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Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

17 June 2014

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to “Body of Christ.” This feast originated in France in the midthirteenth century and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. This feast is celebrated on […]

Pope urges Asian families to be leaven of Christ’s love

15 May 2014

Pope Francis has sent his greetings to participants in a 4-day Asian conference on the family in the Phillipines, urging the fundamental cell of society to be the leaven of Christ’s love. The theme of the May 13-16 conference in Manila is “Families of Asia: Lights of Hope”. Writing on behalf of the Pope, Vatican […]

In the Risen Christ, the man dressed in life

19 April 2014

—————– (excerpts from the preaching of Moses Easter Azevedo in 2007 – Tried to maintain the conversational tone) Christ is risen, Hallelujah. He is truly risen! Hallelujah! Saint Paul himself said: “If Christ has not been raised, then our faith is in vain”. But as Christ is risen from the dead, we are the happiest […]

It is not enough to say we are Christians. We must live the faith, not only with our words, but with our actions.

21 January 2014

In his homily at Holy Mass on Monday morning, 20 January, Pope Francis commented on the day’s Readings from the first Book of Samuel (15:16-23) and the Gospel of St Mark (2:18-22). The Holy Father began by noting that both readings help us “to reflect on the word of God” and “on our attitude towards […]

Cardinal Koch on Christian Unity and Jewish-Catholic relations

21 January 2014

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being celebrated by many Churches in the northern hemisphere from January 18th to 25th, focusing this year on a provocative question from St Paul to the early Christian community in Corinth: ‘Has Christ been divided?’ Resources for this annual event have been developed by an ecumenical group […]

Christmas Eve

30 December 2013

At the General Audience Pope Francis explores the Apostolic nature of a Church rooted in Christ

16 October 2013

2013-10-17 L’Osservatore Romano At the General Audience on Wednesday, 16 October, in St Peter’s Square, the Holy Father spoke about the Church handed down through the centuries, like a river, and the source is and always Christ himself. Thus, the topic of his reflection was the […]

Credible Christian witnessses wanted

15 October 2013

Vatican Radio) The importance of credible Christian witness to overcome indifference and religious illiteracy: that was the theme at the heart of Pope Francis’ message on Monday to members of the Pontifical Council for New Evangelization. Noting that so many people are indifferent or have grown away from the Church, the Pope said what we […]

Pope in Assisi: Christians must strip themselves of worldliness

4 October 2013

(Vatican Radio) Christians and the Church must strip themselves of worldliness, said Pope Francis while addressing some of the poor in the Italian hill town of Assisi early Friday. The Pope offered this message in the same hall in which St. Francis, about 800 years ago, undressed himself and laid his fine clothes at his […]

WYD Testimony – Christopher Karam

20 August 2013

Christopher, Member of Shalom's Prayer Group in Nazareth

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