Vatican releases Pope’s long-expected encyclical on the environment and the care for our common home, Laudato Si
Watch as Polish President brushes aside protocol and saves Eucharist from profanation
(ChurchMilitant.com) – Nearly three weeks ago on May 24, Andrzej Duda was elected President of Poland. Two days later he would make a pilgramage to Jasna Góra Monastery in Czestochowa to pray and entrust his presidency to the icon of the Black Madonna — Our Lady of Czestochowa. Two weeks later, on the Feast of … Read More
Pope Francis: Vatican to announce decision on Medjugorje
(OSV) — Pope Francis said the Vatican was ready to make an announcement concerning the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met recently to discuss the issue and “we’ve reached the point of making a decision and then they will say,” he told journalists on the flight … Read More
3 Hard Beatitudes from the Holy Land: Poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart
Three Hard Beatitudes: Poor in spirit, meek, clean of heart. Today’s Gospel: Mt. 5:1-12 It’s a truism among priests, and people who preach regularly, that after you’ve made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as several of us did a few weeks ago, every single homily and sermon has to begin with the words, “When … Read More
Pope Francis: Pilgrimage is a symbol of life
(VIS) – As in previous years, the Pope has sent a message to participants in the 37th nocturnal pilgrimage on foot from Macerata to Loreto, Italy, gathered in the Helvia Recina stadium of Macerata during the night of 6 June to attend the opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal George Pell. This time, due to his … Read More
