COLLECTION OF CATHOLIC PRAYERS ETC.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please let’s pray for peace, let’s do penance for peace,” he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb. 12, launching an appeal for Catholics to ask for a peaceful resolution to the…
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WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Richard F. Reidy, as Bishop of Norwich. Bishop-elect Reidy is a priest of the Diocese of Worcester and currently serves as the diocese’s Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to…
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Among the many books of the Bible, few are as enigmatic and thought-provoking as the Book of Job. A deeply poetic meditation on suffering, divine justice, and human limitation, The Book of Job stands apart from other biblical narratives. But beyond its theological weight, scholars and theologians have long debated whether Job might also hold…
In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above . . . (Is. 6:1-2) A train is the long, back portion of a robe, cloak, or dress that trails behind the wearer. A train…
Reading 1 Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17 At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens — while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had sent no rain upon the earth and there was no man to till…
(Conservative Treehouse/via LifeSiteNews) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was designated as a target by CIA/USAID revolution efforts for his nationalist mindset and opposition to the global agenda of the European Commission. Orbán is also a very strong ally of … Continue reading → The post Viktor Orbán: ‘World owes a debt of gratitude’ to…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees. “I recognize your valuable efforts, dear brother bishops of the United States, as you work closely with migrants and refugees, proclaiming Jesus Christ and…
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WASHINGTON – “Care for the poor and the suffering is at the heart of the mission that Christ gave the Church,” said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Today, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis has raised up a contemporary witness of that care, Saint Teresa of Calcutta,…
WASHINGTON (USCCB Office of Public Affairs) — “We welcome the President’s Executive Order that protects opportunities for women and girls to compete in sports safely and fairly,” said Bishop Robert Barron and Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. “Consistent with the … Continue reading → The post US Bishops Welcome the President’s Executive Order that Protects…