January 17 2024
Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage. I am at your service to go and fight this Philistine.” But Saul answered David, “You cannot go up against this Philistine and fight with him, for you are only a youth, while he has been a
Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I 1 Sm 16:1-13 The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen my king from among his sons.” But Samuel replied: “How can I go?
Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’
Pope Francis appearing on Che Tempo Che Fa on Jan. 14/ / NOVE Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “empty.”Three million people in Italy tuned in to watch the nearly hourlong television interview with
Pope Francis responds to resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’
Pope Francis speaks at a meeting with priests from the Diocese of Rome in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran on Jan. 13, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 09:37 am (CNA). Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in a television interview
Padre Pio nat’l shrine in Batangas aspires for international status
Devotees venerate a relic of Saint Padre Pio at his national shrine in Sto. Tomas Batangas on Jan. 13, 2024. CBCP NEWS By CBCP News January 15, 2024 Manila, Philippines A national shrine dedicated to Saint Padre Pio in Batangas province, south of Manila, is aspiring to attain international stature, according to a new book. The book released Jan. 13
January 16 2024
Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 16:1-13 The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen my king from among