The Eyes of the Beholder
Grace, in the dawn of time, poured out love, and from this outpouring of love I was born. I entered...
December 2021
Fresh Woes for Cologne Cardinal as Contracts Investigated
Cologne Archdiocese has ordered an examination of contracts awarded by Cardinal Woelki and his vicar-general By CNS – Cardinal Rainer Maria...
Restoration at Church of the Nativity shows what cooperation can do
By Judith Sudilovsky – When restoration on the Church of the Nativity’s wooden beams and the leaking roof began in...
A Christmas Miracle – When Enemies became Brothers
As the first Christmas of World War I approached, Pope Benedict XV on December 7, 1914, asked the leaders of...
Final Vows for Sr Mary Clare Mkhize CPS
Sr Marie-Therese CPS – Sr Mary Clare Mkhize, Missionary Sister of the Precious Blood, made her Final Vows today in...
BBC Names Myanmar Nun One of 100 Most Influential, Inspiring Women
By CNS – Among the Nobel laureates, politicians and professors honoured by the BBC as among the 100 most influential...
Why Mary Was Born Without Sin
The Immaculate Conception is, according to Catholic doctrine, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain (immacula, in Latin) of original sin. Hence Mary is sometimes called the Immaculata, or the Immaculate One.
ChildBirth and Original Sin
Mary was not born with original sin — she is the Immaculate Conception. Painful childbirth is a punishment from God for Eve’s disobedience. After the fall, Eve was told by God that “you will bring forth your children in pain” (Genesis 3:16). Hence Mary was exempt.
Kenya Diocese Mourns Deaths of Catholic Choir from Bus Accident
By Fredrick Nzwili – Bishop Joseph Mwongela of Kitui urged hope as his diocese continued to mourn the death of...
