Pursuit of dialogue, peace must continue despite Catholic Mass bombing, says archbishop
File photo of Archbishop Emeritus Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan de Oro. By CBCP News December 7, 2023 Manila, Philippines The pain from the deadly blast that claimed four lives during a Mass in a southern Philippine city will not derail the Church’s commitment to dialogue and peaceful coexistence in Mindanao, a Catholic archbishop said. Archbishop Emeritus Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan
December 8 2023
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1st Reading – Genesis 3:9-15, 20 After Adam, had eaten of the tree, the Lord God called him, and said to him: Where are you? And he said: I heard your voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself. He said to him,
Boy walks 7 miles on muddy roads to receive confirmation, gets a blessing from the pope
Maximiliano Pavillaux walks in the mud to reach the parish for confirmation on Nov. 11, 2023. / The child receives the recognition of Pope Francis from Bishop Mauricio Landra, the auxiliary bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PAVILLAUX FAMILY VIA CNA By Julieta Villar Catholic News Agency December 7, 2023 An Argentine boy recently made the special effort
Bishop seeks to organize ‘online missionaries’
Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit, chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social Communications (ECSC), speaks during the 12th Catholic Social Media Summit (CSMS) at the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu in Mandaue City on Dec. 3, 2023. JAY MANGUSSAD/CBCP NEWS By CBCP News December 7, 2023 Manila, Philippines A Catholic bishop has announced a plan to organize Catholic online influencers,
Prayer of the Immaculate Conception: Prayer of the Day for Friday, December 08, 2023
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, didst prepare a worthy dwelling place for thy Son, we beseech thee that, as by the foreseen death of this, thy Son, thou didst preserve her from all stain, so too thou wouldst permit us, purified through her intercession, to come unto thee. Through the same Lord Jesus
Refugees of ethnic clash in India find open arms in majority-Christian state
Father Caleb Laldawngsanga leads refugees from violence-torn Manipur in the praying of a rosary. / Credit: Anto Akkara Aizawl, India, Dec 6, 2023 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Thousands of ethnic Kuki Christians are still struggling to restart life after being displaced following the bloody ethnic conflict in Manipur state in northeast India that took place in early May.However, those who