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June 20, 2019
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week IV Sunday, June 23: Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11B-17 Monday, June 24: The Nativity of John the Baptist Is 49:1-6; Ps 139; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Tuesday, June 25: Weekday in Ordinary Time Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15; Mt 7:6,
June 20, 2019
On Monday, the Vatican released the long-awaited working document for this year’s Amazon synod. Journalists immediately scanned the text for references to married priests: the proposal that overshadows the synod, which will take place in Rome on October 6-27. It is widely believed that at the synod’s conclusion participants will appeal to the Pope to
June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
The challenge facing Lourdes SIR – The article by Christopher Altieri regarding the changes taking place at the Lourdes Sanctuary (Vatican news analysis, June 14) highlights areas of concern. The sad truth is that, for whatever reason, donations left are not in line with what may reasonably be expected from the millions of pilgrims who
June 13, 2019
The Vatican unveiled its latest innovation last Saturday: a news bulletin spoken entirely in Latin. Hebdomada Papae (“The Pope’s Week”) is a five-minute current affairs programme that will be broadcast at weekends on Vatican Radio’s Italian channel and posted to the website vaticannews.va. Communications chief Andrea Tornielli emphasises that the bulletin is an “actual, real
June 13, 2019
June 13, 2019
Could you create a Catholic business? SIR – In response to the cover story (May 31) entitled “What went wrong?”, in which Stephen Bullivant talks about the laity’s mass exodus after Vatican II, I simply wish to say that a lot of good things are being done in the Church. But there is one thing
June 13, 2019
“The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life,” says the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is because of the centrality of this teaching that a person enters the Church through baptism and faith in the “name of the Father, the Son and the
June 13, 2019
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week III Sunday, June 16: Most Holy Trinity Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 Monday, June 17: Weekday in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday, June 18: Weekday in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday, June 19: Weekday in Ordinary Time
June 06, 2019
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week IV Sunday, June 9: Pentecost Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 Monday, June 10: Mary, Mother of the Church Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 87; Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday, June 11: St Barnabas Acts 11:21B-26; 12:1-3; Ps 98; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday, June 12: Weekday in Ordinary Time 2
June 06, 2019
Is the Church dodging moral debate? SIR – Oliver Alexandre and his daughter attending Mass at which the priest preached about transgender ideology was a very rare event indeed (Letter, May 31). Generally speaking, priests will steer well clear of controversial moral and ethical topics in their homilies. However, their experience highlights one of the
June 06, 2019
During his successful but unheralded trip to Romania last weekend, Pope Francis offered an apology to the Romani people. Speaking in the central town of Blaj, the Pope told members of the community: “I ask forgiveness – in the name of the Church and of the Lord – and I ask forgiveness of you.” According
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