Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/03/12
It is only by “confessing our sins to God that we find true peace and true joy”, Pope Benedict said at the Angelus yesterday (video). The Pope also appealed for prayers for his six-day trip to Mexico...
View ArticleVatican’s UN nuncio: Strikes on Syria will cause humanitarian disaster
Military strikes on Syria are unjustified and will create a far larger humanitarian disaster for people already suffering from hunger, displacement and a critical lack of medical care, said the Vatican...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 10/09/15
Pope Francis will have a private meeting with Vladimir Putin during his visit to the United Nations in New York. Barack Obama will personally greet Francis when he touches down in America on September...
View ArticleSt Patrick’s – the cathedral built by European immigrants rich in their faith
It was a squeaker. For too many years, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, languished under obtrusive scaffolding and view-obliterating panels as part of...
View ArticlePope Francis to women religious: where would the Church be without you?
During an evening prayer service at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis thanked the nation’s priests, brothers and women religious for their service and gave particular thanks to women...
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