(Vatican News) Pope Francis confirmed the vote of the Cardinals to proceed with the canonization of seven Blesseds, who will be raised to the altars in the coming weeks and months, according to a schedule to be set at a…
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POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR PANDEMIC-STRICKEN INDIA
(CNA) Pope Francis said on May 6 that he is praying for the people of India as they face a devastating coronavirus outbreak. In a message dated May 6 to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay, president of the Catholic Bishops’…
Princess Grace, legendary Catholic Princess of Hollywood and Monaco (2)
ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL Fairy tales of movie star life and Monaco royalty came after a hard childhood – thanks to kind school nuns who successfully came to her rescue. Do any fairy stories of dreams come true like Grace Kelly? None…
POPE AT REGINA COELI – “Love means serving others, not controlling them”
(Vatican News) At the Regina Coeli prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis reflects on what it means to abide in Jesus’ love, saying it is best expressed in self-giving service to others. Taking his cue from the day’s Gospel (Jn 15:9-17),…
POPE AT REGINA COELI – “A truly Christian life bears witness to Christ”
Tej Francis (Vatican News) Pope Francis addressed the faithful on the fifth Sunday of Easter and reflected on how in order to bear witness to Christ, it is necessary to be united with Him and abide in Him actively.
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (45)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The Macanese merchants had fleets capable of sailing from their city to other Asian commercial ports, having many members of religious orders among them, with the Jesuits being the most active in a trade whose profit…
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS FOR LENT 2021 – “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem” (Mt 20:18)
Dear Brothers and Sisters, (Vatican VA) In our Lenten journey towards Easter, let us remember the One who “humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8). During this season of conversion, let us renew…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (30)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Every chronicler guarantees that the kind king and his people left the best of the impressions among the Portuguese visitors, back at sea again.
CARDINAL DOLAN CONDEMNS ‘UGLY AND UNLAWFUL’ DEFACEMENT OF ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
(CNA) Cardinal Timothy Dolan has denounced the defacement of St. Patrick’s Cathedral after protesters affiliated with Black Lives Matter Brooklyn and Justice for George spray painted graffiti on its exterior.
‘A MARTYR WHO DIED LAUGHING’: CAUSE OF PRIEST IMPRISONED BY NAZIS AND COMMUNISTS’ ADVANCES
(CNA) The sainthood cause of a Catholic priest who was imprisoned by both the Nazis and the communists has advanced with the conclusion of the initial diocesan phase of the cause.