The fact we are praying for others is a good sign… Pope Francis gave this reminder today, March 27, as he offered his private daily Mass at his residence Casa Santa Marta for the victims of Coronavirus, which so far has claimed over 8000 lives in Italy, as of Thursday evening. Today, the Holy Father […]
When I was in college in the mid-2000s—right around the time “Thefacebook” and Myspace launched and cell phones were suddenly everywhere—I became fascinated by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s writings on the press, which seemed to anticipate the dangers of the digital world by 150 years. (Hubert Dreyfus—whose book On the Internet Robert Mixa explores […]
Five years of raging conflict in Yemen have had a devastating impact on the mental health of an entire generation of children, pushing some to the brink of depression, according to a new survey by Save the Children. More than half of the children surveyed said they feel sad and depressed, and more than one in 10 […]
Father Charbel Eid Rizkallah of the mission of the Lebanese Maronite Order is set to accompany the Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows, Consoler of the Syrians. The Holy Father gave his blessing to the prayer campaign for Syrian Christians “Console my people”, promoted by the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Pontifical Foundation as […]
“It’s a difficult moment for us, even if we continue in the strength of the charism, in the strength of our evangelical mission to receive and take care of the sick wholeheartedly,” said Sister Carla Fiori, provincial head of the Italian communities of the Sisters of the Poor (Institute of the Sisters of the Poor), […]
As the news of what is going on in the world, leaves us sad and scared, Pope Francis says we must turn to God to help us conquer our fear. Pope Francis gave this reminder today, March 26, as he offered his private daily Mass at his residence Casa Santa Marta for the victims of […]
It is beautiful and silent—so silent that you might not believe the feed is live if not for the occasional flicker of a flame caused by one Benedictine nun of Tyburn convent moving in and bowing as she takes her place before the Blessed Sacrament, while another bows and takes her leave. And then, of […]
The whole world got to see Bishop Fulton Sheen on their televisions and hear him on their radios, but what was he like when he wasn’t in the public eye? His closest living relative and niece, Joan Sheen Cunningham, writes in her book, MY UNCLE FULTON SHEEN, a compelling story of how he became her second father […]
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert J. Baker, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Birmingham and has named Bishop Steven J. Raica of Gaylord to succeed him. Bishop Steven J. Raica Bishop Steven John Raica was born on November 8, 1952, in Munising, in the diocese of Marquette, Michigan. […]
As he echoed the call for “physical distancing” to slow the spread of coronavirus, a Vatican official said the practice should not eliminate “community caring”, reported CBCP News. Speaking during Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation on Wednesday, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said that the pandemic calls for compassion. “I know we need physical […]