Masses for Deceased Non-Catholics?
Question: Can Masses be said for deceased people who are not Catholic? Answer: There is no canonical rule against having...
February 2024
“War is Pointless, and Will Never Solve Problems”
By Carol Glatz, CNS – War will never solve problems, Pope Francis said, appealing for prayers that God inspire people...
Pope: Vices are Beasts of the Soul that Need Taming
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Vices, such as vanity and greed, are like “wild beasts” of the soul that risk...
What’s the Point of Fasting?
God commanded it, Jesus practised it, Church Fathers have preached the importance of it – fasting is a powerful and...
Mass Readings: 25 February – 3 March, 2024
Liturgical Calendar Year B – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday February 25, Second Sunday of Lent Gn 22: 1-2. 9a....
Two New Seminarians from the Diocese of Port Elizabeth
Randall Jackson, proclaimer and parishioner of St James parish in Schauderville, Port Elizabeth: Recently two aspiring seminarians from the Diocese...
Chalices and chasubles: Fair displays industries revolving around religion
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Incense slowly drifted upward, not below the vaulted ceiling of Bologna’s Basilica of San Petronio,...
Pope accepts resignation of cardinal who disappeared for two days
By CNS – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán of David, Panama, two weeks...
Pope Gives Seminarians Lenten Goals
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – During Lent, Pope Francis said, Catholics – and especially Catholic seminarians – should rediscover the...
