While addressing members of a plenary assembly on women in Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis said the time to rise to the challenge of finding new ways for women to be full participants in both social and ecclesial life “can no longer be postponed.”
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Jordanian Catholics Pray for Murdered Pilot
At midday today, the bells of all Catholic churches throughout Jordan will ring in a sign of mourning for the gruesome killing of the 26 year old pilot who was burned alive by IS militants.
Cuba Allows Building of First Catholic Church Since 1959
As relations between Cuba and the Vatican continue to thaw, the Cuban government has agreed to allow the building of the first Catholic church in that country in 56 years.
Benedict Daswa: Martyred for Opposing Witchcraft
Anyone with friends or family who are dabbling in witchcraft should pray for the intercession of a South African man who was martyred 25 years today for opposing the practice and who will soon be added to the Church’s glorious list of the beatified.
Laity Organize Novena for Synod on Family
One of the most important Synods in our lifetime will be taking place in Rome next October to discuss issues close to the hearts of all – marriage and family – and the faithful are planning to bathe the event in prayer with a nine-month novena of Eucharistic adoration to take place around the world.
Vatican: Plastic Surgery is Aggression Against Women
That plastic surgery can be a form of aggression against women is just one of many interesting subjects to be discussed at next week’s plenary assembly on women, led by the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Missionaries of Divine Mercy Buy Gay Bar
The Texas Bar, located on the seafront in the French Mediterranean town of Toulon and right next door to a Catholic church, was long known as a gathering place for homosexuals – but that all changed when the establishment went up for sale and the Missionaries of Divine Mercy decided to buy it.
Blessed Junipero Serra to be Canonized During Pope’s US Visit
The United States will soon be able to boast of another saint – Blessed Junipero Serra – who will be canonized during the Pope’s visit later this year.
Miami Archbishop Courageously Confronts Same-Sex Marriage
Shortly after a judge opened the doors to same-sex marriage in Florida, Miami’s Archbishop Thomas Wenski issued a letter to the more than 8,000 diocesan employees warning them not to publicly support the unions or risk losing their jobs.
Cardinal George Asks For Prayer
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George is asking for prayers after dropping out of an experimental drug program that was supposed to help his body to recognize and attack the cancer that has been plaguing him for several years.
