Quiapo Church elevated as ‘Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene’
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
The St. John the Baptist Parish or Quiapo Church has been elevated to the status of an archdiocesan shrine.
Pope Francis lamented a global “retreat from democracy” in a speech on Saturday in Athens, the cradle of Western civilization.
We have to be more sharply and continually aware that all the things in our life serve simply as the occasions where Christ is intervening in our life to create and redeem us, to shape us to be like him. And that’s because the basics and essentials, the absolute, old and the permanent truths, which we may already know, will always have to cope and somehow need to get enriched by the incidentals in life, by the relative, innovative and changing things. Peter urges us to go on with our formation: “Strive diligently to supply your faith with virtue, your virtue with knowledge, your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with patience, your patience with piety, your piety with fraternal love, your fraternal love with charity.” (1,5-7) And as we all know, charity is a never-ending affair, ever making new demands on us, and introducing us to more aspects, dimensions and challenges in life.
Pope Francis said on Friday that “Jesus alone frees the heart from evil” as he celebrated Mass in the divided capital city of Cyprus.
In a meeting with Orthodox bishops in Cyprus on Friday, Pope Francis expressed the desire that the Catholic Church and Orthodox Church will continue to journey toward full unity.
On his first day in Cyprus, Pope Francis invited the Catholic community to promote a spirit of fraternity in the island country, which is divided by a U.N. buffer zone.
Pope Francis told Cypriot authorities on Thursday that he is praying for “the peace of the entire island.”
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Catholic Social Media Summit returns this month, featuring an array of speakers.
Thank you Holy Angel University for counting me in as your alumnus by conferring on me the title Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa.
Pope Francis shared advice for engaged and married couples based on the example provided by the Holy Family at his Wednesday audience.