The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, Palestine’s ambassador to Denmark said.
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Nicaragua Expels a Dozen Priests, Sends Them to The Vatican, Ortega Regime Says
Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and cracking down on the Catholic Church.
Vatican Confirms it Will Welcome Nicaraguan Priests Released From Prison
The Vatican has confirmed that it has been asked and has agreed to receive 12 priests who had been detained in Nicaragua.
As Pope Meets LGBTQ+ Advocate, Prelate Credits Him for ‘Personal Conversion’
Archbishop Zbigņev Stankevičs of Riga, Latvia, a participant in this month’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality, has said homosexuals are called to live in chastity in accord with Church teaching, but credited Pope Francis for what he called his own “personal conversion” on the issue, becoming less judgmental.
Cyrus of Persia and JPII: Surprising Bearers of Grace
When was the last time something really surprised you? Maybe it was something pleasant, like a sunny day when it was supposed to rain, or someone threw a party in your honor.
Pope Francis Tells Artists They Shape Our Imagination
For the past few weeks I have been thinking about the wonderful talk that Pope Francis gave to Catholic artists last May in Rome. I keep returning to it, and each time I re-read it I feel renewed.
‘Please Let No More Innocent Blood Be Shed’
In his Angelus prayer on Oct. 15, Pope Francis said of the heinous acts in the Holy Land, “Prayer is the meek and holy force to oppose the diabolical force of hatred, terrorism, and war.”
Letters to the Editor Week of October 21, 2023
Reviving the Queens College Newman Center, Asylum-Seekers Are More Than Migrants, Pray the Rosary, Concerning Trends, Rest in Peace, Pete Panto
Obituaries, Week of October 21, 2023
Msgr. Anthony F. Sherman, Msgr. Joseph L. Cunningham
Diocesan Assignments – October 21, 2023
Rev. Paul Anel, from administrator to pastor of St. Paul and St. Agnes, Cobble Hill, effective Sept. 19. PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Joseph A. Miller, to part-time parochial vicar of St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. Gertrude, Far Rockaway, effective Oct. 1.