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BREAKING: Rupnik dismissed from Jesuits

Father Johan Verschueren, SJ, Rupnik’s superior whose name the statement was in, said no further comments will be made until after this period has concluded. In February, the Jesuits said they had opened a new internal procedure against Rupnik after receiving accusations against him spanning from 1985 to 2018. The “highly credible” accusations, they said, […]

BREAKING: Rupnik dismissed from Jesuits

Vatican, Dean of College of Cardinals say Pope to exit hospital soon

“His Holiness is recovering his health well and will return to the Vatican from the Gemelli on Thursday or Friday,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals.

Vatican, Dean of College of Cardinals say Pope to exit hospital soon

Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of Christ

Fr. Eugene Lobo SJ – Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 Today, we are celebrating the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. This special Feast is held in remembrance of Jesus who gave His life for our salvation and commanded us to celebrate the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist in his […]

Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of Christ

A Biblical Defense of Original Sin

Some people feel uncomfortable with the doctrine of Original Sin. The idea that a human being can be in any way accountable for the sin of Adam, I understand, can be difficult to comprehend. But let us see what the Bible says. But let us first understand what Original Sin is. For that, let us […]

A Biblical Defense of Original Sin

On Patience. By St. Francis de Sales

Patient silence puts out fires. “Tribulation worketh patience“—Rom. 5:3 St. Francis de Sales writing of tribulations and patience says that there is always the danger that, “Some word will escape that may sour the heart, and disturb its peace for a considerable time,” But “when nothing is said … the storm subsides, anger and indiscretion […]

On Patience. By St. Francis de Sales

Pope Francis undergoes successful three-hour surgery for hernia

Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican Press Office, looks at Dr Sergio Alfieri, a chief surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli’s hospital, who operated on Pope Francis June 7, 2023. (CNS screengrab/Courtesy Vatican Media)Pope Francis was conscious and alert after a three-hour abdominal surgery that was performed “without complications” to treat a hernia, the Vatican said. The […]

Pope Francis undergoes successful three-hour surgery for hernia

Pope admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery

Pope Francis is admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he will undergo abdominal surgery on Wednesday afternoon. He is expected to remain in hospital for some days to allow for full recovery.

Pope admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery

8 Powerful quotes from Padre Pio to deal with temptation

With the release of the film Padre Pio, featuring Shia LaBeouf, the popular saintly friar has has been in the news even more. Now some people have seen the movie and felt frustrated that it didn’t detail the more positive moments in his life. However, seeing how Pio had to overcome such personal struggles and […]

8 Powerful quotes from Padre Pio to deal with temptation

Notre Dame roof reconstruction reaches important milestone

The team responsible for rebuilding the roof of Notre Dame de Paris reached an important milestone in May. Working with hand tools and using the same methods as their 12th-century artisan counterparts, the dedicated craftsmen have completed a dry run of assembling the timber frame at a workshop in the Loire Valley, in western France. […]

Notre Dame roof reconstruction reaches important milestone

Penitential rite held at St. Peter’s after desecration

From CNA:  Two days after a naked man stood on the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in a shocking security breach, the basilica’s archpriest on Saturday held a penitential rite as required by canon law in cases where sacred places are desecrated. Vatican News reported that the unidentified man was a Polish national who […]

Penitential rite held at St. Peter’s after desecration