Come, Holy Ghost: Prayer of the Day for Saturday, January 20, 2024
Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created; R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. O God, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people by sending them the light of Thy Holy
Could Pope Francis become the first pope to visit Vietnam?
Pope Francis receives a delegation from Vietnam’s Communist Party government at the Vatican on Jan. 18, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2024 / 15:13 pm (CNA). Vietnam has one of the largest Catholic populations among countries never visited by a pope. According to the Vatican’s foreign minister, Pope Francis is keen to visit the Southeast Asian
January 19 2024
Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 24:3-21 Saul took three thousand picked men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags. When he came to the sheepfolds along the way, he found a cave, which he entered to relieve himself. David
Pope Francis issues new regulations setting spending limits for Vatican offices
By Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency January 18, 2024 ROME— Pope Francis amended the Vatican’s financial regulations on Tuesday, enshrining a spending limit into law that requires Vatican offices to get permission before making large purchases. The pope published two apostolic letters — which the Holy Father issued motu proprio (“on his own impulse”) — on Jan. 16 that make
Bishop prays for release of 18 Pinoy seafarers held in Oman
Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo. DIOCESE OF ANTIPOLO/FACEBOOK By CBCP News January 18, 2024 Manila, Philippines A Catholic bishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of the 18 Filipino seafarers on board the seized oil tanker, ST Nikolas, in the Gulf of Oman last week. Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo said they are praying for a peaceful resolution
Muslim, Christian leaders condemn violence ‘under the guise of religion’
Authorities at the scene of the explosion at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Dec. 3, 2023. PHOTO FROM LANAO DEL SUR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT By CBCP News January 18, 2024 Manila, Philippines Muslim and Christian leaders met this week in a display of interreligious unity more than a month after a deadly bombing rocked a Catholic Mass at a university in