Mass Readings: 19 August – 26 August, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, August 19, Assumption of Our Lady Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10, Psalm 45:10-12, […]
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Christian Living
SA Bishop to Africa’s Church: Don’t be Beggars
The Mass in Kampala, Uganda, marked the start of a year of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of SECAM, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
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Abuse Church
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Details Rape of Children, Culture of Church Secrecy
The report begins dramatically, imploring its readers: “We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this.” Plain and simple, at least 1,000 children identified in the investigation were raped in Catholic places of worship, in schools, and in diocesan-owned vehicles,
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Church Pope Francis
Pope: Fight Scandal by Giving Witness to the Gospel
Members of the Catholic Church sin and give scandal, it’s true, Pope Francis said, but it is up to each
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Church Poverty & Social Justice Youth
Foundation Supports Orphanage After Funding is Withdrawn
Manny de Freitas, a parliamentarian and founder of the De Freitas Foundation, said Angel Care Home in Germiston had been turned away by government when it applied for a subsidy and is thus completely dependent on private funding.
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Church Health Care Parish Life
Parishes to get Free Health Screenings in Pilot Project
THE Catholic Health Care Association of Southern Africa (CATHCA) is offering free medical screenings at five parishes in a pilot project. The checks, over the next two months, will be for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and also conditions such as cataracts, among others.
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Magliano Peace & Justice
Praying for Peace at the Pentagon
Every Monday morning for the past 30 years, members of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker community in Washington, D.C. have
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Church
What World Youth Day Did For Me
By Runaine Radine – In January 2019 Pope Francis will travel to Panama to attend his third World Youth Day
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Christian Mission Church
Catholic Firefighter Ready to Race for the Poor
Catholic firefighter Sipho Mataka will be running the Mandela Marathon on August 26 to raise money for the Denis Hurley
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