Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Perhaps a Bit Too Optimistic

Canonization of Palestinian Nuns Is Sign of Hope for Middle EastFr. Rif'at Bader Says Soon To Be Canonized Saints 'Represent a Model of Perfection for Christians, Jews, Muslims Alike'

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Friday, May 15, 2015

CUA ______?

Kiko Argüello, Carmen Hernandez Receive Honorary Doctorate from Catholic University of AmericaInitiator of...

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Rerum Novarum

Pope Leo XIII has gone down in history as the first pope ever to have written a social encyclical. It was 1891 and the...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, May 15, 2015

The encycylical letter of Pope Leo XIII, Rerum novarum, considered the founding document of the Church's social doctrine in modern times, was promulgated on May 15th, 1891.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, May 15, 2015

Canonization of 4 Women Religious

In a little over a half hour, Mass with Pope Francis with the canonization of four new saints begins in St Peter's Square. Don't miss...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, May 17, 2015

News.va put together this photo album - with the full text of Pope Francis' homily for the canonization Mass this past Sunday.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 18, 2015

Pope Francis' Homily at Canonizations of Four Blesseds"To abide in God and in his love, and thus to proclaim by our...

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Sunday, May 17, 2015

Pope Francis: Homily for Mass and Canonization
Pope Francis canonized four women religious on Sunday, all 19th century nuns who worked in education

Sergio Bernadini and Domenica Bedonni

From the Pontifical Council for the Family, a profile of Sergio Bernardini and Domenica Bedonni, an Italian couple that...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, May 17, 2015

Santa Galla in Rome

Icons, but are they mere decoration?

The Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay, Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, took possession of his titular church, Santa Galla, in Rome on Sunday. Here are some photos of the celebration.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 18, 2015
Vatican Insider: On "bishop-pilots" and re-evaluating the role of the laity by ANDREA TORNIELLI

Francis’ speech to the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) touched on some points that are core for the Italian Church, starting with his invitation to bishops not to “remote control” Catholics working in the social and political spheres

Pope Francis renewed his condemnation of the practice and culture of corruption on Monday. The Holy Father’s...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 18, 2015

Pope Francis addressed the opening session of the Italian Bishops' Conference on Monday afternoon. Catholic News Service has details.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 18, 2015

Pope Warns Italian Bishops Against Losing JoyTells Them to Always Be Sources of ComfortClick here to read more:...

Posted by Zenit News Agency on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Vatican Insider: Pier Giorgio Frassati, laico non clericale by Andrea Tornielli

Venticinque anni fa Giovanni Paolo II beatificava il giovane torinese figlio del direttore de «La Stampa», che con il suo modo di vivere la fede ha anticipato il Concilio Vaticano II
ANDREA TORNIELLI
Chiesa: Synod. An Unconventional Voice from Argentina by Sandro Magister

A jurist and father of 14 children demolishes Cardinal Kasper’s ideas of in favor of communion for the divorced and remarried, not approved by the synod fathers but already put into practice in many places

Another Photo

Lord, I call upon thee, hear me!

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, May 16, 2015

The Old Believers

'Russian Amish': Children of the schism (RT documentary)