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December 22, 2015
A disheartening attack on African Christians SIR – It was disheartening to read (December 4) of the post on the German Church’s official website ridiculing the Church in Africa. The post attributed the growth of the Church in the “dark continent” to the people being socially dependent and having nothing else but their faith. But
Don’t impose change, says bishop
December 22, 2015
A Scottish bishop has said that his 90-year-old father is so bewildered by cultural change that he’s glad to be on his “way out”. In an address to the Scottish Parliament last week Bishop Stephen Robson of Dunkeld spoke of his father reaching his 10th decade. He said: “He has been badly traumatised by many of
Croatian Blessed ‘to be made a saint soon’
December 22, 2015
A Croatian archbishop has said that the canonisation of Blessed Alojzije Stepinac is not in doubt despite opposition from some Orthodox leaders. The Blessed led the Church in Croatia for more than 20 years – five of which, from 1946 to 1951, he spent in a communist labour camp. Archbishop Zelimir Puljic, head of the
In brief
December 22, 2015
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‘Denial of God has caused untold cruelty’
December 22, 2015
Pope Francis has called for an end to the death penalty worldwide, lifting the burden of debt on poor nations, global aid policies that respect life and revamped laws that welcome and integrate migrants. He made the appeals in his message for World Peace Day, which is on January 1. The message, delivered to world
In brief
December 22, 2015
Pope praises ‘historic’ climate change deal Pope Francis has praised the climate change deal agreed at the United Nations summit in Paris as “historic” and urged countries to implement it “with unanimous commitment and generous dedication”. He made the remarks in his Angelus address. Patriarch: evading talk with Rome is wrong Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill
Nun who hid Jews to be canonised
December 22, 2015
Pope Francis has advanced the Causes of a Lutheran convert who established a branch of the Bridgettine order in Sweden and a US missionary who died while ministering to the wounded in Vietnam. The Pope signed a decree recognising a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad, who refounded the Order of
In brief
December 17, 2015
Francis postpones his spring visit to Milan The Vatican has announced that, due to “intensification” of the Pope’s schedule during the Year of Mercy, he has decided to postpone his May 7 2016 visit to the Archdiocese of Milan until the following year. The last pope to visit Milan was Benedict XVI in 2012. Thousands
December 20 to December 26
December 17, 2015
Cardinal Nichols (Westminster) Sun: Celebrates Mass and Christmas Visit to the Priests, Religious and Resident’s at Burgess Hill, 11.00am. Mon: Prayer for the Day – BBC Radio 4, 5.43am, Staff Mass and Christmas Celebration, Westminster Cathedral and Hall, 5.30pm. Tue: Prayer for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 5.43am. Wed: Prayer for the Day, BBC Radio
Briefly noted
December 17, 2015
Going Up the Holy Mountain by Gary Hastings (Columba, £12.50). Hastings, currently rector of St Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway, has written a spiritual guidebook for those in quest of God, using Croagh Patrick as an extended metaphor for this pilgrimage. Each chapter is divided into subsections for readers to explore. These should be seen as
Saint of the week: St Peter Canisius (December 21)
December 17, 2015
A Dutch Jesuit, Canisius was known for the restoration of the Catholic Church in much of Germany after the Reformation. He was born in 1521 in Nijmegen, the son a wealthy local magistrate. At 19, he earned a Master’s from the University of Cologne. There he met Peter Faber, one of the founders of the
The Week Ahead
December 17, 2015
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week IV Sunday, December 20: Fourth Sunday of Advent Mi 5:1-4A; Ps 80; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45 Monday, December 21: Weekday of Advent, St Peter Canisius Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18A; Ps 25; Lk 1:39-45 Tuesday, December 22: Weekday in Advent 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1-8; Lk 1:46-56 Wednesday, December
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