– Anastasios These days many people talk about the miraculous crucifix in the church of San Marcello al Corso, so the name of this church has now become quite popular, unfortunately in very sad circumstances. At the beginning of the…
Month: April 2020
HOMILY FOR THE SPECIAL ‘URBI ET ORBI’ BLESSING – Teacher, do you not care if we perish?
– Pope Francis (Vatican News) “When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities;…
FROM HEALTH EMERGENCY TO SOCIAL EMERGENCY
– Aurelio Porfiri I am sure every Catholic will remember mainly two things when this emergency of the coronavirus is over, and both are in relation to the Pope. One is the solitary walk in Via del Corso to visit…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (94)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In fact, abysmal was the disparity of forces between the parties involved in the dispute. On the river, the enemy had 550 boats of various sizes, and on land – assured Father João Cabral –…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com GERMANY RELICS OF ST. CORONA WILL BE DISPLAYED IN GERMAN CATHEDRAL, BUT AFTER PANDEMIC (CNA) A German cathedral will publicly display the relics of St. Corona, an early Christian martyr, once the COVID-19 outbreak has…
PASSION OF CHRIST (3) – Our cross and the others’ cross
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP Jesus tells us today: “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Mt 16:24). In the time of Jesus – Roman times –…
COLÉGIO DIOCESANO DE SÃO JOSÉ 1,2,3,4 – Online Way of the Cross for students at CDSJ
The Colégio Diocesano de São José (CDSJ) 1,2,3,4 recently provided an online/live streaming of the children’s version of the Way of the Cross.
REFLECTION ON THE NCOV CRISIS – An occasion to boost physical and spiritual immunity
– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat The NCOV crisis can lead to positive changes to families and individuals. Globally, governments are giving guidelines and directives on how to combat the virus on a daily basis and boost our body’s immune system. …
HEROIC WITNESSES – Pastors succumb to Covid-19
– Fr Leonard Dollentas As the world is facing an incredibly contagious and dangerous pandemic with global cases rising above 650,000 and more than 30,000 dead (March 27), Italy’s death toll for COVID-19 surged to 10,000. Reports confirmed that among…
FU HONG CLOSES REHABILITATION CENTERS IN EARLY FEBRUARY – Video calls and over the phone support. The new life of those who help
– Marco Carvalho An earthquake that rocked the manner schools and universities teach and changed the way private institutions of social solidarity look after their users. The coronavirus outbreak forced institutions from all quarters of society to reinvent themselves and…