One by one 11 senior churchmen, including two U.S. citizens — Cardinals Wilton D. Gregory of Washington and Silvano M. Tomasi, a former Vatican diplomat — knelt before Pope Francis to receive their red hats, a cardinal’s ring and a scroll formally declaring their new status and assigning them a “titular” church in Rome.
First Sunday of Advent
First reading: Is 63:16-17, 19, 64:2-7
Second reading: 1 Cor 1:3-9
Gospel: Mk 13:33-37
In a 5-4 decision issued just before midnight Nov. 25, the Supreme Court lifted the pandemic restrictions on congregation sizes at houses of worship imposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The president of the Susan B. Anthony List, a national pro-life organization, welcomed the Nov. 23 federal appeals court decision allowing Texas and Louisiana to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding.
La iglesia mexicana y los funcionarios cívicos cancelaron las celebraciones de la fiesta pública de la patrona de México en su santuario en la Ciudad de México debido a la pandemia de COVID-19.
Sarah McCauley, su esposo, y sus dos hijos normalmente dividen el fin de semana de Acción de Gracias entre dos grandes reuniones familiares en Minnesota y Wisconsin. Sin embargo, debido al COVID-19, las celebraciones de este año probablemente serán virtuales.
Daily use of screens has nearly tripled sincethe coronavirus pandemic struck in March among our youngest children.
“Joyful Momentum” by Elizabeth A. Tomlin summarizes why women’s ministries are critical to the hurting church in our day.
