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Reflecting on Pope Francis’s homily at the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday (CWN coverage), a Vatican spokesman said that Pope Francis’s warning to priests not to judge others contemptuously applies to all the faithful.
“Faced with the situations of life, with the positions of those who do not believe, of those who argue with us, but also with the different sensitivities of our brothers in the faith, how many times contemptuous, definitive judgments flow from our hearts,” wrote Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication.
“On the eve of the recurrence of the sacrifice o ..read more
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Pope Francis presided at the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday in the women’s section of Rebibbia prison in Rome (video ..read more
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Pope Francis sent a message to the Catholics of Sonsonate, El Salvador, who are celebrating the 420th anniversary of the arrival of a beloved image of Jesus of Nazareth.
In his message, which was read aloud by Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona at a service in the Sonsonate cathedral on March 28, the Pope said that the image, and the traditional veneration of that image, give the faithful an opportunity to “go up into the presence of the Lord and speak with him ‘face to face, as a man speaks to a friend ..read more
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In a lengthy homily at the Chrism Mass on March 28—Holy Thursday—Pope Francis exhorted the priests of the Rome diocese to imitate the example of St. Peter, who wept bitterly when he realized how he had betrayed Jesus.
The Pope observed that “the healing of the Apostle, the healing of the pastor, came about when, grief-stricken and repentant, he allowed himself to be forgiven by Jesus.” He went on to say, “If we fail to weep, we regress and grow old within ..read more
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Representatives of the only Catholic church in Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut (map), have appealed a property tax imposed on churches in 2022.
The parish paid $41,000 (US$31,120) in property taxes in 2023.
A representative of the parish suggested that the church might take legal action or file a human-rights complaint if the city council did not grant the exemption.
Pope Francis visited Iqaluit during his 2022 apostolic journey to Canada ..read more
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Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, presided at a prayer vigil at the Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome, in remembrance of Christians slain in recent years for their faith.
“In the martyrs, we see that communion with Jesus is far more precious than earthly life, family ties, everything,” said Cardinal Farrell ..read more
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In their Easter message, the bishops of Sri Lanka called for a “major change” in the nation’s political system.
“Easter is being celebrated at a time when the country is facing a severe social, political and economical crisis,” the bishops stated, according to the Colombo-based Daily Mirror.
“It is essential to bring in a major change to the country’s governing system to ease the people’s suffering,” they continued. “It is the responsibility of all citizens to work towards bringing this change.”
Buddhism is the official religion of the South Asian nation of 23.3 million (map). Sri Lanka is 68 ..read more
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The State of Kansas will create a memorial at the state capitol honoring the Servant of God Emil Kapuan (1916-1951).
The legislation, signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly, passed the state house and state senate unanimously ..read more
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The State of Idaho has enacted legislation barring discrimination against adoption and foster care agencies, as well as individuals, on account of religious beliefs.
For nearly two decades, Catholic adoption agencies in some places have experienced discrimination for declining to place children with homosexual couples. More recently, an Oregon widow and mother was denied the opportunity to adopt because of her lack of support for transgenderism ..read more
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“The number of internally displaced persons who are living in deplorable conditions and are starving has increased tremendously across the country, with the most affected being women, children, the aged, and people living with disabilities,” Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan, wrote in a recent letter.
“Consider the South Sudanese mother who watches her child die because of malnutrition caused by severe hunger; the young man who dies in the hospital because there is no medicine to treat him; the 9-year-old girl who, for a piece of ‘bambe’ (potato), is forced to sell ..read more