Praying for Our Country with John Carroll
John Carroll (1735–1815) was the first Catholic bishop, not just in , but of the United States, for during the first eighteen years of his episcopate, his Diocese of Baltimore encompassed the entire country. Carroll was also, arguably, the greatest of American bishops, in that he created a stable structure for the Catholic Church in […]
A Light in the Dark
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Pope begins series of general audiences on virtues, vices (CWN)
At his December 27 general audience, held in Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Francis announced the beginning of a series of Wednesday general audiences devoted to the virtues and vices.
Nigeria: Over 140 people killed in Christmas Eve attacks on remote villages
Armed groups kill scores of villagers in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state in the long-running conflict between nomadic herders and farmers. Read all
Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, December 27, 2023
The self-loathing ivory tower – “Age-old antisemitism is a very real but subordinate phenomenon. What comes first is Western self-loathing, the obscene conviction that the Western world, and it alone, is the source of colonialism, […]
Praying for our country with John Carroll
John Carroll (1735-1815) was the first Catholic bishop, not just in, but of the United States, for during the first 18 years of his episcopate, his Diocese of Baltimore encompassed the entire country. Carroll was […]
HOLD Saturday — Which year-end assessment can we trust?
What is there to celebrate as the year 2023 ends, wonders Maryse Quashie, a lecturer in educational science in Togo.
HOLD — Russia: Repression intensifies against anti-Putin intellectuals
Boris Akunin, a famous contemporary Russian writer known for “The Adventures of Erast Fandorin” and other bestsellers, is being pursued following his criticisms of the Kremlin and the offensive in Ukraine
Pope at Audience : Keep watch over the heart, recognize and reject evil
Beginning a new series of catecheses on the virtues and the vices opposed to them, Pope Francis at his weekly General Audience explained how the Scriptures and the masters of the spiritual life urge us to recognize and reject evil at its root and the importance of safeguarding the heart. Read all
Pope prays for victims of war
At the end of his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis prays for those suffering from violence in Palestine, Israel and Ukraine, and asks for prayers for an end to war. Read all