Laudato Si’ Action Platform set to integrate encyclical into church life
The Vatican’s seven-year plan to widen the reach of Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on the environment is just what the church needs in a time of global climate change in the mind of Father Emmet Farrell, a retired priest living in San Diego. “The church is very serious about what we need to do to […]
Pope Francis: ‘The Church is not a political organization that has left and right wings’
Pope Francis meets with Vatican journalists on Nov. 13, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA Vatican City, Nov 13, 2021 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis told Vatican journalists on Saturday to remember that the Catholic Church is not a political organization or a multinational company, but that “the Church exists to bring the word of Jesus […]
Madison decries harsh mischaracterization of COVID-19 vaccine clinic decision
null / Ira Lichi/Shutterstock. Denver Newsroom, Nov 13, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Madison says media have misrepresented its decision to not host onsite COVID-19 vaccination clinics at parishes and other diocesan entities. “Despite how it is being characterized in some news reports and social media posts, the decision for parishes and […]
“I Left Everything Behind”: Catholic Survivalist Tells Story of Life in the Wilderness
Have you ever attempted to survive in the wilderness? On this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam Guzman and John Heinen discuss The post “I Left Everything Behind”: Catholic Survivalist Tells Story of Life in the Wilderness appeared first on .
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Former Congressman Dan Lipinski: we must be “Catholic first”
Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski. Denver Newsroom, Nov 13, 2021 / 10:41 am (CNA). Former Congressman Dan Lipinski has urged faithful to be “Catholics first” in the public square, putting their faith above an excessive loyalty to party, personal comfort, or fear. In an address at the University of Notre Dame’s de Nicola Fall Conference on […]
Ready for the big bishops’ meeting? Here are 8 things you need to know
The 2019 USCCB fall general assembly / Catholic News Agency Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 13, 2021 / 00:00 am (CNA). When the U.S. Catholic bishops gather in Baltimore Nov. 15-18 for their annual fall meeting, it will be their first in-person … […]
Itinerary released for Pope’s journey to Cyprus and Greece
The Holy See Press Office releases the programme of the Pope’s journey to Cyprus and Greece scheduled from 2 to 6 December.
The European Union and Poland are engaged in a fight that every Catholic should be concerned about…
Apart from the ongoing high-profile argument over the supremacy of EU law, there is another, ultimately more important, fight between the EU and Poland that any Catholic should be concerned about. This is the anti-Poland resolution, passed 319-214 on Thursday by the European Parliament in connection with the Polish approach to abortion law. It shows […]
A proper Christmas pudding requires preparation weeks in advance. That’s where the tradition of Stir Up Sunday came from…..
When Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol praises his wife’s pudding as the greatest success achieved by Mrs. Cratchit since their marriage, he might have included Charles Dickens in his praise. In his description of the pudding’s passage from laundry-copper to the Cratchit’s Christmas feast…