Covid Forces Knock Shrine To Close On The Feast Of The Assumption To Discourage Crowds
The Marian shrine at Knock announced that in addition to postponing the popular Knock Novena and pilgrimage because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shrine and...
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Suspended Priest Excommunicated For Still Saying Mass, Teaching Against Pope
A suspended priest in the Diocese of Sacramento has been automatically excommunicated because he continued to celebrate Mass despite being instructed not to do so...
Pope: Pandemic Has Revealed How Often Human Dignity Is Ignored
By Cindy Wooden – The coronavirus pandemic has shed light on other, “more widespread social diseases,” particularly attacks on the God-given human dignity of every person,...
Is Seeing Believing? How The Church Faces Claims Of Marian Apparitions
By Carol Glatz – The Catholic Church has always been very cautious when it comes to judging reported Marian apparitions. More than 1,500 visions of Mary...
Pope Baptises Twins After Successful Surgery To Separate Them
By Cindy Wooden – Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were...
Pope Sends Aid to Lebanon
Pope Francis has sent 250,000 euros (R5,2 million) to Lebanon to help the Catholic Church and Catholic charitable organisations assist people impacted by the massive...
Vatican: Baptisms That Use A Modified Formula Are Not Valid
By Carol Glatz – Changing the words of the formula for baptism render the sacrament invalid, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Specifically,...
Pope 75 Years After Atomic Bomb: Drop Weapons For Peace
By Carol Glatz – For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope...
Pope Names Six Women To Previously All-Male Council For Economy
By Cindy Wooden – Renewing the membership of the Vatican Council for the Economy, Pope Francis named six women to the previously all-male board that oversees...
Missing Mass: Social Isolation Keeps Elders Safe But Lonely
By Bronwen Dachs – In communities around the world, the social isolation that keeps elders safe from the coronavirus but precludes going to church is proving...
Pope Will Begin New Series “To Build the Future We Need”
By Carol Glatz – In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and social and environmental crises worldwide, Pope Francis announced he would begin a new series...
Pope Calls For Prayers For Lebanon After Deadly Explosion In Beirut
By Carol Glatz – After a massive fire triggered a deadly explosion in Beirut, Pope Francis called for prayers and a united effort to help Lebanon...
