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WEB4 days ago · Papua New Guinea: 20,000 attend Mass with Pope Francis. Sep 9th, 2024. More than 20,000 local Catholics gathered in the Sir John Guise Stadium yesterday, some arriving as early as 2am, to secure a spot at Sunday Mass with the Holy Father. Many had walked for days from remote parts of the country, to …
Statement by Jerusalem Patriarchate after Israel bans Christian …
WEBAug 17, 2024 · STATEMENT BY THE JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE ON ISRAEL'S IMPEDIMENTS TO FREEDOM OF WORSHIP. The recent decision by the Israeli Police to ban Christian worshippers from participating in the sacred services of the Feast of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, citing the absence of requisite government approvals and licenses, has led to the regrettable ...
St Bernard of Clairvaux - ICN
WEBCelebrated on August 20th. Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux. Bernard was born in 1090 near Dijon in Burgundy. As a young man he was known for his charm, wit, eloquence and learning. At the age of 22, together with 32 companions, including four of his brothers, he became a monk at a poverty-stricken reformed monastery at Citeaux.
UK & Ireland - ICN
WEB3 days ago · Sep 9th, 2024. Christians from around the UK and British Isles are being urged to join church leaders and Christian organisations, NGOs and civil society in a National Week of Prayer from 12-20 October. The campaign, which has been created from a partnership - including Open Doors UK & Ireland, 24 …
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WEBSep 9th, 2024. CSW is calling for the Nicaraguan government to provide evidence of proof of life and free two Roman Catholic lay leaders detained on 10 August 2024. Carmen María Sáenz Martinez, age 49, and Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez Poveda, age 58, were not included in the group of the 135 political prisoners expatriated from Nicaragua to ...
Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Galloway - ICN
WEBAt 12 noon today (22 December 2023) in Rome (11am GMT) it was announced, that Pope Francis had nominated Fr Frank Dougan as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway. He will succeed Archbishop William Nolan who was Bishop of Galloway from 2014 to 2022 when he became Archbishop of Glasgow, since when it …
Pope Francis: We are all called to be saints - ICN
WEBNov 19th, 2014. Source: Vatican News. " We are all called to be saints," Pope Francis told pilgrims at the General Audience in St Peter's Square today. But, he said, we must remember that holiness is a gift from God - not something we can achieve on our own. Holiness is not "granted only to those who have the opportunity to break away from the ...
US & Canada - ICN
WEBAug 5th, 2024. On Monday, 5 August, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, USA and appointed Bishop Richard Henning of Providence as his successor. The Capuchin Cardinal O'Malley was 80 in June this year. After having served in Florida, the US Virgin Islands, and Fall River since 1992 ...
Bishop Barron releases Rosary book and video series - ICN
WEBJun 20, 2021 · Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Catholic Ministries has released a book and YouTube video series about the Rosary. 'The Rosary with Bishop Robert Barron' invites readers to join Bishop Barron in praying this traditional Catholic devotion loved by so many popes and saints. After a brief introduction to the Rosary by Pope St John Paul II and a ...
Vatican clarifies rules on use of old rite | ICN
WEBDec 19, 2021 · Vatican clarifies rules on use of old rite. Source: Vatican News. Archbishop Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, has issued a letter responding to questions from local Churches regarding the application of the Motu proprio 'Traditionis custodes' that went into effect last July. The first question asked whether the pre ...
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