In a reflection for Lent 2023, the cardinal said March 3 that the Second Vatican Council was a “prophetic initiative” to respond to the church’s refusal to engage with modern society in the 19th and 20th centuries and a model for the church’s renewal.
Vatican II’s openness is needed in today’s church, cardinal tells Curia
Couple’s ministry helps bring spiritual healing to adult children of divorce, separation
Life-Giving Wounds retreats offer online or in person opportunities for adults ages 18 and older to explore wounds and steps towards healing from their parents’ separation or divorce.
Newly discovered ancient galaxies put spotlight on ‘Big Bang Theory,’ God’s act of creation
Catholics may wonder: Can science and theology converge to explain the origins of the universe, and has the James Webb Space Telescope revealed any clues to the cosmos’ divine design?
‘Sorry’ is not enough: Abuse victims need answers, support, pope says
Pope Francis said in a prayer intention for March 2023, that asking victims for forgiveness is necessary, but it is not enough.
Pope remembers late L.A. bishop’s ‘profound concern for the poor’
Pope Francis expressed his spiritual closeness to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and recalled the bishop’s “efforts to uphold the sanctity and dignity of God’s gift of life and his zeal for fostering solidarity, cooperation and peace within the local community.”
Albany Diocese places ‘hold’ on all ‘traditional Latin Masses’ in parishes except at martyrs’ shrine
The diocese announced the move in a Feb. 27 statement, following a Feb. 21 clarification from the Vatican approved by Pope Francis and signed by Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Sunday Scripture Reading: March 5, 2023
Second Sunday of Lent
First reading: Gn 12:1-4a
Second reading: 2 Tm 1:8b-10
Gospel: Mt 17:1-9
At 10 years, Pope Francis makes Americans ‘uncomfortable’ in their political views, Cardinal Wilton Gregory says
Cardinal Gregory said Pope Francis has made it “totally uncomfortable to take great comfort in any one dimension of the church’s social teaching.”