CBCP discourages communion by mouth, holding of hands during Masses
The threat posed by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has prompted the Catholic Church to recommend communion in the hand as a cautious way to receive the sacred host.
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‘Be true neighbor,” Cardinal Tagle urges Catholics
The key step on the journey of dialogue is to have a “personal encounter” with others, particularly those considered “unique”, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said on Wednesday.
Pope Francis to publish a book with reflections on St. John Paul II
Pope John Paul II appointed Bergoglio to be an auxiliary bishop in 1992, elevating him to become Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, and creating him a cardinal in 2001. Epicoco, 39, has written two dozen books on spirituality since his ordination in 2005, including “John Paul II: Memories of a Holy Pope” which he wrote with Archbishop Piero Marini in 2014. Epicoco is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, and offers numerous lectures and spiritual retreats throughout Italy.
Pope Francis prays for coronavirus victims in China
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for people infected by the coronavirus, which has killed 56 people in China.
CBCP: Cardinal Tagle is Philippines’ ‘gift’ to world
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is the Philippine’s “gift” to the universal Church, the head of the Catholic hierarchy said Sunday as they bid goodbye to the outgoing Manila archbishop.
Nature’s wrath and disaster
It was half an hour before I served as Lector at the 6:00pm Sunday Mass in our parish when I glanced at my celfon.
Bishop: Pray, not speculate over selection of Cardinal Tagle’s successor
A church official has called for prayers instead of making speculations on the process of choosing a successor for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as Manila archbishop. “Rather than speculate, the best thing to do is to pray that those consulted and those who do and process the consultations may be enlightened and guided by the Holy Spirit,” he said. “Those consulted are bound under pontifical secret not to divulge the consultation letters and their responses to protect the good name of the candidates and the respondents alike,” Pabillo said.
Abuse happens within women’s orders, too, cardinal says
Sexual abuse and the abuse of authority have occurred and are occurring within religious orders of women and must be addressed with transparency and boldness, said Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefe…
Equality for all women must include the unborn, says pro-life marcher
When Hannah Miller thinks of what it means to be a pro-life woman, the iconic image of the kerchief-clad Rosie the Riveter flexing her muscles immediately comes to mind.
Promoting the integration of JPIC in the life and mission of religious
After living for over a year as a hermit and exile I was appointed as executive co-secretary of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the Union of Superiors General …
