Vatican City wins two out of five matches on first foreign tour
The Vatican‘s first cricket team, having seven Indian players, notched up two impressive wins in five matches on their first foreign tour, but ended their campaign by losing to the formidable Church of England side. The team, comprising seven Indians ...
Intercepted Conversation Prompts Security Increase at Vatican
(AFP) Security has been tightened in Saint Peter's Square after intelligence services intercepted a possible plan to attack the Vatican, Italian media reported Saturday, increasing fears Pope Francis could be in danger. A foreign security service alerted ...
Pope Francis travels to Albania
Pope Francis traveled to Albania Sunday, the first European country to host the Pope on a public visit since he took office, a Vatican spokesman said. On the day-long visit, the Pontiff stops at the presidential palace before holding mass on Mother Te...
Pope in Albania to promote inter-religious harmony
Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis travels to Albania on Sunday for a packed one-day visit that will spotlight the country as a model of inter-religious harmony, amid turmoil in the Middle East and rising intolerance in Europe. While the Holy See earlier this year voiced support for US air strikes in ...
The Mediterranean Diet – Tuscan Pasta Tonight (Vegetarian)
Tuscan Whole Wheat Pasta Saturday night supper was pretty damn good if I say so myself. I didn’t think I would jump on the all things Tuscan are good bandwagon, but I seem to hitching a ride here and there. Last week, Wegman’s sent out their Menu Magazine and the theme of this Fall edition is Medite ...
Le pape François en Albanie
Le Pape François passera la journée de ce dimanche 21 septembre à Tirana, la capitale albanaise. Il s’agit de son premier voyage apostolique en Europe, hors d’Italie. Le Saint-Père entend confirmer dans la foi l’Église en Albanie et témoigner de son encouragement pour un pays qui a longtemps souffer ...
We remember those who have died . . .
1938 Virgil Michel, OSB, Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN 1944 Louise Walz, OSB, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, MN 1948 Estelle Hackett, OP, Dominican Sisters, Grand Rapids, MI Odo Casel, OSB, Maria Laach Benedictine Abbey, Germany 1951 Alcuin Deutsch, OSB Saint John's Abbey, Collegevil ...
Anne Prete
Anne Prete 1921 - 2014 Anne Prete was one of the select Catholic lay people who heard the call of Vatican II, saw the potential the church’s renewal would unfold and, on a very practical level, recognized the demand for resources that aggiornamento would require. She and her husband of 60 years, Jer ...
Pope chooses a moderate for Chicago archbishop
Pope chooses a moderate for Chicago archbishop As the leader of two American dioceses, Roman Catholic Bishop Blase Cupich has staked out a firm position in the middle of the road. He has spoken out against same-sex marriage and against conservative hostility toward gay rights advocates. He has oppos ...
O manifesto dos cardeais e a resposta de Kasper
Nunca tinha acontecido de um Prefeito da Congregação para a Doutrina da Fé, em exercício, publicasse dois livros, em poucas semanas, para declarar inadmissível qualquer mudança na postura da Igreja a respeito do tema que será discutido em uma reunião sinodal. Foi assim que agiu o cardeal Gerhard Lud ...
