Australian Plenary in Crisis after Motions Fail to Get enough Bishop Votes
By Marilyn Rodrigues – The agenda for the Second Assembly of Australia’s Plenary Council was disrupted on July 6 after...
July 2022
China deploys hundreds of auditors to monitor religious activities online
By CNS – The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in...
Religious Sisters: Time to Talk About Aged Care
By Barb Fraze – Congregations of women religious throughout the world can feel overwhelmed with the care needed by older...
Women’s voices: Pope Says He’ll Add Women to Dicastery for Bishops
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis said he plans to name two women to the committee that helps him choose...
Mass Readings: 10 July – 17 July, 2022
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekday Cycle Year 2 Sunday July 10, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 30:10-14/ Ps...
Cardinal Hummes, Defender of the Amazon, Friend of the Pope, Dies at 87
By Cindy Wooden – Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, a former Vatican official, a longtime champion of the poor, a prime...
In Interview, Pope Condemns Abortion, Says He’s Not Resigning
By Cindy Wooden – In a wide-ranging interview with the Reuters news agency, Pope Francis condemned abortion, dismissed the idea...
Bake Blueberry Muffins for Our Lady
Every month Grazia Barletta prepares a recipe inspired by the saints in her Cape Town kitchen, and shares it with our...
Pope Couldn’t Go to DRC, but Congolese in Rome Pray With Him for Peace
By Cindy Wooden – Despite the disappointment that Pope Francis was not in DR Congo on July 3, some 2,000...
