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Posted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Feature2, Feature3, News, Pope Francis, Young People |
After two years of pandemic, Medjugorje opens its doors again to thousands of young people for the Catholic Youth Festival and the Pope sends them a message.
The post Pope Francis to 50,000 Young People in Medjugorje: “It’s Not Enough to Come Out of Oneself, One must Know to Whom to Go” appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Feature2, Feature3, Local Church, News |
We pray that Congress will meet this generational moment, say the Bishops.
The post Bishops Evidence Sectarian Drift of U.S. Congress appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | News, The Dispatch |
In a July 20th Wall Street Journal op-ed, Theodore B. Olson and his co-author Kenneth B. Mehlman urged that “Congress Should Codify Same-Sex Marriage” in the inaptly named Respect for Marriage Act. No surprises here […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | News, The Dispatch |
In a July 20th Wall Street Journal op-ed, Theodore B. Olson and his co-author Kenneth B. Mehlman urged that “Congress Should Codify Same-Sex Marriage” in the inaptly named Respect for Marriage Act. No surprises here […]
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06:42 – What is the most persuasive argument for the faith?
14:04 – What are blessings and curses?
31:49 – Did Mary disobey Jesus at the Wedding Feast at Cana?
33:36 – Why are the gospels not ordered “Mark, Ma…
A community Carols and Candles event at the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Chicago, Ill., Dec. 16, 2017. / Marc Monaghan via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Denver Newsroom, Aug 4, 2022 / 17:19 pm (CNA).
A prominent Chicago church which…
Questions Covered:
07:56 – Did Pope Francis engage in a Pagan ritual in Canada?
13:16 – What are the limits of invincible ignorance?
32:25 – Does our being a part of the “Mystical Body of Christ” make us biologically related to him an…
A poll worker helps a voter cast their ballot in the Kansas Primary Election at Merriam Christian Church on August 02, 2022 in Merriam, Kansas. / Kyle Rivas/Getty Images.
Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2022 / 16:18 pm (CNA).
The reason a pro-life amen…
Posted by bcadmin | Aug 4, 2022 | Anti-immigrant provisions, Inflation Reduction Act, News, Public Health Safety Act, Title 42, U.S. & World News |
Faith-based groups are voicing worries that lawmakers will extend already existing provisions to further prevent immigrants from entering the U.S. as legislators haggle over what will be included in a historic $260 billion spending bill focused on health care and the environment.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 4, 2022 | baseball, Dodgers, Featured, Legendary broadcaster, News, U.S. & World News, vin scully |
Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, best known for his 67 seasons calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles Aug. 2. He was 94.
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Denver Newsroom, Aug 4, 2022 / 15:12 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray for small businesses during the month of August.
“As a consequence of the pandemic and the wars, the world is facing a grave socio-economic crisis,” the pope said in a video message released Aug. 2. “And among those most affected are small and medium-sized businesses.”
He added that “despite the difficulties, they create jobs, fulfilling their social responsibility.”
Among those hit the hardest, the pope mentions stores, workshops, cleaning businesses, transport businesses, and others “that don’t appear on the world’s richest and most powerful lists.”
The Holy Father applauded the dedication of small businesses to change things from the bottom up through “an immense creative capacity.”
“With courage, with effort, with sacrifice, they invest in life, creating wellbeing, opportunities, and work,” Pope Francis said.
“Let us pray for small and medium-sized businesses, hard hit by the economic and social crisis, so that they may find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities,” he concluded.
The video is part of a series created by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network in collaboration with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
The prayer intention follows prayer requests for the elderly in July and families in June. The July prayer intention coincided with the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly on July 24.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 4, 2022 | Catholic, Mental health, Mental health center, News, Practicing Catholic |
Parishioners in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis were introduced to Kenna and Pat Millea, parishioners of St. Joseph in West St. Paul, when they were featured in a video series in early 2021 called “Synod at Home: Tips and Tools for Growing in Faith” as part of the archdiocesan Synod process. It was designed to help Catholics — as individuals or households — discern a practical plan that helps them live their faith intentionally.
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Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes of Managua, Nicaragua, in a priestly ordination ceremony. / Lázaro Gutiérrez B. / Archdiocese of Managua
Denver Newsroom, Aug 4, 2022 / 14:33 pm (CNA).
On the feast day of St. John Mary Vianney, known as the Holy Curé o…
Posted by bcadmin | Aug 4, 2022 | Affordable Care Act, News, Nursing and physician shortage, political correctness, Transgender ideology, U.S. & World News, woke |
Proposed federal regulatory changes to the Affordable Care Act will mean “woke” political correctness will trump medical and ethical considerations, likely exacerbating a nursing and physician shortage in the U.S.
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 4, 2022 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
American pop star Britney Spears is expressing frustration after reportedly being unable to get married at a Catholic church. But there are four main requirements to have a Catholic church wedding, a priest tells CNA.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Spears reportedly shared a photo Wednesday of another couple’s wedding inside St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, near Los Angeles.
“This is where I originally wanted to get married during COVID!!!! I wanted to go every Sunday,” she wrote, commenting on the church’s beauty. “[T]hey said it was temporarily shut down due to COVID!!!! Then 2 years later when I wanted to get married there they said I had to be catholic and go through TEST!!! Isn’t church supposed to be open to all???”
A church representative later told TMZ that there was no record of Spears requesting to be married there. Her post came after she celebrated her wedding with actor Sam Asghari in June.
In response to Spears’ story, Father Matthew P. Schneider, LC, who teaches theology at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, outlined four main requirements for a wedding to take place in a Catholic church.
Either the bride or groom must be Catholic and free from any impediments, such as marriage to another person. Both the bride and groom must “intend what the Church does,” including recognizing marriage as something permanent, exclusive, and open to life.
They must also plan to raise their children Catholic.
4 main requirements for a wedding to take place in a Catholic church:
1. The man &/or woman is Catholic.
2. Neither has impediments (married to another, etc.).
3. Both intend what the Church does (permanent, exclusive, open to kids, etc.).
4. They plan to raise kids Catholic.— Fr Matthew Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) August 4, 2022
Schneider stressed that the Catholic Church welcomes all, even with these requirements.
“The Catholic Church is open to all, but for many to have a wedding in a Catholic church requires becoming Catholic & agreeing to Catholic teaching,” he tweeted. “Many other religions would be similar: for example, I doubt a synagogue would hold a wedding if neither spouse was Jewish.”
He spoke more specifically with CNA about Spears’ faith.
“It is not clear from public information what Britney Spears’ canonical status is,” he said, referring to her status with the Catholic Church. “She was baptized a Baptist; then in 2021 she stated she was Catholic, but now she says she can’t get married in a Catholic church because she is not Catholic.”
In 2021, Spears announced in a since-deleted Instagram post that she is Catholic and attends Mass. Spears has repeatedly posted prayers, including the Hail Mary, on social media. Her Instagram bio reminds people to “Pray Every Day.”
While Spears was raised Baptist, several of her family members are practicing Catholics, including her mother, Lynne Spears, her sister, Jamie Lynn, and her nieces, Maddie Aldridge and Ivey Joan Watson, CNA previously reported.
“Is she a catechumen, formally received into the Catholic Church, or still a Baptist with some interest in Catholicism?” Schneider asked.
He also referenced Spears’ two previous marriages, adding that, “to be married in a Catholic church, she would need to get annulments on those.”
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