January 10 2024
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20 During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli, a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent. One day Eli was asleep in his usual place. His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see. The lamp
Pope Francis calls surrogacy ‘deplorable,’ calls for global ban in speech to ambassadors
Pope Francis delivers a speech to all of the world’s ambassadors to the Vatican on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. VATICAN MEDIA By Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency January 9, 2024 Pope Francis called surrogacy “deplorable” and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of “so-called surrogate motherhood” in a speech to all of the world’s ambassadors to the
Vatican official says Church should allow married priests
Pope Francis greets Archbishop Charles Scicluna. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 8, 2024 / 12:13 pm (CNA). A Vatican official has said that he thinks the Catholic Church’s priestly celibacy requirement in the Latin rite should be revised.Archbishop Charles Scicluna, who serves as the archbishop of Malta and is an assistant secretary at the Vatican’s Dicastery for the
Rediscovered book by Cardinal Fernández features graphic erotic passages on ‘spirituality and sensuality’
null / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 8, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). A 1998 book by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández featuring provocative, sexually-charged themes has resurfaced, likely adding further scrutiny to the already embattled prefect of the Vatican’s doctrine office.Titled “Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality,” the 26-year-old work includes graphic descriptions of human sexual relations and discussion of
January 9 2024
Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 1:9-20 Hannah rose after a meal at Shiloh, and presented herself before the LORD; at the time, Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the doorpost of the LORD’s temple. In her bitterness she prayed to the LORD, weeping copiously, and she made a vow, promising:
Quiapo priest reveals state of centuries-old Black Nazarene statue
The image of the Black Nazarene was transferred to the Quirino Grandstand on Jan. 6 in preparation for its annual procession to the Quiapo Church on Jan. 9, 2024. By CBCP News January 8, 2024 Manila, Philippines Manila is again bracing for the return of the anticipated “Traslacion” of the Black Nazarene, known as one of the world’s fervent displays