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Being Catholic in Zanzibar
Mathew Limo* knows what to expect when he goes to church with his family. On the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, where 98 percent of the population is Muslim, Christians are given the cold shoulder. The past year has been characterized by renewed violence against Christians. So far the violence remains aimed at religious, but the […]

Editing our own genes?
Several serious diseases are known to occur because of defects or mutations in our DNA. Curing such diseases could, in principle, be carried out by rewriting the DNA to fix the mutated base pairs. Yet, until recently scientists have remained largely stymied in their attempts to directly modify genes in a living animal. Findings described […]

Jesus Must be Foundation of Every Catholic School
Catholic schools must have Christ as their foundation, and Catholic teachers are the core of the educational and missionary action of the Church. Their recruitment and training are also a challenge for the future of the young generations and the Church more than ever. These were some of the conclusions to have come out of […]

TRUCK DYNASTY: The First Deacon in the World of Monster Trucks
Crowds of people fill the stands, many sporting sunglasses and baseball caps and t-shirts with patriotic slogans. The sun beats down, the beer flows, and the cheers go up when the next “extreme diesel” pickup truck, souped-up so much that you’d probably need a ladder to get into the cab, enters the dirt field. If […]

Solemnity of the Annunciation – Nazareth – Israel
“Let us not fear, the Holy Spirit is coming upon us.” These are the words that His Beatitude Patriarch Fouad Twal spoke during his homily on the Solemnity of the Annunciation on the 25th of March in the Basilica in Nazareth. It was in this church, where since the earliest times Christians have venerated the […]

Pope Francis canonizes new Saints
(Vatican Radio) This morning the Holy Father Francis received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during which he extended the liturgical cult of the following blesseds to the universal Church, inscribing them in the book of Saints: -Francois de Laval, French bishop of Quebec, Canada (1623-1708). […]

Westminster’s cardinal-elect is on his way to Rome
Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, was named cardinal by Pope Francis. “The Catholic Church in our countries has always had a profound and loving loyalty to the Holy Father, the Successor of St Peter. This appointment enables me, on behalf of all, to serve the Pope in a direct and prolonged way”, said the designated-cardinal. […]

Shalom Community’s Prayer Campaign: I pray for the Pope!
Shalom Catholic Community has launched a campaign through social media inviting intercessors from all over the world to pray for Pope Francis. The campaign, entitled #IprayForthePope, has already sparked the creativity of many people offering different ways to pray for His Holiness. When the new elected pope approached the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, […]
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