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Pope tells priests to keep homilies brief: 'no more than 10 minutes!'
On Wednesday Pope Francis touched on a topic close to home for both parish priests and people in the pews, offering his recipe for what makes a good homily, saying they should be short and well-prepared.
However, he also pointed to the amount...
In a video message prior to Super Bowl LII, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota welcomed to his city the hundreds of football fans who will be in...
Lovely blog readers, I have a sweet little someone to introduce you to. After 9 long days of prodromal labor spanning Christmas and a multitude of other festivities, Miss Zelie (zay-lee) Grace...
The touchiest aspects of funeral planning are music and eulogies. In my experience, at least half of the time one or more family members or friends want to give a eulogy after the Prayer after...
Pray for each other, Pope Francis tells Stigmatine Fathers
In an off-the-cuff speech Saturday, Pope Francis told members of the Stigmatine Fathers that in community life, fraternity is a grace which requires concrete prayer for each other, and that to hold onto resentment after arguments is a...
Canadian Catholics won’t be bullied into supporting abortion, bishop says
A Canadian bishop announced that the Diocese of London, Ontario, would protest new requirements for government grants that require organizations to profess the government’s view on topics like abortion rights and gender identity.
“I believe...
Catholic skater Yuna Kim lights the Olympic torch
Catholic Olympic gold-medalist Yuna Kim lit the torch at the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb. 9.
The Korean skating sensation has long expressed a desire to use her public role to share the light...
Abortion funding limits get priorities right, bishops say
The U.S. bishops have praised signs of progress against ‘abortion ideology,’ in response to a State Department report on new limits to U.S. funding for groups involved in abortion.
“Abortion undermines basic human rights, certainly for the...
Cardinal Marx: Bill banning circumcision in Iceland a threat to religious freedom
A new bill proposed in Iceland that would make circumcision punishable by up to six years in prison is a “dangerous attack” on religious freedom, Cardinal Reinhard Marx has said.
“Protecting the health of children is a legitimate goal of every...
Bishops urge Nigerian president to address deadly violence & kidnappings
Amidst violent clashes between nomadic-herdsmen and settled farmers in central Nigeria, Catholic bishops met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to work towards a peaceful, equitable solution.
“Herdsmen may be under pressure...
