Authorities in Pakistan have been overwhelmed by the number of people displaced by the floods.
According to reports from the country received by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Pakistan is experiencing problems dealing with the scale… Read More
A senior clergyman in Haiti has announced that work rebuilding churches should start in early 2011, but said the Church’s first priority must be helping the victims of the earthquake.
Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio for Haiti, said, “First of… Read More
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is providing emergency help to victims of the floods in Pakistan.
The interim relief package will be sent to religious Sisters coordinating aid programs in the northern town of Nowshera, one… Read More
The bishops of Sudan have issued an official statement warning that the country could return to widespread violence unless political leaders speed up preparation work ahead of the all-important referendum on the future of the south.
At the end of… Read More
A bishop determined to bring peace after the latest violence against Christians in Pakistan has led calls for justice in the case of two brothers gunned down outside a crowded courthouse while being guarded by police.
Allegations that the two… Read More
Tributes have been paid to Bishop Andreas Abouna of Iraq who died Tuesday, July 27th after a lifetime of a ministry to a Church beset by war, oppression and increasing hardship.
Auxiliary Bishop Andreas Abouna of Baghdad died this morning… Read More
Christians in Pakistan’s Gojra city are determined to forge ahead with events marking the first anniversary of some of the country’s worst anti-Christian atrocities, despite fresh violence which left two young men dead.
Memorial events climaxing with a high-profile Mass… Read More
Vocations are continuing to grow in the north of India despite increasing persecution, according to a bishop in the region.
Bishop Anthony Chirayath of Sagar Diocese, in Madhya Pradesh, north India said that the number of candidates to the priesthood… Read More
A religious sister in a remote corner of Zimbabwe has sent Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) a heartfelt message of thanks for providing hundreds of rosaries for a poverty-stricken people who feel their only hope is prayer.
Writing… Read More
A bishop in Nigeria has thanked Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for helping him put a roof on a university chapel – a key part of his diocese’s evangelization program.
Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji of Idah… Read More
Readings for May 17
Daily Divine Office
“I want to lead those around me into the truth of your friendship, Lord, but how? You reveal yourself gradually to your disciples, before and after your Passion. You befriended them and lived with them. You spoke the truth, but…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.” ~John 16:12…
Can you handle the Truth?
St. John Nepomucene (Martyr)
Spiritual advice from a Benedictine monastery by Brother Sebastian
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Pasta di San Giuseppe
(St. Joseph Pasta – Pasta with Sardines)
Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…