(Vatican News) Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio Aperuit illis, published on 30 September, establishes that “the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God.”
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Highly talented, most Catholic, UN head Antonio Guterres
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent We should, as journalists, analyse and critique, and when necessary, praise, the high and mighty. One of the great Catholics of our time – the Secretary General of the United Nations.
LEBANESE MAN’S DECADES OF RESEARCH HELPS GREAT-UNCLE’S SAINTHOOD CAUSE
(CNS) Fares Melki’s first introduction to his great-uncle was when he asked his grandfather about the picture framed above his grandfather’s bed. About 10 years later, Melki bought a book about the Armenian genocide and discovered that it included passages…
POPE OFFICIALLY EXPANDS WOMEN’S ROLES IN CATHOLIC LITURGY – “We need to assume our mission with greater responsibility”
Marco Carvalho A great honor, but also a great responsibility. This is how Maria Lúcia Fonseca, a missionary of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, received the papal decree authorizing women to distribute communion, to serve as acolytes and to read…
WHY A NEW CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH IS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE
(CNA) One of the most prominent people in the life of Jesus Christ, St. Joseph, his foster father, is also one of the quietest. And as such, he can be one of the most overlooked people in the Bible and…
POPE FRANCIS: AT THE END OF A YEAR OF PANDEMIC – ‘We praise you, God’
(CNA) Pope Francis explained Thursday why the Catholic Church gives thanks to God at the close of a calendar year, even years that have been marked by tragedy, such as 2020’s coronavirus pandemic.
A dramatic year for the world and the Church
Robaird O’Cearbhaill The year began with the historic impeachment trial of the US president and the threat of war between the US and Iran, but as Covid pandemic was unleashed, the savage consequences became the story of the year.
FROM MACAU TO SOUTH SUDAN – “Mother’s Meal” launches food distribution program
On 23 December 23 2020, “Mother’s Meal” food distribution program was launched in a very poor village 150 kilometers from the capital in South Sudan, Africa. This program helped 67 families with over 300 members. Each food kit included rice,…
THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS: PLAGUE SAINTS FOR A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
(CNA) While the COVID-19 pandemic has turned life upside down for many people in 2020, it’s not the first time the Church has gone through a major health crisis.
BISHOP ASKS CATHOLICS TO FAST AND PRAY AFTER EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CROATIA
(CNA) A bishop asked Catholics to fast and pray for two days after an earthquake struck Croatia.