(CNA/EWTN News).- While addressing the priests of the Diocese of Rome on Thursday, Pope Francis also responded to a question about married priests, underscoring that the Church has great concern for priests who leave ministry to get married and later want to return, but that on the other hand he does not know if the … Read More
Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin is leading an archdiocesan pilgrimage from Indianapolis to the Holy Land from February 4-15, 2015 with Tekton Ministries. Traveling with a large group of pilgrims is Natalie Hoefer of the archdiocesan staff. Tekton always encourages its pilgrims to share photos and reflections with us. Natalie, like Corey Bruns, a seminarian who recently … Read More
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has made changes to the public ceremony of investiture of the Pallium on Metropolitan Archbishops emphasizing that the investiture is an ecclesial event of the whole diocese, and not merely a juridical or ceremonial event. Speaking to Vatican Radio, Monsignor Guido Marini, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, says that from now … Read More
Definition & Explanation: Cardinal comes from the Latin word meaning “hinge”. A cardinal is a dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church and counselor of the pope.* Relations of the cardinals to the bishops The cardinals were, therefore, from a very early period, assistants of the pope in his liturgical functions, in the care of the … Read More
According to the journalist, Benedict explained that when he initially stepped down he wanted to be called “Father Benedict” rather than Pope Emeritus or Benedict XVI, but “I was too weak at that point to enforce it.” At least part of the reason for wanting his new title to simply be “Father” rather than Pope … Read More
(Mauricio Artieda) “The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God.” I must confess that making posts on Hollywood conversions can be terrifying. It isn’t rare that we Catholics get excited when an actor says something about the faith. Sometimes … Read More
by Jonathan Teixeira | AUGUST 4, 2014 Our parish priests are some of the hardest working members of the Church. The typical parish priest works every weekend and holiday, lives in the same building as their office, and only gets one day off a week, not to mention they’re being asked to care for more … Read More
(CNA/EWTN News).- On Thursday, EWTN Global Catholic Network announced it has begun construction on a television studio on the West Coast, located on the campus of the Diocese of Orange’s Christ Cathedral. “As we transform the Christ Cathedral campus into a dynamic and inspirational center of Catholic worship and outreach, we are blessed to partner … Read More
