July 2021

TOKYO (BP) - Several evangelical organizations, both internationally and in the United States, are teaming up to cover Japan with one million hours of prayer during the 30 days of the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games.…

"I was quite ready to retire in Hong Kong ... but I was severely attacked by the pro-Beijing media ... and I was very afraid of being arrested and prosecuted."…

The Church of the Holy Spirit offers mass in Swahili on the last Saturday of each month at 5 p.m. The language is spoken in many African countries. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Catholic Church in North Knoxville is…

From cheesy blessings to fragrances created by accident in isolated monasteries in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Catholic tradition has been the birthplace of far more inventions than you might think. Most of the time, the Catholic Church is…

SNC photo By Mark PattisonCatholic Information Service WASHINGTON - Simply lifting the dispensation from compulsory Sunday Mass as the coronavirus pandemic eases won't be enough to get Catholics back to church, and some dioceses and…

City of Polk, WI - On Sunday, July 25, 2021, nine Washington County churches will show unity by hosting a joint worship service at the Washington County Fair under the theme "The Supremacy of God."This is the first time that more than one…

The ties between Eastern and Western Christianity were fully visible on Tuesday when the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in America visited Utah's top Roman Catholic leader.Together, they - and representatives of the Salt Lake Interfaith…

For a long time, Father Joe Carroll did not want a funeral, fearing it would be a big deal. But according to his former chief of staff, the "swindler priest" would have been pleased with the simplicity and attendance at his…

July 20 — The past moral bankruptcy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich inevitably led to its financial bankruptcy.Last week, the diocese serving Connecticut counties of New London, Middlesex, Windham and Tolland, as…

A former high school football coach challenging the ban on post-game prayers has pledged to take his case to the Supreme Court after losing his last appeal on Monday.Joe Kennedy and his legal team alleged that the former coach's First…

During the Covid 2020 summer, I found respite from Explore Buffalo tours to see the many architectural wonders of our region. But who would think that this would lead me to a greater exploration of my Catholic faith?On every visit…

My brother Anthony Luke, who died at the age of 55 from a fall in the Glen Coe area of ​​the Scottish Highlands, spent many years working in local government before becoming his true calling as a teacher…

Father Joe Carroll. Courtesy of Father Joe's Villages The funeral was scheduled for Tuesday for Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego charitable service icon whose decades of working for the homeless have made him a national figure and…

07/20/2021 India (International Christian Concern) - According to Asia News, a small house church in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh has been attacked and disrupted by a…

Greg Bourke, a complainant in Obergefell v. Hodges, who legalized same-sex marriage nationwide six years ago, is pulling out a memoir of his life as a gay Roman Catholic in Kentucky.Entitled "Gay, Catholic, and American: My Legal…

Dahyabhai is curious about the places of worship in a community. “How important is a special place of worship? Is a place of worship compulsory? What are the rules and requirements for a person to be…

This first Sunday, Father Sosa conducted his usual morning mass, but with many empty benches. “When our father read their names it broke my heart,” Nury Lopez, 51, a two-decade parishioner, said of the…

Continuing the long series of attacks on Catholic churches, two 84-year-old religious statues were torn to pieces in an act of vandalism outside Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church in Queens, New York on Saturday . The irreparable…

Thanksgiving Mass for the canonization of Cardinal Newman at the Oratory of London © Mazur / cbcew.org.uk The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales saw a dramatic increase in the number of new members this weekend as some…

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The Archbishop of Cologne celebrated mass in one of the cities hardest hit by the devastating floods in western Germany.Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki led a service in Erftstadt, a small town of 50,000 people, on July…

Hope may return to Hope Haven after years of neglect.Long-planned restoration and redevelopment work is…

Local Catholics who came for mass on Sunday seemed happy that Archbishop of Philadelphia Nelson Pérez reinstated the religious obligation to attend mass in person from next month, ending a 16-month dispensation during the pandemic of…

Reverend Zotuo Kiewhuo reciting the dedication prayer at the Garden Prayer Fellowship, Dimapur, July 17th. Dimapur, July 18 (MExN): The Garden Prayer Fellowship (GPF)…

The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on Catholic priests and nuns around the world, killing hundreds of them in a handful of the hardest-hit countries.The dead include an Italian priest who…

July 18 - POTTSVILLE - Although they come from different states, Monsignor Charles J. Parry has stated that he and his friend Monsignor Edward J. O'Connor have followed the paths of ministry.“We were ordained the same…

The way to nowhere It's back - clearance sale at Salem Church (outside 487) on July 29, 30 and 31 in the communion hall. The sale begins each day at 7 a.m. If you would like to donate to the sale,…

The Catholic Diocese of Calgary has announced that it is pledging money to support residential school survivors. There were 25 residential schools in Alberta. Sixteen were Catholics.Now the Diocese of Calgary has announced that…

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WASHINGTON - This is a list that no one wants to be on. On July 1, the US State Department released a long-awaited list of “corrupt and undemocratic actors” from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. In total, he listed 55 Central American…

"It's war," Rorate Caeli posted on Twitter immediately after the promulgation of the motu proprio.…

Each summer, Cape Cod's population essentially doubles from 215,000 to over half a million. The COVID pandemic has killed more Americans than all of us here, plus 100,000 more. It's a lot of grief.As of this writing, Barnstable County's…

INDIANAPOLISPaul S. Tuttle, 84, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Paul was born on June 30, 1937 in Indianapolis.He coached CYO cadet football at Little Flower and St. Simon Catholic Church. Paul worked for…

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FALL RIVER - The Great Festival of the Holy Spirit is canceled this year, but the churches of Fall River still have their individual parties this summer. St. Michael's Catholic Church will be holding its traditional festival and procession…

By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Senior pastors and members of the Northwest Zone of the Seventh-day Adventist Church converged on Kaduna for a special one-day prayer summit to seek divine intervention on…

PAT Kenny recently interviewed 'rebellious' priest Father Iggy O'Donovan on his morning show Newstalk to talk about the future of the Catholic Church in Ireland.The Augustinian!-->!-->!-->…

A priest who welcomed allI have a daughter who has special needs and taking her to church has been very difficult. Afterwards, Monsignor Howard Lincoln began the Special Needs Mass, allowing anyone caring for children or adults with…

Summer has always been a fun time for me, and I suspect that is true for most of us. Some of my fondest memories are spending time with friends on the neighborhood tennis courts and pool, family vacations, camps,…

RANDOM THOUGHTS “IN AD 320, Emperor Constantine made Christianity the religion of the (Roman) Reach, and from that time missionaries began to carry the gospel around the world. Thanks to their efforts,…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his 'heart is breaking' after more anonymous graves are found on the grounds of an Indigenous residential school in the southern Gulf Islands off the coast…

Helene friess Helen E. Friess, 77, of Trenton, died on Monday July 12, 2021 at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese. She was born June 9, 1944 in Highland, daughter of the late Charles and Selma, née Zitzmann, Buehler. In addition to her…

Catholic villagers in Bangladesh can participate in daily prayers and Sunday masses during the Covid lockdown through a public address system.Almost 3,400 members of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Diocese of Khulna in the…

WASHINGTON (CNS) - A federal appeals court on July 9 dismissed a lawsuit brought against a Catholic parish in Chicago and the Archdiocese of Chicago by a former parish music director. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 7-3 en…

Jubilee priest of the Holy Spirit has lived in eastern Arkansas since 2017 Posted: July 12, 2021 By Aprille Hanson SpiveyAssociate editor Aprille Hanson Spivey Father James Ibeh, CSSp, 55, smiles at!-->!-->…

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has joined long list of Nigerian leaders asking for prayers to resolve the country's problemsNigeria, a deeply religious country struggling with insecurity, unemployment, hunger and lack of infrastructure…

WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing. On Canada Day, as thousands of Montrealers gathered to denounce the legacy of residential schools across the country, Danielle Poirier protested in her own way.…

Jack Driessen has attended Mass in the Huon Valley of Tasmania for 66 years.Key points:A group of Catholic parishioners in Tasmania say their community is divided between those who want a return to more traditional teachings and others who…

Through Jeannie Ortega Law, Christian Post reporter | Saturday July 10, 2021An older Casting Crowns photo with Andy Williams | Instagram / MarkHallccFormer Casting Crowns drummer Andy Williams has died of multiple injuries from a…

Catholics of a certain age and of certain outlook, like many readers of NCR, will find in James Carroll's latest book, Truth at the Heart of Lies: How the Catholic Church Lost Her Soul - A Memory of Faith, a useful…

James E. Kelly James E. Kelly, 84, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and Lockport, NY, died Tuesday July 6 in Florida. He was born in Jamestown, NY on December 7, 1936, the son of Clarence and Maude Nichols Kelly.Jim graduated from Westfield…

Friends and relatives touch the casket with the remains of a Guara family member after attending a funeral mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Surfside, Florida on July 6, 2021. Marcus "Marc" Guara , his wife, Anaely…

19 minutes wey don passWetin we call say foto, They majestically place the corpse of Prophet TB Joshua inside the synagogue of the Church of All Nations in strict accordance with Covid19 protocols. The body of the body inside the…

TW: This play explores the active genocide perpetrated by the colonial nations of Canada and the United States, and contains a discussion of child abuse and death. The Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24…

Elected officials in St. Catharines, Ont., And over 100 Catholic educators and school staff in Niagara call on Pope Francis to apologize for the discovery of anonymous graves at the sites of former residential schools in British Columbia…

Diocesan Youth Office takes two buses of teenagers to meet young people Posted: July 8, 2021 By Cole BlaggSpecial for Catholics in Arkansas Marie Rioux Suzie Perry, director of youth training for St.!-->!-->…

A public meeting is planned at Bagaicha, a workspace for…

Many San Antonians still affectionately refer to St. Joseph's Catholic Church as “St. Joske's,” a nod to the old-fashioned department store that failed to buy the downtown church in. 1945 and who instead…

The public was also impatient. Before the pandemic, the company's ticket sales hovered around 98% of capacity. Wolfgang Heubisch, the Bavarian Minister of Culture during Bachler's early years in Munich, said the house was a major…

By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi urged churches and other religious organizations to always pray for Nigeria to overcome its current challenges. The vice-governor…

Spanish Church leaders lamented a new law making their country the fifth in Europe to allow active euthanasia and demanded that health workers have the right to opt out. “Causing death can never provide a solution to…

BENNINGTON - Few people have worked in the same place their entire careers. David Estes, who has just…

A Chilliwack man who says he was sexually assaulted at a Bible camp in the late 1970s is suing the Roman Catholic Archbishop and Archdiocese of Vancouver who ran the camp. The alleged perpetrator is not named in the lawsuit,…

So far, the health of the Pope has not been of great concern.Over 60 years ago, he had the upper lobe of his lung removed following complications from tuberculosis. And in recent years, his breathing has seemed labored during speeches.…

MONTREAL - The discovery of several mass graves in former residential school sites has shocked much of Canada and this feeling of horror is leading some to question their ties to the Catholic Church.…

“It seems obvious, writes Robert Fleck in Marie Raymond / Yves Klein, that we will not understand the extent of Yves Klein's adventure and his extraordinary explosive energy if we are not also interested in Marie's…

What happened on November 22, 1963? Our first Catholic president was assassinated. Coincidentally, on that day, the bishops of Rome for the Second Vatican Council voted 2,158 to 19 to approve the vernacular mass. It no longer had to be…

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BAY CITY, MI - A closed Catholic church in rural Bay County, where for decades people have worshiped together and celebrated some of life's most important milestones, will once again be a place where memories are made.Tonya Zube bought the…

July 3 is celebrated around the world as Saint Thomas' Day. The New Testament considers Thomas - also known as "Didyma" (which means "twin" in Greek) - as one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Thomas the Apostle is also called…

After recently celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination, the…

Note: Due to the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic, check with your church to see if the hours have…

Breadcrumb Links New Protests against church involvement in boarding schools included texts reading "Charge the Priests" and "Our Lives Matter" Author of the article: Jason Herring, Postmedia News Graffiti…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Thousands of people were evacuated from villages around a rumbling volcano near the Philippine capital on Friday, but officials said they faced another dilemma to ensure shelter emergencies do not turn into…

Janice J. Adams, 84, of Lamont, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 30, 2021 at Lexington Estate in Independence. Christian Burial Mass: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Strawberry Point,…

It was a rainy Wednesday night and as many people gather in a church building for a midweek celebration, the church has moved the celebration to Lee Street at the Russell Thomas Public Safety Building. To culminate 30…

The bishops of the United States have announced their intention to send a large amount of funds raised from a special fundraiser to support pastoral activities on the African continent. By Lisa Zengarini United States…

MEXICO CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the Mexican state of Hidalgo voted on Wednesday to lift sanctions for elective abortion, making Hidalgo the third state in the predominantly Catholic country to let women choose to discontinue…