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Former South African ambassador to the Holy See, George Johannes, has died.
The immediate past Ambassador of South Africa to the Holy See, George Johannes, passed away in Rome, Italy. Read all...
Pope at Angelus: With Jesus, we can always begin anew
At the Angelus on the Second Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis underscores the way of humility as essential in our lives, in recognizing our weaknesses and failings, and asking for the Lord's forgiveness. And with Jesus, we can always begin anew in returning to God...
Pope: We must rediscover the true richness of Christmas
Addressing the delegations from Sutrio, Rosello and Guatemala, who have gifted this year's tree and nativity scenes in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis draws attention to the true meaning of Christmas. Read all...
The Lord’s Day Reflection: “A menagerie of the spirit”
As the Church marks the Second Sunday in Advent, Fr. Edmund Power OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings noticing in particular how as many as sixteen animals, and their allegorical meanings, pop up in the readings either directly or...
Pope Francis: It’s never too late to begin again
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 26, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Dec 4, 2022 / 06:15 am (CNA). St. John the Baptist reminds us that Advent is a privileged time to turn back toward God — something it is never too l......
The mighty Mississippi was once named ‘River of the Immaculate Conception.’ Here’s why
A bridge over the Mississippi River near St. Louis / Checubus / Shutterstock St. Louis, Mo., Dec 4, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA). “Immaculate” is not a word most people would use to describe the Mississippi River’s famously muddy waters. But Father Ja......
The hidden message in ancient ‘O Antiphons’ of Advent
null / Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 4, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA). An emeritus Texas bishop is highlighting an Advent message hidden in the O Antiphons — prayers that are recited or chanted in an ancient tradition l......
Sin, cheap grace, and John the Baptist
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on the Second Sunday of Advent (December 4, 2022), at Mount Calvary Church in Baltimore (Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter). We have completed one-fourth of our...
Rwanda: Activists Raise Alarm Over Increasing Femicide Cases
[New Times] Activists and Champions against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Rwanda and other countries have recommended mechanisms for the early detection of women who are affected by violence, addressing the root causes of violence against women and girls, and...
Tanzania: Ethiopian President Zewde Hails Tanzania for Engineering Peace
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ETHIOPIAN President Sahle-Work Zewde yesterday hailed Tanzania for engineering peace and harmony in the continent.
Tanzania: Unlocking Economic Potentials – President Samia Drums Up Women’s Role
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has cited inclusion of women as among key tools for unlocking the economic potentials in Africa and the world at large.
John the Baptist reveals the Reason for the Season
In Advent and Christmas our thoughts turn, naturally, to the baby Jesus and his Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Most people think this time of year is about the miraculous birth of Our Lord, Jesus...
Monastic decline and the loss that goes with it
A strange sense of beautiful abandonment accompanied me as I passed between the soundless cloisters of the Cistercian monastery Santa María la Real de Oseira in north-western Spain. One cloister was overrun with purple lavender flowers,...
Pope Francis blesses nativity scene made by craftsmen in Guatemala
Pope Francis spent time in silent prayer in front of a nativity scene handmade by artisan craftsmen in Guatemala on Dec. 3, 2022. / Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Guatemala to the Holy See Vatican City, Dec 3, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Pope Fran......
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St. John of Damascus
St. John of Damascus Feast date: Dec 04 Catholics remember and celebrate the life of the great Arab Church Father St. John of Damascus on Dec. 4.Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics, whose tradition has been particularly shaped by his insights,...
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“We do not inherit the land from our ancestors… we borrow it from our children.” Native American ancestral wisdom on land use.
Perhaps the covid-19 pandemic time can help humanity to reflect more on what we have done to Mother Earth and to ourselves. We need to reconsider and deepen our action for Earth’s healing as this includes our own healing too. We might wish to put into our hearts the prayer for our Earth, part of which reads:
O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this Earth…
That we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
(Laudato Si’)
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