– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The climate and the general aspect of the country disappoints me, which I hoped to see more preserved, more authentic in its architecture. After all, the zinc roofs are here also the predominant feature of…
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VENERABLE ALFREDO OBVIAR – A Man with a Passion for Catechesis
– Fr Leonard E Dollentas In a decree issued on November 7, 2018, Pope Francis has declared Bishop Alfredo Obviar, a Filipino bishop, Venerable. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) confirmed the decree on Friday November 9, 2018:…
BENGAL AND THE KINGDOM OF THE DRAGON (27) – Great Figures of the Missionary Work
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The previously mentioned “gardens of Rangamati” extend to the foot of the Bhutanese mountain from which flow the waters of the Kaljani, tributary of the Torsha, the great river that is born in Bhutan and…
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– Tej Francis XUANHUA, CHINA FOUR UNDERGROUND PRIESTS REPORTEDLY DISAPPEARED IN CHINA’S HEBEI PROVINCE (CNA/EWTN News) Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China’s Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews reported Monday. The publication…
AVE MARIA – The Pope publishes a new book
– José Maria C.S. André In the month of October, traditionally consecrated to Our Lady, the Pope issued a book on the Mother of God, in the form of an interview with Marco Pozza (published in Italian by Rizzoli and…
POSSIBLE THIRD FILIPINO SAINT – Pope Francis declares Bishop Obviar ‘venerable’
– Roy Lagarde (CBCPNews) Pope Francis issued a decree Thursday, November 8, advancing the sainthood cause of Bishop Alfredo Obviar, declaring him “venerable.” The pope recognized that Obviar, the first bishop of Lucena, lived the Christian virtues in a heroic…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER PETER MJ STRAVINSKAS – Priesthood in today’s Church
– Aurelio Porfiri When we think about the present difficulties of the Church, we cannot avoid looking at the crisis of priesthood. We know that this goes back for decades. A key moment was certainly Vatican II which was used…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (27)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In his letter, Estêvão Cacela adds that they had waited at Cooch Behar for the entire month of January, as they did not yet know that the companion with whom they planned to travel had…
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– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY POPE ON ALL SAINTS’ DAY: LIVE FOR HEAVEN, NOT THE WORLD (CNA/EWTN News) If a Christian wants to reach heaven, he or she should ask themselves if they are living for the pleasures of the…
PROTECTOR OF UNBORN LIFE – Pope Paul VI underscored the centrality of man
(Vatican News) Blessed Pope Paul VI, who was declared a saint on October 14, died 40 years ago on August 6, 1978. Looking back at the 15-year pontificate, his postulator or promoter for canonization, Redemptorist Father Antonio Marrazzo, spoke to…