Today’s “throwaway culture,” driven by “profit, efficiency and success,” marginalizes people with disabilities and threatens their God-given dignity, Pope Francis said.
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Take Evil Seriously, Pope Francis Says at General Audience
While intense feelings or drive — passions — are natural, Christians know they must be tamed and channeled toward what is good, Pope Francis said.
Abortions Soar to Highest Number In Over a Decade Post Dobbs, Study Finds
A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion access, found that the number of abortions in 2023 has increased to the highest number and rate in the United States in over a decade.
Bishop Brennan to Priests: What Is More Important, the Synod Process or Its Results?
Today for sure is a joyous day. A joyous day when we celebrate our identity, who we are as a people of God. The source of our unity, the source of our joy. We celebrate the sacramental life of the Church and the ways that God is working in our midst, especially here in Brooklyn and Queens. Thank you for your presence here today. Gracias a todos, merci beaucoup.
We Experience Jesus Living Among Us in the Church
This week’s Gospel is very similar to the Gospel we heard last week on Divine Mercy Sunday.
A True Celebration Of the Eucharist
The Diocese of Brooklyn’s Eucharistic Revival, 2024 version, is going to be a special, uplifting, and unifying event.
Letters to the Editor Week of April 13, 2024
Regarding Squatters Rights, Devout Catholic, Young Sheldon Episode, Pearl Harbor Sailor Dies at Age 102, ‘Cabrini’ Is Wonderful
Obituaries, Week of April 13, 2024
Sister Barbara Anne Seaward
Faithfulness of St. Bernadette of Lourdes
On April 16, we celebrate the feast of St. Bernadette of Lourdes. The 1943 film, “The Song of Bernadette,” dramatizes the amazing events in her life relating to the Marian apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France, in 1858. Many Catholics have enjoyed this beautiful film, and it’s a great one to share with those who haven’t seen it, especially younger generations.
Pope Francis Grants Plenary Indulgences for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Congress Participants
Participants in the National Eucharistic Congress and related National Eucharistic Pilgrimage now have opportunities to receive plenary indulgences, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced April 9.