Marco Carvalho The “Mother’s Meal” initiative, which was launched last August in India, has expanded to Uganda in late October. The ambitious programme, which aims to feed one million families worldwide over the course of a whole year, has reached…
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…
Beauty is for everyone
Aurelio Porfiri It is very significant to note that in times of great social distress there are still people who think that we need beauty. The beauty that is not only found in magnificent Cathedrals in the center of our…
PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I ONE IN MIND WITH POPE FRANCIS – “May Fratelli tutti be a source of inspiration and dialogue”
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent The neutral, US NGO, Pew Research Center, monitoring religious intolerance in 198 countries in its last 10-year report, said national persecutions of religions increased, to “an all-time high” in 187 countries, but in 128 countries, the…
The Vatican COVID 19 Commission
Carlos M. Frota By following regularly the news concerning specifically our Church , I feel very often amazed by the variety of challenges that fall on the desk of Pope Francis, his staff and his closest team of advisers.
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (102) – What is Purgatory for?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org We have seen last time that entry to heaven requires a person (1) to be in God’s grace and friendship and (2) to be perfectly purified (cf CCC 1023).