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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
Easter appeal to save 'Christian origins' in Holy Land
The Holy See has launched this year's Easter appeal for the support of Christians in the Holy Land, calling for support to preserve the 'Christian origins' of the region. The prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, called for the collaboration of priests around the world. Read More ...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:32 pm |
Catholic price comparison website launched
A price comparison website with a difference has been launched this week. All profits net of running costs made through the website will be donated to UK charities who support the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. Read More ...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:01 pm |
Zimbabwe: outbreak of measles hits half country
An outbreak of measles has hit 28 of the 62 districts of Zimbabwe and is still spreading. The illness is more serious in a population where many are suffering from malnutrition, HIV and other conditions. According to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), Read More ...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:06 pm |
Vatican statement on sexual abuse of minors
Fr Federico Lombardi SJ director of the Holy see press office, issued the following statement today, concerning the situation in Ireland, and also cases of sexual abuse of minors Germany, Austria and Holland: Read More ...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:01 pm |
Olympics bring greater unity to Vancouver churches
Following their involvement with the Winter Olympics, the churches of Vancouver and beyond are more united. That is the assessment of a delegation from the UK's More Than Gold initiative that will help churches make the most of London's 2012 Games. Read More ...
James Parker - Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:12 pm |
Film: Thinking Faith reviews the Oscar-winning Hurt Locker
The central insight of The Hurt Locker is the fact that for many soldiers, a motivation to fight is simply the alleviation of boredom. This insight comes with some compassionate and compelling realism. The film explores this through the story of the last few days of a bomb-disposal team's tour of Iraq. Read More ...
Ambrose Hogan - Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:10 pm |
London parish holds Day for Dads
A central London parish held their first-ever 'Day for Dads' recently. Twenty-seven fathers from Holy Apostles, Pimlico, turned up for the event. This was far in excess of expectations, and went some way to nailing the myth that modern-day fathers - at least those in our parish - tend to take a back-seat role in the upbringing of their children. Read More ...
Michael Dynes - Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:30 am |
Campaigners demand enquiry over refugee family suicide
Prayers have been said in Glasgow following the news of the tragic suicide of three asylum seekers on Sunday. Campaigners believe the three were a father, mother and son, from the former Soviet Union, who may have been refused permission to stay in this country and had also just been told Read More ...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:28 am |
Nigeria: more than 500 killed in tribal clashes
More than 500 people, including women and children, from the Berom tribe were killed with machetes, in three Christian villages in Nigeria close to the city of Jos on Sunday. A mainly Muslim clan known as the Fulani have been blamed for the attacks. Homes and churches were also burned.
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Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 11:39 pm |
Bilingual school opens in London
Free bilingual state education in French and English will be available to 56 primary school pupils in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from September this year. The scheme, involving Holy Cross Catholic Primary School and L'école Marie d'Orliac was confirmed by the signing of a formal declaration Read More ...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 10:50 pm |
Divine Mercy Day at Westminster Cathedral
On Saturday, a Lenten Divine Mercy Day of Prayer was held in Westminster Cathedral with the theme: 'God’s Mercy the only remedy for the World'. The day included a Eucharistic healing service, procession of the Image of Divine Mercy and praying of the Chaplet of Mercy and Rosary before Mass. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 10:38 pm |
Zimbabwe: Archbishop makes Lenten appeal for prisoners
Archbishop Robert C Ndlovu of Harare has made an new appeal on behalf of prisoners in Zimbabwe who are being incarcerated in appalling conditions. He added that many Zimbabweans throughout the country are living in severe poverty and receive no healthcare, and warned that there may be another drought, bringing a poor harvest. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 1:01 pm |
Premier Christian radio launches iPhone 'prayer beads'
Premier Christian media today announced the launch of a digital set of 'Prayer Beads' in time for Easter. The wooden beads can be individually rotated or moved around the string. While the Prayer Beads App will in the iTunes Apps store for Easter, the evangelising Christian company say they have commissioned the digital prayer tool "with a future customer in mind".
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Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 11:42 am |
Election briefing on peace and security issues
The Network of Christian Peace Organisations, of which Pax Christi is one of 25 members, has produced a briefing for Christians to use in preparation for the forthcoming General Election. It covers four areas: The Middle East, the Arms Trade, Nuclear Proliferation and Military Spending. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 11:23 am |
Holy Land: Three children detained while gathering herbs
On Saturday, Israeli soldiers detained three Palestinian boys in At-Tuwani Village in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank. The boys, aged 13 and 14, were gathering herbs above al-Khelli Valley, 300 metres from the Israeli settlement of Ma'on, on land owned by the eldest child's family. Read More ...
Posted: Sunday, March 7, 2010 8:44 pm |
World day of prayer for Burma
Thousands of Christians worldwide will unite in prayer for Burma this week. Christian Solidarity Wordwide is hosting a global day of prayer with Karen Aid and Partners Relief & Development, at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster on Saturday 13 March. Read More ...
Posted: Sunday, March 7, 2010 8:26 pm |
New York: churches offers 24 hours of Confession for Lent
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and 51 more churches in the Archdiocese of New York, have held the second annual 24 Hours of Confessions project for the 2010 Lenten Season. Last year 20 Manhattan parishes took part. This year 51 parishes opened their doors Read More ...
Posted: Sunday, March 7, 2010 6:17 pm |
Actor Robert Hardy to perform in Oxford Oratory Hopkins evening
The distinguished actor Robert Hardy is taking part at an evening of music and poetry this Friday, 12 March, at the Oxford Oratory. The event is being organised by Catholic writer and composer Julien Chilcott Williams whose choir, Vox Angelica, will sing to raise funds for the redevelopment campaign and the building of a Newman chapel; Read More ...
Amanda C Dickie - Posted: Sunday, March 7, 2010 5:30 pm |
Caritas says domestic staff in Europe should not be 'modern slaves'
Caritas Internationalis has appealed to governments and international communities for the protection of migrants working in homes as maids, caretakers and caregivers. For the most part they are women. Domestic workers are often exploited and rarely have any form of legal protection. Read More ...
Posted: Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:39 pm |
US Traditionalist Anglicans vote to become Catholic
The Traditionalist Anglicans in the United States have voted to become Catholic. The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America of the Traditional Anglican Communion, meeting in Orlando, Florida, issued the following statement on Thursday: Read More ...
Dan Bergin - Posted: Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:15 pm |
Sunday Reflection with Fr Terry Tastard - 7 March 2010
Recently I was watching a film about the life of Jesus with some parishioners. The temptations were done particularly cleverly. The tempter appeared to Jesus with the suggestion: ‘Turn these stones into bread.’ But that was not all the tempter said. He went on to depict all the starving people the world. Imagine, he said to Jesus, imagine what you could do to feed these if you follow my instructions.
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Posted: Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:10 am |
Download iBreviary for free
The iBreviary for the iPhone, which became a bestseller when it was released more than a year ago, is now downloadable for free. The brainchild of Italian priest Don Paolo Padrini, the iBreviary includes a complete missal and principal prayers.
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Posted: Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:54 am |
Uganda: landslides sweep away villages
Burials are being held in Uganda for people killed in a mudslide which swept away three villages near the eastern town of Bududa. A massive landslide that swept the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda on Monday night killed at least 90 people, with 350 missing and feared dead. Read More ...
Posted: Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:26 am |
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