April 23, 2014 Catholic World News
Pope Francis: read the Gospel accounts of the Resurrection CWN - 17 hours ago
In his Easter Monday Regina Caeli address, Pope Francis asked the faithful to read the Gospel accounts of the Resurrection during Easter week. The “dominant sentiment” of the Gospel accounts, he...
French bishops cautioned against political manipulation CWN - 4 hours ago
The new leader of the French bishops’ conference has warned his colleagues against “manipulating or being manipulated” in political controversies. Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille,...
John Paul II unaware of Maciel scandals, says postulator for his cause CWN - 4 hours ago
Pope John Paul II was never informed about the personal scandals surrounding the late Father Marcial Maciel, according to the postulator for the late Pontiff’s cause for canonization. For years,...
Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith withdraws negative evaluation of 1958 book CWN - 16 hours ago
Cardinal Giuseppe Betori of Florence said in an interview that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has withdrawn its negative evaluation of the late Father Lorenzo Milani’s Pastoral...
Cardinal criticizes Catholic teachers’ union over gay pride parade participation CWN - 17 hours ago
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association is sending a delegation to participate in the WorldPride 2014 Parade in Toronto—prompting criticism from Cardinal Thomas Collins. “I am always...
Brunei delays enforcement of shari'a law CWN - 4 hours ago
The imposition of Islamic shari’a law in Brunei has been delayed “due to unavoidable circumstances,” the government of the sultanates has announced. The AsiaNews service reports that Sultan...
Pope might make surprise visits to war zones, says Secretary of State CWN - 4 hours ago
Pope Francis might make surprise visits to war zones, if he thinks that his presence could help to bring peace, suggests the Vatican’s Secretary of State. Cardinal Pietro Parolin is quoted in a...
Canonizations are no reason for nostalgia, says secretary to Pope John XXIII CWN - 4 hours ago
The cardinal who once served as private secretary to Pope John XXIII told Vatican Radio that the canonization of his former boss is not a reason for nostalgia. Cardinal Loris Capovilla...
Avoid ‘alarmist’ rhetoric on immigration, says English cardinal CWN - 15 hours ago
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has cautioned against “alarmist” rhetoric in the debate over immigration. “What I would appeal today is that the debate about immigration is done with a...
University official, demoted for signing marriage ballot petition, loses lawsuit CWN - 15 hours ago
A federal district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Angela McCaskill, Gallaudet University’s former chief diversity officer, who was demoted after a colleague discovered she had signed a...
Irish political party apologizes for misstating bishop’s position on abortion CWN - 16 hours ago
The Irish political party Sinn Féin has apologized for misrepresenting a bishop’s position on abortion in its campaign literature. The party had claimed that Bishop John McAreavey of Dromore...
Nuncio reports starvation in Damascus CWN - 17 hours ago
Archbishop Mario Zenari, the apostolic nuncio to Syria, has told Vatican Radio that people are starving in his neighborhood in Damascus. “This is something the international community cannot...
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople's Easter encyclical CWN - April 21
"Christ is Risen! Come, brethren and children in the Lord, receive the light from the unwaning Light of the Phanar, the Holy Center of the Orthodox, and let us all together and jointly glorify...
Easter message from head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church CWN - April 21
"Beloved in Christ! Despite this year's trial and uncertainty, Easter - 'the day which the Lord hath made' (Ps. 117, 24) - is the time for us of unspeakable joy and hope," Major Archbishop...
Syrian Catholic patriarch's Easter message CWN - April 21
"In this blessed Easter season, we extend to you all, our heartfelt prayerful wishes of Peace and joy as we renew our hope and confidence in the One who conquered death, overcoming the sin and...
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem's Easter homily CWN - April 21
"Dear brothers and sisters, Christ is truly risen! Alleluia," Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, preached during his Easter homily. "It is with this immense joy that I...
Pope Francis's Easter Message 'Urbi et Orbi' (To the City and the World): full text, link to video CWN - April 20
"Dear Brothers and Sisters, a Happy and Holy Easter!" "The Church throughout the world echoes the angel’s message to the women: 'Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised… Come, see the place where he lay' (Mt 28:5-6)." "This is the culmination of the Gospel, it is the Good News par excellence: Jesus, who was...
Pope Francis: Easter Vigil homily (full text) CWN - April 20
"The Gospel of the resurrection of Jesus Christ begins with the journey of the women to the tomb at dawn on the day after the Sabbath," Pope Francis preached at the Mass of the Easter Vigil. "They go to the tomb to honor the body of the Lord, but they find it open and empty. A mighty angel says to them: 'Do not be afraid!' (Mt 28:5) and orders them to go and tell the disciples: 'He has been...
Good Friday at St. Peter's Basilica: full text of Father Cantalamessa's homily CWN - April 18
Pope Francis presided at the solemn Celebration of the Passion of the Lord at St. Peter's Basilica on Good Friday. As is customary, the preacher of the Papal Household, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preached the Good Friday homily. "In the divine-human history of the passion of Jesus, there are many minor stories about men and women who entered into the ray of its light or its shadow," he...
Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum: full text of meditations CWN - April 18
The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has released the meditations for the Way of the Cross at which Pope Francis will preside. The Way of the Cross takes place on Good Friday evening in the Colosseum. The meditations on the 14 traditional stations were prepared by Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini of...
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