Day 156: Jesus Casts Out Demons (2022)

As we continue to read about Jesus’ ministry, Fr. Mike focuses today on Jesus’ power to cast out demons and reminds us that there is an ongoing spiritual battle for our souls. Today’s readings are Mark 5-6 and Psalm 21. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that […]

St. Boniface (Bishop and Martyr)

The missionary bishop and martyr St. Boniface (672?-754) has been called the “Apostle to the Germans.” He was born in England and given the name Wynfrith, which he later changed to Boniface. Until about the age of forty, he was a Benedictine monk, devoted primarily to scholarship; then, in 718, Boniface permanently left England and […]

Blinken calls respect for religious freedom ‘vital foreign policy priority’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, respect for religious freedom is “a vital foreign policy priority” in addition to being “one of the deepest held values and a fundamental right.” “We know that when the fundamental right of each person to practice their faith or to choose not to observe a […]

Vatican diplomat who is Massachusetts native named papal nuncio to Hungary

WORCESTER, Massachusetts — Archbishop Michael W. Banach, a native of Massachusetts, will be moving from western Africa to central Europe this summer to start his new post as papal ambassador to Hungary. The current geopolitical situation caused by the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine will be one of the challenges he said he will be […]

Vatican Observatory astronomer awarded for Galileo article

Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury’s Galileo before the Holy Office (1847) / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2022 / 11:00 am (CNA). Chris Ganey, an astronomer and historian of science at the Vatican Observatory, was recently given the 2021 Nelson H. Minnich Prize for his work investigating the nuances of the Galileo affair. The Minnich Prize is […]