ROME – Pope Francis during a prayer service New Year’s Eve said the Church’s Christmas season is one of solidarity, a practice that is especially needed as fallout from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to impact individuals and families around the world. Speaking to those gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica for his traditional New Year’s … Lire la suite
BANGKOK — When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their limbs tied. The Myanmar military had stormed Done Taw at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7, he told the AP, with about 50 soldiers hunting people on foot. … Lire la suite
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Dec. 26, made his clerical career in the Anglican Church, but at one point, he is said to have contemplated the Catholic priesthood. Instead, he got married in a Catholic Church. Born Oct. 7, 1931, in Klerksdorp as one of four children of Zachariah, a … Lire la suite
1. Creation points to the Creator With all the false religions out there, it’s easy to become overly cautious at the idea of letting nature leading us to God. But there is always something to learn about a creator from his creation. In fact the Bible tells us that nature sings and worships and points … Lire la suite
#nuntok is the featured hashtag recently brought to light in a new media form when BBC recently visited the Boston House of the Daughters of Saint Paul for an interview. The Daughters of Saint Paul have a tiktok account and many of the individual nuns have their own accounts—not only on tiktok, but also on … Lire la suite
CLEVELAND — Pope Francis has dismissed from the priesthood a Cleveland man who is serving a life sentence in prison for sexually exploiting children. The action against Robert McWilliams, 41, means he will no longer be able to serve in any role as a priest, the Diocese of Cleveland said in a statement Dec. 21. … Lire la suite
ROME – After nearly 40 people were killed in a brutal attack in eastern Myanmar right before Christmas, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon made an appeal to both government and opposition forces to stop the violence and begin pursuing peaceful dialogue. The killing of at least 38 civilians in Mo So village, in Myanmar’s Hpruso, … Lire la suite
BENI, Congo — Authorities in Congo urged churches, restaurants and hotels to step up security Sunday, fearing more violence after a suicide bomber killed five people in eastern Congo in the first attack of its kind. Beni Mayor Narcisse Muteba, a police colonel, warned owners of popular venues in the town of Beni that they … Lire la suite
MIAMI — If you go to Christmas Mass on Saturday, do you still have to go to Sunday Mass the next day? Is Jan. 1, the solemnity of Mary, a holy day of obligation this year? Normally, when there’s a few days’ gap between Christmas Day and the Sunday following, Mass attendance is not that … Lire la suite
Listen to this story: ROME – In his homily for Christmas Eve Mass, Pope Francis said the heart of the feast commemorating Jesus’s birth is about poverty and learning to find God in the little things in life, rather than seeking power and success. In this spirit, he again condemned indifference toward the poor and … Lire la suite
