Fr Leonard E. Dollentas President Duterte was on the headlines once again. This time it was not about what he said but what he did. As always, the hot news sends a sensational theme for the media: “Rodrigo Duterte, the…
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REFLECTIONS ON THE PAPACY FROM JOHN XXIII TO FRANCIS – “Tu es Petrus”
Featured Image: TheFourthLink at Pixabay Aurelio Porfiri His special role makes the Roman Pontiff subject to both praise and criticism. Yet we need to remember always the words of Jesus: “Tu es Petrus” — “You are Peter.” As we approach…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (9)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Sebastião Manrique, an Augustinian missionary and a Portuguese traveler, visited Dhaka in September 1640 and stayed there for about twenty-seven days. According to him, the city stretched along the Buriganga River for more than four…
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– Tej Francis PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC PRIESTS: ‘THEY ARE KILLING US’ (Al Jazeera) The killings of three Catholic priests since December have raised alarm in the Philippines, with the church and political leaders condemning the continued “culture of impunity” in…
MURDER WITH WHITE GLOVES – Pope says abortion of sick, disabled children reflects Nazi mentality
Featured Image: Pope Francis holds a baby, during a special audience with members of the confederation of Italian cooperatives, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (Photo by Reuters.) – Elise Harris (CNA/EWTN News).- In a speech to a family…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (8)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In Dhaka, traffic is hellish, a crazy mixture of pedal rickshaws and motorized ones. And many pedestrians, in a frantic search of space to be able to move on. There are also camouflaged military men…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR EDMONDO LUPIERI – The Mary Magdalene “mystery” (1)
Aurelio Porfiri Not long ago, I have received a very interesting book by Carocci, an Italian publisher. The book is called Una sposa per Gesù. Maria Maddalena fra antichità e postmoderno. Being part of the generation that was under…
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN LAW MANDATES REPORTING ABUSE ADMISSIONS MADE IN CONFESSIONAL (Catholic News Service) Laws requiring Catholic priests to break the seal of confession in some cases passed the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly in Canberra June 7. The…
POPE ON CORPUS CHRISTI – Only the Eucharist satisfies hearts
Associated Press Hannah Brockhaus (CNA/EWTN News) – Only the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the food of life, can satisfy the hunger of hearts for love, a universal experience, Pope Francis said during Mass Sunday for the Solemnity of…
POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS APOSTOLIC VISITOR TO THE PARISH OF MEDJUGORJE – A journey from grace to grace
Miguel Augusto (*) On Thursday, May 31, the Holy Father appointed Archbishop Henryk Hoser S.A. – archbishop emeritus of Warsaw-Prague (Poland) – Apostolic Visitor of a special character for the parish of Medjugorje, for an indefinite period and ad nutum…