FIRST READING: This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come, The mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream...
A new movie based on real life events about an Exorcism training held in the Vatican. Anthony Hopkins will star in New Line/Warner Bros. supernatural thriller The Rite, to be directed by Mikael Hafstrom from a script by Michael Petroni....
I have been receiving so many inquiries on how to have a sponsorship for the World Youth day 2011 that I am unable to answer all of them. Actually there are two ways: First is to approach your parish priest...
Swiss Capuchin Franciscan monks in Switzerland have placed a job advert in a newspaper as part of a recruitment drive. The Capuchin order says it is looking for professional single men like bankers or lawyers aged 22 to 35 to join...
Christians in Britain fights back. Last October, German Catholics launched a campaign against Santa Claus in order to reclaim Christmas as a Christian Celebration and put back the infant Jesus at the center of the Season. This time, the Brits...
Catholics around the globe will be able to witness Benedict XVI celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Day Masses, the Vatican is reporting. Broadcasters will have access to the satellite services via Eurovision through its World Feed Service. A domestic satellite...
Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...
Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...
Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...
Every year, the Catholic Church all over the world celebrate her seasons, solemnities and feasts by following the Liturgical Calendar. The Liturgical Calendar is a cycle of three years wherein the Church base the dates of the season and feasts...
A 1,800-year-old Roman bathing pool was recently uncovered in archaeological excavations in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem ahead of the construction of a ritual bath for men. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who conducted the excavations at the initiative of...
Two South Korean soldiers were killed and a dozen injured after North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells onto a South Korean island setting more than 60 houses ablaze and sending civilians fleeing in terror. The attack, which comes days after...
During World War II, the Vatican City State followed Switzerland’s lead to a neutrality which means that Vatican would not be involved nor dragged to the consequences of the second World War. This decision of the pope (Pope Pius XII)...
It seems that Poland has the monopoly of the “biggest” these days. After having the biggest Christ Statue to date, Catholic Poland now hosts the biggest and largest Catholic Bazaar in history. This trend which started a few years ago...
The Poland Jesus Statue is taller than Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer. About 15,000 Christian pilgrims and tourists streamed into the western Polish town of Swiebodzin on Sunday for the unveiling of what has been billed as the world’s...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Divine Worship is affirming that the Roman Missal, Third Edition, is on schedule for implementation in Advent next year. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, outgoing chairman of that committee, issued a...
Benedict XVI will visit his native Germany in 2011, which will be the third time he will have visited his homeland since the beginning of his pontificate in 2005. The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of...
A Vatican spokesman is clarifying that Benedict XVI is not justifying condom use, though the Pope said it could in some cases be a first step toward moral behavior. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, said...