UNICEF: Millions of children in Pakistan need urgent support
Millions of children in Pakistan have no access to safe drinking water following the devastating floods last year. UNICEF sends a warning as “vulnerable children” continue to live in flood-affected areas without basic necessities. Read all
Pope Francis: The Holy Eucharist Can Fill ‘the Wounds and Voids Produced by Sin’…
Jesus’ healing presence in the Eucharist can “fill with tenderness” the voids and wounds produced by sin in individual lives and in society, Pope Francis said on Friday.In a meeting at the Vatican with a pilgrimage group led by the Sister Disciples of Jesus in the Eucharist on Aug. 25, the pope noted that in […]
Pro-life rescuer forgives former colleague who became gov’t witness in DC FACE Act trial
‘My friend Caroline had no idea what was coming. None of us did.’
Church Councils 101, From Nicaea to Vatican II
Cover of ‘Church Councils: 100 Questions and Answers’ by Paul Senz To know well the ecumenical councils is to be deep in history
13th Sunday after Pentecost: We live in the relief, not the burden.
For some weeks we had Pauline readings from the Letters to the Corinthians. We begin this Sunday with pericopes from the Letter to the Galatians. The Epistle reading for this 13th Sunday after Pentecost (or as our ancient Roman forebears would have called it, the 3rd after St. Lawrence, which shows how important the saint […]
Ecuador bishops: A ‘yes’ vote for the environment answers ‘the call of Pope Francis’
The church, while not taking sides in the political contests, went all in on the referendums to stop drilling on oil Block 43 inside the Yasuní and to end mining in the Chocó Andino, a highland biosphere near the capital.
Catholic Movie Club: The hard truths about family and forgiveness in ‘Rachel Getting Married’
In Anna Hathaway’s Kym, we see the hard truth about forgiveness: sometimes we have the most difficulty forgiving ourselves or seeking forgiveness from those who love us most.
Greek Bishop: Pope’s Synod Doesn’t Fit Eastern Model
ATHENS, Greece (ChurchMilitant.com) – A senior prelate in the Greek Catholic Church is trashing the frequently stated claim that Pope Francis’ forthcoming Synod on Synodality conforms to the synodal model followed by the Eastern Churches. Bp. Manuel Lin at his episcopal ordination in 2016 In a commentary published on the Greek Catholic Exarchate website, Bp. Manuel Nin […]
Pro-life rescuer forgives former colleague who became gov’t witness in DC FACE Act trial
‘My friend Caroline had no idea what was coming. None of us did.’Read More
Pope Francis: The Eucharist can fill ‘the wounds and voids produced by sin’
Eucharistic adoration following the pope’s Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020. / Vatican Media/CNA. Vatican City, Aug 25, 2023 / 05:57 am (CNA). Jesus’ healing presence in the Eucharist can “fill with tenderness” the voids and wounds produced by sin in individual lives and in society, Pope Francis said on Friday. In a meeting at […]