15 quotes from St. John Paul II on his love for the Eucharist
1. “The Eucharist is the secret of my day. It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to the whole world … Let…
‘He hid under the altar’: Tanzanian bishop describes effects of violent storm on church
Kilaini said the Christians of Rwamishenye Parish “have no place to pray” following the tragedy. “They had built their temporary church and now the structure has been blown away by…
UK bishop: Marriage is ‘at risk of being eradicated altogether’
“The Christian vocation of marriage stands out as an invitation to new generations to believe and set out along the same path: to have the courage to make the same…
African Jesuit theologian believes synodality work ‘will begin’ after Rome meetings
Orobator, the immediate former president of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar, said the ongoing conversations in Rome are more important than the outcome of the process. “I remain…
Christian group says British teacher fired for refusing to teach ‘extreme LGBTQI lessons’
Leger, 43, “decided that she would teach the Christian view on LGBTQI topics as students were getting only a one-sided narrative,” Christian Concern said. A parent of a child reportedly…
Cameroonian archdiocese launching perpetual adoration at ‘every parish,’ archbishop says
St. John the Baptist Adoration Chapel, Fonchas Street, Bamenda, Cameroon. Credit: Ayuni Emmanuel Father Anthony Bangsi, a parish priest of St. Gabriel’s Parish, Alamatu, said the diocese over the course…
Portland Archdiocese: New office will integrate schools into evangelization mission
In a letter to the archdiocese accompanying the announcement, Moo said he knows “there is desire to know the plans and agenda for the future” but that the plan on…
Archbishop: If a Synod proposal is at odds with the Gospel, ‘that’s not of the Holy Spirit’
“I don’t think that’s revealing anything that people didn’t know already,” he added. “And there’s a lot of tension and emotion around an issue like that.” He said that it…
At Vatican Observatory, astronomers reveal thousands of newly discovered galaxies
Using sophisticated new technology, the VVVX team were “able to peer through the dust and see even distant galaxies on the other side of the Milky Way,” the observatory said…
Irish president honors WWII hero Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty at the Vatican
Among those, O’Flaherty hid 50 people in his Vatican residence, the Pontifical Teutonic College, during the war years. Secret meetings among members of the Rome Escape Line to exchange documents…
Biological Integrity Initiative arms parents against transgender ‘ideology’
In an exclusive interview with CNA, Simons said the association is responding to “skyrocketing” calls from physicians about “one of the biggest threats to children: this transgender ideology.” Simons described…
Synod on Synodality: LGBT issues, female diaconate discussed in emotional third week
Repole argued that the Second Vatican Council didn’t fully embrace the realities of local churches. He advocated for synodality to infuse the Gospel into the culture in which local Churches…