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WASHINGTON – Delegations representing the Catholic Church and the Pentecostal Charismatic Movement met September 14-16, 2022, for ecumenical dialogue. The meeting, hosted by Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was attended by representatives of…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace condemned threats made during the current 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly to …
Read MoreOn September 22, Pope Francis received Abdul Karim Paz, a Catholic convert to Islam and one of Argentina’s leading Shiite Muslim figures. The Vatican did not release a statement on the topic of the meeting.
Read MoreFather Joannès Rivoire, OMI, a missionary among the Inuit from the 1960 to 1992, was first accused of sexual abuse in 1991 and left for his native France in 1993. He denies the allegations but has admitted breaking his vow of chastity with an ad…
Read More“The Holy See extends a hand, but it knows that on the other side there is a knife, and the blade is directed toward our hand,” said one person involved in the Holy See’s negotiations with China. “Every time we reach out our han…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino, Assisi, Church in Europe, Economy of Francis, lead, News, Pope Francis, St. Francis of Assisi, Young People |
Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi, who will host Pope Francis this weekend for a gathering of young people discussing the global economy, has hailed the discussion as “prophetic” and in keeping with the vision of the city’s most famous saint.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Holy See diplomacy, lead, News, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Vatican |
Yesterday the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for a conversation described by Russia as “productive” and an opportunity to explain their reasons for the war in Ukraine.
Read MoreCardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2012 to 2017, said recently that the August 28-30 consistory of cardinals, from which Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong was absent, “…
Read MoreIn May, officials of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and the Synod of Bishops held an online listening session with 30 persons with disabilities from 20 countries.
On September 21, participants in the session met with Pope Francis and…
Read MoreBishop Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma of Orlu, in Nigeria’s Imo State (map), denounced a military attack on a market. Orlu is the site of an insurgency that began last year.
“I still maintain the view that human life is sacred and should …
Read MoreAt his September 21 general audience, Pope Francis met briefly with 110 persons associated with the “Tent of Jonathan” organization. They included gay and lesbian Catholics, family members, and pastoral workers.
Father Gianluca Carrega, …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | Apologetics, Biblical Exposition, Catholic Issues, News, Protestant/Other Christians, Theology |
Sola Scriptura and the Canon When non-Catholics are asked to provide biblical support or their belief that the Bible Alone is the sole rule of faith for the believer, they usually cite 2 Timothy 3:16-17 which states that “all scripture is God-breathed and is useful”. However, they somehow miss the fact that the two verses […]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | anxiety, Between the Sundays, Ecclesiastes, Featured, God's Will, Hope, humilty, Living the Faith, News, obedience, Padre Pio, suffering, surrender, trust, worry |
Today we celebrate the feast of Padre Pio, a saint whose story is too big for a single post. The humble friar would probably dislike that today he is mostly known for the sensational aspects of his story. We should not allow the sensational to distract…
Read MoreThe Vatican’s top prosecutor has resigned, midway through the most important criminal trial in Vatican history.
Gian Piero Milano, who has held the office of “Promotor of Justice” since 2013, has stepped down, several weeks before hi…
That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | In the News, News |
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called for an investigation into the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after faculty comments on the…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Scripture and Tradition are bound together, come from the same divine wellspring, and move toward the same goal. Tradition transmits…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | In the News, News |
Continuing her attacks on pro-life groups that offer women an alternative to abortion, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth (“We need to shut…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Two questions must be asked about our responsibility to proclaim the Gospel. Can the Church evangelize if it does not…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 23, 2022 | "How to be a Monarch" by David Warren, 2022, Calculating bureaucrats will rule regardless of election results, Columns, David Warren, Jesus Christ was not elected, News, prefer royalty to democracy, royalty equals tradition, The Catholic Thing |
While in hospital, recently, being “rehabilitated,” I happened to ask a nurse what got her into her profession. I ask…
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