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March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Francis will visit the capital cities of the African countries of Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius in September. From September 4-10, 2019, the pope will travel to Maputo in Mozambique, Antananarivo in Madagascar, and Port Louis in Mauritius. The visit was accepted at the invitation of the bishops and
March 27, 2019
The ‘daily bread’ asked of God in the ‘Our Father’ is for everyone, and Christians will be judged by how well they shared their gifts with those in need, Pope Francis said Wednesday. “Let’s get this in our heads: food is not private property, but providence to be shared with the grace of God,” the
March 27, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday an expansion of the pro-life Mexico City Policy and the slashing of funds to the Organization of American States in response to its abortion advocacy. These new policies are designed to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortion or the promotion of abortion abroad.
March 27, 2019
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has spoken out against a pair of Illinois abortion bills, calling them a radical and disturbing movement away from the common good. In a March 23 letter to the people of his archdiocese, Cupich encouraged Catholics to take a stand against the legislation. One of the bills – introduced as
March 27, 2019
Pope Francis amended canon law Tuesday to create a new mechanism for dismissing a religious man or woman who has deserted their community. Under the new law, promulgated by the pope in an apostolic letter issued “motu proprio,” superiors can declare a member dismissed ipso facto if they have been illicitly absent from the community
March 27, 2019
Religious who are “illegitimately absent” from their religious house for a full year will be dismissed following a change to canon law. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will “kill” clerical abusers. Cardinal Joseph Zen has called for the details of the provisional Vatican-China agreement to be made public. The All India Catholic Union
March 27, 2019
The mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, which killed 50 Muslims, are an unspeakable tragedy, and we must pray for the victims and their families – and for the conversion of those who perpetrate such evils. Islam is not a race but a creed; nevertheless, it appears from reports that the shooter was inspired by
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