Ministers of Mercy
SUNDAY 7 APRIL 2024: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Divine Mercy Sunday
Mercy, cries of the poor, and public health
Translating our celebration of Divine Mercy into practical action for the poor and needy.
Divine Mercy Sunday: everything you need to know
The Feast of the Divine Mercy, is celebrated on the Sunday after Easter, also called the Sunday of Divine Mercy.
3 years in jail for ‘insults’ against LGBT ideology: Poland’s potential new ‘hate speech’ law
Conservatives have slammed the proposal as an attempt to stifle debate on LGBT issues and silence Christian teachings.Read More
FATHERS! Enlightening article at CWR – Civil Suits by Catholic Priests: A Status Report by Michael Mazza
Reverend and Dear Fathers… Here is a link to an article that was just released late yesterday on the website of The Catholic World Report. Civil Suits by Catholic Priests: A Status Report by Michael Mazza HERE Michael Mazza is … Read More →
Weekly Edition of April 05, 2024
Weekly edition in English (04/05/2024)
+Abbot Notker Wolf, OSB, 84 (KNA)
Abbot Notker Wolf, the abbot primate of the Order of St. Benedict from 2000 to 2016, died on April 2 at the age of 84. From 1977 to 2000, he was archabbot of St. Ottilien Archabbey in Germany. The prelate, who played the flute and the electric guitar, was the author of Aging Starts in […]
Papal prayer for victims of Taiwan earthquake (Vatican Press Office)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, has sent a telegram of condolence in the Pope’s name to the president of Taiwan’s episcopal conference following a major earthquake there. The Pope “prays for the dead, the injured, and all those displaced as well as for the emergency personnel engaged in recovery efforts and […]
Man sets fire to New Jersey parish (ABC 7 News)
A man has been arrested for setting fire to the interior of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Verona, New Jersey. Elliot Bennett, 42, confessed to the crime; he had previously confessed to committing vandalism at the church. “Unfortunately, the church is heavily damaged, and the parish community is heartbroken,” the Archdiocese of Newark […]
Baltimore archdiocese sues insurers over abuse claims coverage (CNA)
The Archdiocese of Baltimore, which filed for bankruptcy last September, has filed suit against 22 insurance companies it has retained since 1956. The archdiocese alleges that the companies “have failed to acknowledge, or will fail to acknowledge” their obligations to “pay for the defense of the archdiocese” and its parishes, as well as their obligation […]