The Church Asks Colombia, Venezuela to Resume Diplomatic Relations to Address Migration
David Ramos/ACI Prensa Migrant child has lunch at the Casa de Paso “Divina Providencia” in Cucuta. According to a World Bank article from November 2021, some 5.6 million people have left Venezuela since 2015, and of these, 1.7 million are in Colombia.
Pope Francis Encourages Hispanic Ministry in North America
Alvaro de Juana/CNA Pope Francis addresses the executive committe of CELAM at the apostolic nunciature in Bogota, Sept. 7, 2017. The Holy Father underlined the importance of ecclesial communion and stated that the synodal process is called to remember the universal call to holiness.
Bishops Lament Threats Facing Christians in Jerusalem
Mazur/cbcew.org.uk via Flickr Members of the Holy Land Coordination meet with young people of Jerusalem at St James the Apostle Beit Hanina parish, May 21, 2022. Six bishops from across Europe visited Jerusalem May 21-26.
Bishops lament threats facing Jerusalem’s Christians
Members of the Holy Land Coordination meet with young people of Jerusalem at St James the Apostle Beit Hanina parish, May 21, 2022. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Denver Newsroom, May 26, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). At the end of … […]
Day 147: Temple Worship (2022)
Fr. Mike reinforces the power of God’s presence in the Temple, and the importance of worshipping God the way he desires to be worshipped. We also begin to hear how Solomon starts disobeying God and setting himself up for idolatry. Today’s readings are 1 Kings 5, 2 Chronicles 7-8, and Psalm 66. For the complete […]
St. Augustine of Canterbury
The sixth-century bishop St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 605) is famous for his missionary work in England. (He is not to be confused with St. Augustine of Hippo, the great Church thinker of the fourth century.) Augustine was the prior or abbot of a monastery in Rome. In 596 the Pope, St. Gregory the Great, […]
Abp. Cordileone answers critics of barring Pelosi from Communion: ‘My purpose is pastoral not political’
‘I would also point out that it’s possible to politicize the Eucharist in reverse, to receive Communion as a means of furthering a political agenda, if one is motivated for that reason, so it cuts both ways.’
Abp. Cordileone answers critics of barring Pelosi from Communion: ‘My purpose is pastoral not political’
‘I would also point out that it’s possible to politicize the Eucharist in reverse, to receive Communion as a means of furthering a political agenda, if one is motivated for that reason, so it cuts both ways.’
Oklahoma City Archbishop Encourages ‘Culture of Life’ After Governor Signs Abortion Ban
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead Governor Kevin Stitt R, Okla., attends a roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC June 18, 2020. The law makes exceptions for abortion to save the life of a pregnant woman as well as for cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement.
Texas Shooting Victim’s Husband Dies of Heart Attack; Archbishop Prays for Catholic Family
Michael M. Santiago Memorials for victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, in City of Uvalde Town Square on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Joe and Irma — reportedly high school sweethearts married for 24 years — leave behind four children: 23-year-old Cristian and three teenagers, Jose, Lyliana, and Alysandra.