Novena to the Theotokos of Fatima
Editor’s note: today we offer this Novena to the faithful as part of our efforts to spread Fatima devotion under the Russian Icon of the Theotokos of Fatima (“By Thee Unity”). We will be praying this Novena (shared on social) beginning today for the one year anniversary of the 2021 Consecration of Russia and Ukraine […]
Lent at the Vatican Museums: Art for meditation and prayer
Every Friday during Lent, the Pope’s Museums offer a unique, thematic itinerary, ranging from sarcophagi to the art of Caravaggio and Michelangelo, to meditate on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus. The visit is open to everyone and reaffirms the value of sacred art as a visual Bible, capable of transmitting faith to men and […]
Christians and the Torah
Christians and the Torah By David Neuhaus, SJ March 16, 2023 Edward Feld is a Conservative rabbi, writer, and liturgist who has written on Jewish theology, prayer, and the Hebrew Bible. After publishing a volume on the Psalms, he recently produced The Book of Revolutions, an easy-to-read yet scholarly and deeply spiritual commentary on the […]
Lent is a time to renew the interior and exterior practices of piety
Christians would be guilty of hypocrisy who, though most scrupulously exact in the exterior duty of fasting and abstinence, were to take no pains to amend their lives, and follow the rules of justice, charity, and humility.
Church in Chile Says ‘No to the Violence’ Following Arson Attack by Indigenous Militants
Courtesy photo Fire in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel belonging to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the village of Selva Oscura, Chile, March 13, 2023. The violent episode follows other fires that occurred, the first involving two forestry vehicles in the town of Traiguén and the second in the chapel of Our Lady […]
Venezuela Church co-opts Indigenous peoples for evangelization
Church workers say there is great pastoral vitality in Indigenous communities but there is also need to accompany them in living their baptismal vocation as missionary disciples
Pope highlights role of laity in sharing in the Church’s mission
The Church has not been really founded, and is not yet fully alive, unless there is a laity worthy of the name working along with the hierarchy, Francis says quoting from Vatican II
Catholics in Benin launch “Green Church” program
The Archdiocese of Cotonou takes up Pope Francis’ lead and introduces a new initiative to join “the fight against climate change”
French bishops look to bolster response to Church’s abuse crisis
New proposals for dealing more effectively with Church-related sexual abuse have been sent to the Catholic bishops of France in the run-up to their plenary assembly later this month
Maryland bill to remove civil statute of limitations on abuse called ‘unfair’ to Church, other private groups (Our Sunday Visitor)
Proposed legislation “creates blatant disparity in its treatment of victims, with much lower monetary judgments available to victims of abuse in public institutions than those of abuse in private settings,” the Maryland Catholic Conference said in a statement.