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,...
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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...
19th Sunday Reflection
Genesis, bringing order out of the chaos, and a call for us to remember, to return to our vocation, to be truly human; this is...
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...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: What the Transfiguration Means
On August 6, the Church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration, the event when Jesus was transfigured, his face shining as the sun and his...
Fr Bernhard Johannes Albers OMI, Rest in Peace
Oblate Father Bernhard Albers passed away in the early hours of July 15 at Lady Selbourne in Claremont, Pretoria, at the age of 89. For...
African Cardinal Urges Courage as Covid-19 Adds to Disasters
By Fredrick Nzwili – Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, has urged courage in Africa, as cases...
Be Thankful for Feeling…Sheepish
Television commercials are so much a part of our daily lives that we hardly notice them most of the time. But just occasionally there is...
Where I Can See God’s Fingerprint
News networks around the globe seem determined to swallow up the horrors of the world and to vomit it out in thirty-minute reports on their...
