Interior of the Novoslobodskaya subway station in Moscow. Photo by adorerussia.com. – Vittorio Messori Can Comrade Stalin come to mind by participating in a Mass? It happened to me: in a church of “architecture” (the name of this illustrious art…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JEAN-PIERRE CHARBONNIER MEP (1) – Christianity in China
– Aurelio Porfiri One of the reference books for those who want to know about the evolutions and involutions of Christianity in China is Christians in China, by Father Jean-Pierre Charbonnier MEP, also available in English from Ignatius Press. An…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (78) – Aparecida, Brazil
Brazil is the largest Roman Catholic country in the world. In October of 1717, Dom Pedro de Almedida, Count of Assumar, was on his way to the state of Minas Gerais from Sao Paulo. He would have to pass by…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NORTHERN IRELAND HIT WITH SECTARIAN GRAFFITI (CNA/EWTN News) A Catholic church in Northern Ireland was vandalized Tuesday morning with sectarian graffiti, upsetting parishioners and local leaders. “We never had a problem…
EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA – Caritas working to help survivors, rebuild the country
– Francesca Merlo (Vatican News) After having been struck by two earthquakes in the past week, the situation in Indonesia – more specifically on the islands of Lombok and Bali – is drastic. With the death toll continuously rising, along…
FEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE’S CHURCH – Mass and confirmations cap celebration
– Pedro Daniel Oliveira On Sunday, August 12, the Macau Diocese celebrates the “Parish Day of Saint Lawrence’s Church”, with a solemn Mass presided over by Msgr Stephen Lee Bun-sang, during which 7 parishioners will receive the sacraments of confirmation.
HUMANAE VITAE: 50 YEARS LATER – Still about Love
Eduardo Rodriguez Calsado (Catholic News Agency) July 25 marks the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on married love and procreation, Humanae Vitae (On Human Life) which reaffirmed the Church’s teaching on the regulation of births. It was the…
ON PILGRIMAGE (5) – Our Lady of Lourdes
– Sr Margaret Fung On the 6th day of our pilgrimage, we are going…
FORGING UNITY THROUGH DANCE – Teacher And Director Nicole Azevedo
– Pedro Daniel Oliveira Nicole Azevedo Barros is director and teacher of Nicole Dance School, which works with children and adults in different ways. The group from Cape Verde took part in the International Youth Dance Festival. Speaking to O…
SAME DOCTRINE, DIFFERENT APPLICATION – Pope Francis: ‘death penalty inadmissible’
– Linda Bordoni (Vatican News) Pope Francis has approved a new revision of paragraph number 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, according to which “a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the…