Filipino Catholics celebrate 500-year journey of faith that continues
WEBSep 24, 2021 · Young adult Filipino Catholics carry a cross as they help lead a procession into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to start a Sept. 18, 2021 commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. The gathering for Filipino Catholics in the Washington, D.C., area also included a …
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Ave Maria University offers free Catholic online courses
WEBSueAnn Howell. Nov 29, 2023. Faith Print. Ave Maria University is now offering “The Pursuit of Wisdom,” a series of free online courses presented by university faculty that provides practical wisdom and insights on interesting topics and themes to help Catholics contemplate the true, good and beautiful. The series so far consists of seven ...
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WEBSending forth the participants of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress at their July 23 closing Mass in the Washington, D.C., area, Bishop John H. Ricard offered them an admonition that he said he learned from his days as a youth camping in the woods – “Don’t let the fire go out!”
Young black priests talk about their lives at National Black Catholic ...
WEBJul 28, 2023 · Father Michael Trail, a priest of Archdiocese of Chicago, serves as the pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Chicago, was among the speakers at a July 21 breakout session on “Black Priests Living Priesthood” during the National Black Catholic Congress XIII at National Harbor, Maryland. (Catholic Standard photo by William Murray)
Updated: Pew survey shows Catholic numbers hold steady, ‘nones’ …
WEB(This article is updated with further information.) WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The percentage of Catholics in the U.S. population in 2021 held steady at 21% in the latest Pew Research Center survey, issued Dec. 14.
After 191 years, Oblate Sisters are honored for heroic ministry …
WEBNov 28, 2023 · The cholera epidemic that ravaged Baltimore in the summer of 1832 was one of the worst public health crises the city ever faced. The horrifying diarrheal disease afflicted countless people, ultimately claiming the lives of 853 Baltimoreans – more than 1 percent of what was then the second-largest city in the country.
Mass for 100th anniversary of laying of National Shrine’s ...
WEBThe Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception inaugurated its jubilee year on Sept. 20, 2020 during a 100 th anniversary Mass to commemorate the centennial of the placing of the shrine’s foundation stone, upon which the largest Roman Catholic church in North America was built to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Like so many great churches throughout the world, this ...
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WEBCatholic Standard - Catholic Standard. Msgr. Charles Pope. Msgr. Charles Pope is a dean and pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, where he has served on the Priest Council, the College of Consultors, and the Priest Personnel Board. Along with publishing a daily blog, he has written in pastoral journals, conducted numerous retreats for ...
For converts to Catholicism, RCIA is now ‘OCIA’: What’s behind …
WEBThe Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the process by which the Church brings in new converts and educates catechumens and candidates, has been a staple in Catholic life and lingo for years. But in November 2021, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops changed the name of one of the best-known acronyms in the Church, reorienting the Rite ...