England diocese urges support for Government move to lift cap on Catholic schools
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A decision to lift the faith-based admissions cap on new free schools in England has been welcomed by the Diocese of East Anglia. The diocese says the decision paves the way for Catholic free schools to open, having previously been excluded under the 50 percent cap or “rule” which could have […]
Nigerian Church cautions against dangers of Artificial Intelligence
People should be conscious of the dangers “both economic wise leading to unemployment and the moral issues” connected to Artificial Intelligence, or AI, according to Catholic leaders in Nigeria. Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye of Ekiti on Sunday told leaders in the country to avoid legislation that would give AI the power to hurt the welfare […]
Prize-winning Uganda center pursues justice in spirit of Pope John Paul II
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A Ugandan coalition of religious orders dedicated to serving populations scarred by decades of conflict, poverty and disease has received the inaugural award bestowed by a Rome-based foundation dedicated to the memory of St. John Paul II. The John Paul II Justice and Peace Center in Kampala, Uganda, was founded in 2006 […]
Israel protests talk of Gaza ‘genocide,’ ‘ethnic cleansing’ at Vatican event
ROME – In the latest episode of tension between Israel and the Vatican over the conflict in Gaza, Israel’s Embassy to the Holy See issued a protest May 11 after a Yemeni Nobel Prize winner had accused Israel of “genocide” in remarks at a papal event the night before. Tawakkol Karman, a Yemeni journalist who […]
Vatican Museums under fire from workers, local residents
ROME – Nearly 50 employees of the Vatican Museums have initiated a labor dispute with the Holy See over what they allege are poor, unfair and unsafe working conditions, which could result in a class action lawsuit against Pope Francis’s administration. First reported by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the complaint has been lodged by […]
In praise of Notre Dame’s restoration over renovation
In my previous life, when I was single and fancied myself a world traveler, the Cathedral of Notre Dame was one of the first items I ever crossed off my bucket list. It did not disappoint. Having experienced it in person, climbing its stairs to share the view with a gargoyle or two, made what […]
New learning program quickly getting results for LA Catholic students
At the start of the school year last fall, the group of kids who’d transferred from nearby public elementary schools to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church School in Oxnard were still learning English, and couldn’t read or identify certain letter sounds. But a few months later, something had changed. After 90 days of personalized instruction, […]
Jesus’ Eucharistic Charity Part I
Here begins the second virtue of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist: charity. St. Peter Julian Eymard, “the Apostle of the Eucharist,” relates the following concerning this most essential virtue: His eyes express neither anger nor indignation; the look in them is one of respect for His superiors, of love for His mother and Saint Joseph […]
St. Jacinta and Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three young shepherd children six times in the year 1917, from May 13th up to the great miracle of the sun on October 13th. These three shepherd children were brother and sister, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, and their older cousin, Lucia de los Santos. In every one of the six apparitions, […]
Fulton Sheen on Our Lady of Fatima, the Atom and Islam
Our Lady of Fatima (l) and the book cover of ‘The World’s First Love’ The May 13 anniversary is a good time to look at some insights Archbishop Fulton Sheen had about Our Lady of Fatima.