The pope said he shared their concern about the dwindling Christian population of the Middle East.
Remember the ongoing suffering of Syria, pope urges
North Dakota diocese takes first step toward possible cause for former FOCUS missionary
Bismarck Bishop David D. Kagan announced the opening of a diocesan investigation into Michelle Christine Duppong’s “holiness of life and love for God” for her possible canonization.
Spanish Dominicans to be beatified as Civil War martyrs
Sister Ascensión de San José, an elderly nun whose head was crushed with a boulder during Spain’s 1936-1939 Civil War, is to be beatified as a martyr with 26 male Dominicans in the cathedral June 18, 2022.
Theologians must find new ways to express, share the faith, pope says
The pope had written that the church needs theologians who know how “to communicate the truths of faith today, taking into account linguistic, social, cultural changes and competently using the media, without ever watering down, weakening or ‘virtualizing’ the content.”
Pope: Interreligious cooperation is needed to tackle threats to people, planet
The purpose of their visit was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting between St. Paul VI and the 17th supreme Buddhist patriarch of Thailand, Somdej Phra Wannarat
Sunday Scripture readings: June 19, 2022
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
First reading: Gn 14:18-20
Second reading: 1 Cor 11:23-26
Gospel: Lk 9:11-17
Cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a ‘tragedy’
“It’s a tragedy that there is this controversy today, the so-called ‘battles’ over liturgy,” he said, “because the Eucharist is, by its nature, the sacrament that unites the entire church.”
Dominican sister helps with work on new translation of Book of Revelation
She and 250 others from around the world are working on a new translation of the Book of Revelation for a project sponsored by the Dominican-run …cole Biblique, the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem.