(CNA) On average, diocesan priests take about six years to complete seminary formation. For Dominican priests, it is seven. Jesuits study for over a decade. David Pinto, however, has them all beat. Pinto was ordained a deacon in June this…
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PORTLAND RIOTERS DAMAGE CATHOLIC CHURCH KNOWN FOR OUTREACH TO THE POOR
(CNA) A Catholic church in downtown Portland, Oregon – known for helping the area’s poor – suffered shattered windows during a riot Wednesday night that saw nearly a dozen protestors arrested.
POPE AT ALL SOULS MASS “Christian hope is the Lord’s free gift”
(Vatican News) In his homily at Mass for the commemoration of the deceased faithful, in the Church of the Teutonic Cemetery in the Vatican, Pope Francis made the prophet Job’s words his own, and explained that Christian hope is a…
Mother’s meal inaugurated in Uganda
On the feast of their founder St Anthony Claret, the Bangalore Claretians inaugurated the Mother’s Meal program in Uganda, to provide support for 100 families in distress due to COVID.
PHILIPPINE BISHOP WEIGHS IN Explaining Pope’s civil union comments
Leonard Dollentas In the documentary film, “Francesco” premiered at the Rome Film Festival last October 16, 2020, filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky chronicles Pope Francis’s approach to pressing social issues. In one portion of the documentary referring to homosexual people, Pope Francis…
THE FRENCH PRIEST AND CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION RESCUING CHILDREN FROM THE STREETS OF MANILA
(Aleteia) Fr. Matthieu Dauchez is a French priest who works in Manila, Philippines, as the director of the ANAK-Tnk foundation, which helps street children in the poorest areas of the capital city. The foundation has already helped more than 50,000…
U.S. AND 31 COUNTRIES SIGN DECLARATION AFFIRMING RIGHT TO LIFE
(Aleteia) Geneva Consensus Declaration upholds nations’ right to determine laws affecting the unborn.
CARDINAL SARAH SAYS WEST MUST WAKE UP TO THREAT OF ISLAMISM AFTER THREE KILLED AT FRENCH CATHOLIC CHURCH
(CNA) Vatican Cardinal Robert Sarah said Thursday that the West must wake up to the threat of Islamism after three people were killed at a French church by an attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
POLL: YOUNG ADULTS MORE LIKELY THAN OLDER CATHOLICS TO ACCEPT ALL OF CHURCH TEACHING
(CNA) A new survey released this week has found that 1 in 5 Catholic likely voters say they accept everything the Church teaches, with young adults being more likely than older generations to say they agree with Catholic doctrine. RealClear…
Remembering John Paul I
Aurelio Porfiri During the month of October we especially are accustomed to remember the great Pope saint John Paul II. There are several reasons for this: He was elected as Pope on October 16, 1978 and on October 22 we…