Papal envoy meets Catholic leaders in Ukraine
A papal envoy to Ukraine met on Tuesday with the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) and the head of Ukraine’s Latin Rite bishops’ conference.
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Bishop lauds PH move to welcome Ukrainian refugees
A Catholic bishop has welcomed the decision of the Philippine government to open the country’s doors to war
Pope Francis wants 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon to be an ‘event with life’
Given the many challenges the world is facing, next year’s World Youth Day should be a gathering filled with life and strength, Pope Francis told the Portugal event’s organizers.
‘Do not abandon prophecy’: A message to consecrated men and women
My previous piece, “In Defense of the Sacred”, has elicited some queries from consecrated men and women that I decided to address this message to them and to everyone who may find thems…
Ukrainian archbishop warns that bombings have left people without heat in freezing temperatures
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church warned Saturday that Russian bombardments have left
WWII martyr Titus Brandsma to be canonized with Charles de Foucauld
The World War II martyr Titus Brandsma and two other blesseds will be declared saints at a canonization Mass on May 15, Pope Francis indicated on Friday.
Cardinal Cacciavillan, former nuncio to the US, has died
Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, a longtime Vatican diplomat and former apostolic nuncio to the United States, has died at the age of 95.
How to deal with temptations
His attitude toward his power is expressed in these words of his: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mt 20,28) That is the attitude we ought to have toward any power we have. Let’s not forget that if our first parents, still in their state of original justice and therefore in theory should have been in close union with God, managed to sin, how much more us who are already born with original sin and whose lives here on earth will always be hounded by all forms of evil! In the case of our first parents, we know that in spite of their very good condition, there was a moment when they failed in the proper exercise of their God-given freedom and chose to listen to the devil rather than to remain faithful to God.
In defense of the sacred
Many are not happy of the “Conversation and Prayer for [Vice President Leni Robredo]” that took place inside the Good Shepherd Cathedral in Novaliches.
