up a…
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Pope Francis on Wednesday named Cardinal Blase Cupich as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the…
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In the Christian understanding, suffering is, to borrow the software programmer’s phrase, a feature, not a bug. It is not…
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Read MoreO Love’s living flame, Tenderly you wound My soul’s deepest center! Since you no longer evade me, Will you, please,…
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Late last week, Pope Francis announced that he will create 21 new Cardinals at a consistory in Rome on August…
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ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth. As thou didst send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” (John 17:17-18) Print this entry
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Communion Antiphon, Jn 16:7: I tell you the truth, it is for your good that I go; for if I do not go away, the Paraclete will not come to you, says the Lord, Alleluia. Saints Peter and Marcellinus are two Roman martyrs who suffered under the Diocletian…
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For their religious dissent against a despotic ruler, 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican converts were martyred in the historical kingdom of Buganda (now part of Uganda) between November 1885 and January 1887. June 3 is […]
Read MorePope Francis has sent a telegram of congratulations to Queen Elizabeth II as she celebrates the 70th anniversary of her coronation. The Pope assured the queen of “my prayers that almighty God will bestow upon you, the members of the royal family,…
Read MoreBishop Daniel Fernandez Torres, who was removed from his Puerto Rico diocese in March, has been seeking a meeting with Pope Francis and an explanation for his ouster, the Pillar site reports.
Bishop Fernandez, who was relieved of his post after declin…
The Vatican has announced the formation of a Directorate for Human Resources, as part of the Secretariat for the Economy, to handle personnel matters for all Vatican offices.
Father Juan Guerrero Alves, the prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, …
Bishop Robert Barron has been appointed by Pope Francis to become Bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.
Bishop Barron, who has been serving as an auxiliary in the Los Angeles archdiocese, has gained wide fame as the founder and leader of the Word on …
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“Let’s be clear,” tweeted Senator Tammy Duckworth days after the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, “you are not ‘pro-life’ if you choose to do absolutely nothing to save children from gun […]
Read MoreCardinal Maurice Piat of Port Louis, Mauritius, has denounced the use of torture by the country’s police. Responding to the “appalling violation of fundamental human rights” shown in a widely circulated video, the cardinal demanded th…
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