China: Online Register for “Official” Clergy Against “Fake Religious Personnel”
“Users can access the service only by identifying themselves with their telephone number and so will provide the authorities with another tool to monitor their religious activity.” And at the same time, it provides a means of discrediting the priests of the underground communities who, in good conscience, refuse to register with official bodies controlled […]
Germany: Anyone Who Votes Against the Faith Cannot Be Taken Seriously
An individual “leaving the Church” – i.e., refusing to pay the church tax and its consequences – does not usually deserve a headline. However, recently a case caused a bit of a stir, that of Lukas Färber, from Action 72 Hours of the German Association of Catholic Youth in Münster. Lukas Färber also participated in […]
Haiti: A Country Held Hostage by Armed Gangs
The Security Council, while acknowledging the deteriorating security situation in the country, failed to agree on the formation of such a force. Meanwhile, the Haitian population is left to fend for itself. In the face of the violence and the incompetence of the security forces, Haitians have organized themselves into self-defense groups, thus increasing the […]
France: Death of Bishop Gaillot, the Protester Received by Francis
On katholisches.info of April 13, Giuseppe Nardi comments: “Once again, he echoed the forces hostile to the Church who want to suppress the secrecy of confession under the pretext of ‘fighting against abuse.’” During his carefully publicized career, Msgr. Gaillot spoke out in favor of the recognition of divorce and remarriage, the abolition of priestly […]
Bp. Strickland: Catholics should charitably correct error, even if it comes from Pope Francis
On this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland provides context for a tweet he posted regarding the validity of Francis’ papacy, and maintained that it is the duty of faithful Catholics to correct error for the sake of charity.
Bp. Strickland: Catholics should charitably correct error, even if it comes from Pope Francis
On this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland provides context for a tweet he posted regarding the validity of Francis’ papacy, and maintained that it is the duty of faithful Catholics to correct error for the sake of charity.
On Pentecost, Pope Francis says Holy Spirit can bring harmony to ‘a polarized Church’
Pope Francis presides over Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 28, 2023. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 28, 2023 / 05:15 am (CNA). On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis urged Catholics to invoke the Holy Spirit daily to b… […]
Want better homilies? ‘Preach’ is the podcast for you.
In the inaugural episode of Preach, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., speaks with Greg Chisholm, S.J., about advice he received as a young priest, then Father Chisholm gives his homily for Holy Trinity Sunday.
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8 Things to Know and Share About Pentecost…
The original day of Pentecost saw dramatic events that are important to the life of the Church. But where did the feast of Pentecost come from? How can we understand what happened on it? And what does it mean for us today? Here are eight things to know and share about it. First of all, […]