Vatican Eyes 'Gradual' Talks With Breakaway Group
The Vatican says talks are resuming on trying to reconcile with a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics. The head of the Vatican's doctrine office met Tuesday with the head of the schismatic Society of St. Pius X. A Vatican statement said both sides ...
Pope calls for global cooperation on migration crisis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Tuesday for countries to join forces to help the rising number of migrants, thousands of whom have died this year on perilous journeys to flee poverty and war. The pontiff's message comes as seaborne ...
For the Vatican, Cristina Fernandez visit was a low key event
What happened in the Vatican last Saturday when Pope Francis received Argentine president Cristina Fernandez for lunch and a long private talk. According to the visitor the Holy father was concerned about “debt and vulture funds harassment” and ...
Vatican marriage commission could drop mandatory appeal for annulments
Detroit, Mich., Sep 23, 2014 / 02:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After it was announced that Pope Francis had appointed a commission to study a reform of the process of marriage annulment, a canonist in the U.S. has suggested that dropping the requirement for ...
Cardinals against Vatican shift on marriage have strong links to Ireland
Three of the traditionalist Archbishops opposed to Pope Francis’ bid to change Catholic Church teachings on divorce and contraception have strong Irish links. Five senior church figures in opposition to the fundamental changes have come together to ...
UN committee accuses Vatican of violating child rights convention
GENEVA – A United Nations committee has accused the Vatican of violating the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child by failing to stamp out sexual abuse and imposing a code of silence on clergy. "Due to a code of silence imposed on all members of the ...
Give a Magical Gift and Kitchen update
Hi There.. Kitchen Paint is still drying and I have'nt gotten to the store for knobs so no reveal today. I'll get it all done and be ready for next Tuesdays Parties- which of course start on monday and that means I actually have to finish the kitchen by saturday night so I can take pics on sunday so ...
THE PERCEIVED PROBLEM WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS BY LITURGICAL PROGRESSIVES IS REALLY THE PROBLEM OF THE ORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS
Modern liturgists despise this image of Jesus Christ the High Priest because it exalts the "sign" of the ordained priest who in fact is a sacramental image of Jesus the High Priest during the Mass and orders the laity or the assembly (of which the ordained priest is also a member) to Jesus Christ wh ...
VATICAN - Pope: Christian life is "simple": Listen to the Word of God and put it into practice
"Maybe we've made things a little too 'difficult, with too many explanations that nobody understands." Listen to the Word of God, read a passage from the Gospel and ask "Does God speak to me in this, is He saying something to me?". "God doesn’t just talk to us all: yes, He talks to everyone, but at ...
For the Vatican, Cristina Fernandez visit was a low key event
What happened in the Vatican last Saturday when Pope Francis received Argentine president Cristina Fernandez for lunch and a long private talk. According to the visitor the Holy father was concerned about "debt and vulture funds harassment" and contrary to news from Buenos Aires previous to the trip ...
VATICAN - Pope: tolerance towards migrants is not enough, they need welcome and solidarity
Titled "Church without frontiers, mother to all" the message for the next World Day of Migrants and Refugees is released. " Often, however, such migration gives rise to suspicion and hostility, even in ecclesial communities". "Solidarity with migrants and refugees must be accompanied by the courage ...
Quand Félix Bobart en racontait...
Une chapelle d'Orta avec personnages grandeur nature... Monsieur Félix Bobart, décoré de plusieurs titres scientifiques et de médailles humanitaires - c’est lui qui le mentionne - soucieux de donner un sens et une cohérence républicaine au travail de nos curés, offre ici ses réflexions sur l’orienta ...
NOT WANTING TO DEAL WITH A CHANGED REALITY TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE CHURCH
Small-minded liturgical distractions removing the emphasis from Jesus Christ and our personal encounter with Him in the Liturgy to signs and symbols making these small gods and horrible distractions: We cannot live in the past when the Ordinary Form of the Mass was the only form of the Mass that par ...
MIAA Integrates Terminal Fee on Tickets For International Departures
Integration Program begins October 1 23 September 2014 Passengers departing the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for international destinations will no longer be required to pay and queue up terminal fee starting October 1 next week, MIAA said this morning. Manila International Airport Auth ...
