December 13 2023
Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin, and Martyr 1st Reading – Isaiah 40:25-31 “And to whom would you compare me or equate me?” says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength
Prayer for the Dignity of Human Life: Prayer of the Day for Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Lord and giver of all life, help us to value each person, created in love by you. In your mercy, guide and assist our efforts to promote the dignity and value of all human life, born and unborn. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pope to Vatican employees: Lure of corruption is dangerous and ‘we must be vigilant’
null / Oleksandr Kniaziev / Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis received in an audience on Monday the members of the Office of the Auditor General, a Vatican body established by the Holy Father to implement some financial reforms in continuity with the work already begun by Benedict XVI.The auditor general is in
Pope Francis expresses concern about Italy’s low birth rate
Pope Francis meets with the prefects of the Italian Republic in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Dec. 11, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 11, 2023 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday received the prefects of the Italian Republic in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace and expressed his concern about
More than 10,000 Indian Catholics welcome new archbishop in conflict-torn Manipur
The offertory at the installation Mass for the new Archbishop of Imphal Archdiocese, Linus Neli, on Dec. 8, 2023.. / Credit: Anto Akkara Senapati, India, Dec 11, 2023 / 16:22 pm (CNA). More than 10,000 Catholics from across the state of Manipur, which in recent months has witnessed a surge in ethnic violence between Hindus and Christians, attended the Dec.
Legazpi diocese declares 2024 as ‘Year of Participation’
Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi. PHOTO FROM DIOCESE OF LEGAZPI By CBCP News December 11, 2023 Manila, Philippines Bishop Joel Baylon of Legazpi has declared 2024 as the “Year of Participation,” with the aim of “deepening the engagement of the laity in our diocese’s life and ministry. In a pastoral letter issued Dec. 10, the second Sunday of Advent, he