Holy Family Sunday: God’s plan for marriage and family life…
Here is God’s basic teaching on family and marriage and its structure: a father in honor over his children in a fruitful, stable and lasting relationship with his wife, who is supportive of her husband and his authority. He supports, loves and encourages his wife and confirms her authority over the children. The children honor […]
Christmas’ message of joy is anchored in the biblical story of the Nativity…
That Christmas involves a message of “joy” is anchored in the biblical story of the Nativity itself. The angel who appears to the shepherd in the field on the night of Jesus’ birth announces: “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the […]
Pope Francis Encourages Married Couples to Rely on Christ in Letter for Feast of the Holy Family…
On the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis encouraged married couples to rely on the strength of Christ and his graces as they weather the storms of life together. In a letter to spouses Dec. 26, Pope Francis wrote that “marriage, as a vocation, calls you to steer a tiny boat — wave-tossed yet […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90
JOHANNESBURG — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral […]
Pope Francis ‘saddened’ by death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
JOHANNESBURG — Reactions to the death on Sunday of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu: “His Holiness Pope Francis was saddened to learn of the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and he offers heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Mindful of his service to the Gospel through […]
Suicide bomber attacks restaurant in eastern Congo on Christmas Day, killing 5
BENI, Congo — Authorities in Congo urged churches, restaurants and hotels to step up security Sunday, fearing more violence after a suicide bomber killed five people in eastern Congo in the first attack of its kind. Beni Mayor Narcisse Muteba, a police colonel, warned owners of popular venues in the town of Beni that they […]
Pope Francis: Pray for Peace in the Family
National Catholic Register Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 26. The Holy Father encouraged the faithful to look to the Holy Family, who also faced unexpected problems, difficulties and suffering.
Pope Francis Sends Condolences Upon Death of Desmond Tutu
wesselspj Archbishop Desmond Tutu is shown in 2011. Tutu, who fought for an end to racial segregation in his native South Africa, died Dec. 26 at the age of 90.
Pope Francis Encourages Married Couples to Rely on Christ in Letter for Feast of the Holy Family
National Catholic Register Pope Francis greets a couple during a meeting with members of the Retrouvaille marriage ministry on Nov. 6. “Christ ‘dwells’ in your marriage,” the Holy Father wrote to spouses, underscoring how children need to see a strong and reliable love between their parents.
Desmond Tutu, known for commitment to justice, peace, dies at age 90
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s compassion and sense of humor, as well as his commitment to justice and processes of peace, were among the many reasons he was an icon, said Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg. The retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town — who in 1984 won the Nobel […]