– Joaquim Magalhรฃes de Castro As we have already said, Shabdrung Rinpoche established himself in Bhutan in 1616 as a political refugee from Tibet, and in the space of a decade manages to unify the entire western region. With him…
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– Tej Francis SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA BILL WOULD REMOVE REPORTING EXEMPTION FOR PRIESTS IN CONFESSIONAL (CNA) A state senator in California introduced a bill Wednesday which would seek to force priests to violate the sacramental seal of confession in suspected…
FACING THE TRUTH THAT SETS US FREE – Forgive and be forgiven
FEATURED IMAGE: Catholic News Agency – Carlos Frota 1. Many years ago I had a very animated – even heated –ย discussion with a friend, also Catholic, about the best way to deal with the historical mistakes of our Church…
POPE FRANCIS IN MEETING ON PROTECTION OF MINORS – Protect children, eradicate abuse
Featured Image: Tony Gentile / Reuters (Vatican News) โThe time has come, then, to work together to eradicate the evilโ of the abuse of minors, Pope Francis said, in a speech delivered at the close of the final Mass for…
FORMER AMERICAN CARDINAL THEODORE EDGAR McCARRICK – Holy See dismisses former prelate from clerical state for abuse
(Vatican News) The Holy Press Office has published a statement from the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, concerning the case of Theodore Edgar McCarrick. The Congresso of the CDF, which investigated the accusations, has issued a decree…
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– Tej Francis JEFFERSON CITY, MO. SATANIC TEMPLE LOSES ABORTION RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CASE IN MISSOURI (CNA/EWTN News) The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge against an informed consent abortion law from a self-described Satanic Temple adherent who claimed…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (40)
– Joaquim Magalhรฃes de Castro In absolute contrast, and in a glazed shop window, to the visitor’s gaze is displayed a huge book of sixty-pounds, the equivalent in paper of a soccer field. Its pages contain a selection of color…
THE 115 YEARS OF SISTER ANDRร – โI hope God will take me this yearโ
– Aldo Maria Valli Today I want to talk to you about a nun. Her name is Sister Andrรฉ, she is French and on Monday 11 February, on the day of the Virgin of Lourdes, she turned into the beauty…
VATICAN MEETING ON PROTECTION OF MINORS – Facing an โurgent challenge of our timeโ
Pope Francis greets bishops during his weekly audience at St Peter’s Square on October 8, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Franco Origlia/Getty) (Vatican News) Pope Francis, following the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, 17 February, focused his…
Great Figures of the Missionary Work – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (39)
Joaquim Magalhรฃes de Castro Given the specificity of our visit, and after a breakfast of delicious and nutritious red rice, the option for this morning can only be the National Library, founded in 1967 with the aim of โpreserving…