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I would like to share with you this very funny but well written post by Jen Lenkiewicz. At first I thought the post was an anti-catholic sentiment but reading between the lines and moving forward from one paragraph to another,...

Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the...

We all know the story of the passion, crucifixion and death of our Lord as narrated in the Synoptic Gospels. But what is missing in the narration are the “how’s” of Jesus’ Death. In this season of Lent, OTWOMD brings...

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales together with other prelates will lead the nation in praying the rosary Saturday evening of March 27, in observance of Earth Hour. In a message released in time for the global observance of the event,...

For the past 3 months I have been experimenting with twitter and the prayer request form on the sidebar of this website. Ever since OTWOMD was conceived many years ago, it has been my goal and vision to reach out...

It was a joyful celebration of faith. More than 70 thousand young people gathered on March 25th in St. Peters Square to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first World Youth Day, which took place in 1985 in Rome.The Popes...

VATICAN CITY (OTWOMD) — Pope Benedict XVI and 75,000 young people gathered under the stars in St. Peter’s Square on a warm spring night to discuss the meaning of eternal life. “First of all, we must be clear that eternal...

The World Youth Day Cross is the most significant tangible symbol of World Youth Day. Originally the idea of Pope John Paul 11, the 3.8 metre high wooden Cross was built and placed as a symbol of the Catholic faith,...

THE WORLD YOUTH DAY PILGRIM ICON On Palm Sunday in 2003, the Pope introduced a new element for WYD: from then on, the WYD Cross would be accompanied on its pilgrimage by the Icon of Our Lady , Salus Populi...

Some people made a pact with the devil and sold their soul just to gain fame and fortune. But some, made a pact with God and had the best of both worlds. Meet Albert Gubay — the one who made...

First it was YouTube, then comes Facebook, Now its Twitter! Yes my dear young and not so young catholics, the Pope has also invaded the most popular micro blogging site called twitter! After launching the Youtube channel early January last...

This is one of the articles I read today on National Catholic Reporter regarding the continuous debate on Priestly celibacy. Over hundreds of priests and seminarians attended the theological conference in Rome which tackled the Priestly Celibacy. But one of...

This is a very interesting piece of church and world history—-A Nazi sympathiser living in Rome came up with the idea and it was quickly seized upon by officials in Berlin who saw it as the ideal opportunity to keep...

A statement was released by the Holy See on Wednesday confirming the formation of a commission to investigate the “phenomenon” of Medjugorje. The Vatican communique reads: “Under the auspices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the...

Feeling a little bit restless today about the anxieties of waiting for the one true dream that I have been longing for, I wrote this poem to express the mixed emotions that I am having at this moment. With full...

Every year (aside from the world youth day celebration outside Rome), Vatican welcomes thousands of youth all over the world to celebrate the World Youth Day in St. Peter’s square every Palm Sunday. This year, the Vatican published Pope Benedict...

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday urged young people to follow “the call” to the priesthood, as the Roman Catholic Church struggles to shake off the impact of a series of clerical sex abuse scandals. “Don’t be afraid, dear young people,...

This is a very sad news, I do not know how to react. Just because of a single person, the whole Catholic Church is dragged to the scandal. Critics of the Catholic Church most especially the Gay Rights Movement is...