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Russian and Ukrainian scholars are expected to attend a long-planned academic conference in Milan. The three-day conference, “The Mother of God in Slavic Cultures,” is taking place at the Ambrosian Academy.
The conference “now take…
Read MoreThe southwestern Indian state of Karnataka (map), which is 84% Hindu, 13% Muslim, and 2% Christian, recently passed a draconian anti-conversion law.
“Its objective is to scare Christians and members of other communities, to strengthen support…
Read MoreThe October papal prayer intention is “we pray for the Church; ever faithful to, and courageous in preaching the Gospel, may the Church be a community of solidarity, fraternity and welcome, always living in an atmosphere of synodality.”
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Read MoreThe newly approved Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) “involves bishops, priests, women and men religious and the lay faithful from the nine countries of the Amazon region,” said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto, SJ.
“lt is …
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Intellectuals often suffer from a deep vanity, the emptiest of all manifestations of envy or pride. But their intellect often leads them to accept the most stupid of ideas.
Posted by bcadmin | Oct 6, 2022 | Catholic Living, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
The pews are emptying in part because of the almost monopolistic harping about the marginalized.
WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in Texas v. United States, affirming a lower court’s ruling that deemed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to be unlawful. The decision c…
Read MoreReading 1 GAL 3:1-5
O stupid Galatians!Who has bewitched you,before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?I want to learn only this from you:did you receive the Spirit from works of the law,or from faith in wha…
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Sometimes when we read Scripture, we do not even notice the difficult questions it raises. We may be so accustomed to a certain passage that we simply take it for granted, so when we come across it in our personal reading or in the liturgy, we do not think twice about what it is really […]
Posted by bcadmin | Oct 6, 2022 | child protection, Church in Asia, clerical seuxal abuse, East Timor, lead, News, Vatican, Vos Estis Lux Mundi |
Amid allegations against a bishop and Nobel laureate in East Timor for the sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican’s envoy to the country has urged faithful to respect the restrictions imposed by the Holy See.
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After an executive of a local Australian football club was forced to step down due to his traditional Christian beliefs, the Archbishop of Melbourne said he might have to find a new team to support.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 6, 2022 | Brazil, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in the Americas, faith and politics, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News |
Both campaigns are targeting religious voters in Brazil’s presidential runoff.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is a common illness worldwide with about 4 percent of the population, or 280 million people, affected by depression. It causes people to function poorly and can even inspire suicide. Therapists can offer natural remedies, such as medical treatment or encouraging discourse with others. As Frank Moncher, […]
Posted by bcadmin | Oct 6, 2022 | charity, Evangelii Gaudium, Evangelization, Faith, Featured, happiness, holiness, Jesus Christ, joy, Joy of the Gospel, Living the Faith, News, Pope Francis, Surrender & Strength, The Church |
When I give talks around the country or sometimes in correspondence with readers of my books or blog posts on Integrated Catholic Life, I am often asked what I mean when I encourage others to “be joyful” and share the “light of Christ” with others. I …
Read MoreFor the past three days she had been wandering, and following. She followed the people. She followed the events. She…
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Pope Francis’s 2019 Motu proprio on addressing and handling abuse allegations apparently has some invisible appendix explaining that the law…
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has released the list of candidates from who the president and vice president…
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The leading Catholic thinker and biographer of Pope St. John Paul II sets the record straight about the reality of…
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Following demands for an apology and a threat he might “file an official complaint with the Holy Father,” the German…
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently announced a new initiative designed to “reimagine Catholic life in Baltimore City and some nearby…
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