To understand Catholicism, you need to get Italy
While all local churches in the universal communion of faith may be equal, some, clearly, are more equal than others, and Italy is arguably the most equal of all.
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by bcadmin | Dec 27, 2021 | Christmas Eve Mass, family, Italy, lead, News, News Analysis, Seminaries, Turin, Workers' rights | 0 |
While all local churches in the universal communion of faith may be equal, some, clearly, are more equal than others, and Italy is arguably the most equal of all.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 25, 2021 | Archdiocese of Miami, Catholic News Service, Christmas Eve Mass, Florida, Global church, Holy days of obligation, Liturgical calendar, Mass Attendance, New Year, News | 0 |
If you go to Christmas Mass on Saturday, do you still have to go to Sunday Mass the next day? Is Jan. 1, the solemnity of Mary, a holy day of obligation this year?
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 24, 2021 | Christmas, Christmas Eve Mass, Coronavirus, COVID-19, lead, News, Pope Francis, Poverty, Vatican | 0 |
In his homily for Christmas Eve Mass, Pope Francis said the heart of the feast commemorating Jesus’s birth is about poverty and learning to find God in the little things in life, rather than seeking power and success.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 24, 2020 | Christmas, Christmas Eve Mass, Coronavirus, COVID-19, lead, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis inaugurated the Christmas season Thursday, saying in Christmas Eve Mass that the birth of the infant Jesus should not only assure humanity of God’s love for them, but it should also inspire people to care for the poor and needy in their midst.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 5, 2020 | Christmas, Christmas Eve Mass, Church in Europe, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Italy, lead, Lega Nord, News | 0 |
When the Italian government this week issued new rules for the holiday season, among other things imposing a strict curfew making the traditional celebration of midnight Mass on Christmas Eve impossible, it revived debate about the actual time of Christ’s birth.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 30, 2020 | Advent, Archbishop Hebda, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Christmas Eve Mass, Christmas Masses, COVID-19 pandemic, general absolution, Local News, Mass times, News, Pandemic | 0 |
Catholics in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis should keep a close eye on their parish bulletin or website this Advent season. Some parishes may add an earlier Mass on Christmas Eve and may add more Masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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