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WASHINGTON (CNS) – Speakers at the annual March for Life on Washington’s National Mall on January 21 spoke of a … Read More about Rally speakers confident about abortion law changes but see work ahead
Read MoreMUNICH (CNS) – A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising … Read More about Munich abuse report incriminates retired Pope; Vatican to study document
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KOTTAYAM, India (CNS) – A court has acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal of all charges of raping a nun, saying the … Read More about Court acquits Indian bishop of rape; nun to appeal
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January 16: Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm: 96; 2. 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Gospel: John 2:1-11. After a series of Sunday feasts, we now return to a more ordinary sequence of … Read More about Communion of believers
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis’ music library contains nearly 2000 CDs and 19 vinyl records, according to the Vatican … Read More about Pope’s music library contains nearly 2000 CDs, includes Elvis
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NEW DELHI (CNS) – The Indian government has restored the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of the Missionaries of Charity, … Read More about Indian government reversal: Missionaries of Charity can get foreign funds
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January 9: Baptism of the Lord. Readings: 1. Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Psalm: 29; 2. Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7; Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22. For this Sunday and its feast, the biblical texts have a really distinctive focus. And that helps … Read More about A distinctive focus
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In the wake of a massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, subsequent tsunamis, and now contamination from volcanic ash and saltwater, Pope Francis has appealed for prayers for the people of the region. “My thoughts go to the people of the islands of Tonga, struck in recent days by the eruption … Read More about Pope calls for prayers for people hit by disaster in Tonga
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues spreading rapidly in Italy, the Vatican press office said both Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the substitute for general affairs in the secretariat, have tested positive for the coronavirus. Cardinal Parolin, who turned 67 on January 17, … Read More about Top officials in Vatican Secretariat of State test positive for COVID-19
There is a need to redefine “obedience”, especially in the context of religious life, to put an end to spiritual abuse in the Catholic Church. Speaking at a Zoom event put together on November 29 by an international organisation Voice for Faith, Te Kupenga theologian and lecturer Dr Rocio Figueroa said spiritual abuse is hard to see, because it is … Read More about Redefinition of obedience needed to stop spiritual abuse
The chief executive of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office has suggested that a solution to this country’s declining student achievement in mathematics lies in a balanced approach to teaching the subject. Writing in the December issue of the NZCEO’s Lighting New Fires newsletter, Dr Kevin Shore said that the teaching of mathematics in under … Read More about Balanced approach needed to teach maths
Three Catholic organisations have expressed support at a parliamentary select committee for the establishment of Matariki as a public holiday. The Archdiocese of Wellington Commission for Ecology, Justice and Peace, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand and Challenge 2000 made submissions to the Māori Affairs Committee supporting the Te Pire mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki/Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill. The Catholic organisations recognised the importance of respecting the rights of cultures of indigenous peoples, as emphasised … Read More about Catholic support for Matariki as a public holiday
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