Focus
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German Trappists who went back to Pre-Vatican Rite close monastery for lack of novices
Feb 14, 2018
Germany’s only Trappist monastery — which attempted to revert to the gruelling, pre-Vatican II monastic schedule and worshipped exclusively in the Tridentine Rite — is to be closed by the end of the year.
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A different ‘reform of the reform’: Pope Francis and the Roman Curia
Feb 14, 2018
The central government of the Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Curia, is an enigmatic institution.
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“Why we are in dialogue with China?”
Feb 09, 2018
Interview with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, who responds to the accusations made against the Holy See regarding the ongoing contacts, “We trust that the Chinese faithful, thanks to their spirit of faith, will know how to recognise that our action is animated by trust in the Lord and does not answer to worldly logic.”
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World Day of Consecrated Life – February 2, 2018
Jan 31, 2018
A reflection by Sr Inigo Joachim from the Congregation of St Anne, Mumbai, India on how the religious can still be relevent in Asia.
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Pope’s message for the 26th World Day of the Sick 2018 on February 11
Jan 31, 2018
Mater Ecclesiae: “Behold, your son... Behold, your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.” (Jn 19:26-27)
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'Be the saints of the 21st century'
Jan 24, 2018
On his last day in Peru, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to imitate Jesus, who embraces the poor and suffering, and brings hope.
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Don't 'photoshop' your heart – be who you are, Pope tells young Peruvians
Jan 24, 2018
On Sunday Pope Francis told Peruvian youth that Jesus doesn't want disciples who have been “photoshopped” to perfection, but like the great saints of the past, God calls people to follow him with trust and enthusiasm, despite their weaknesses.
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Pope Francis isn’t opening the door to all married Priests!
Jan 21, 2018
Pope Francis has reportedly said he will allow for debate as to whether married men could be ordained to the priesthood during a 2019 Synod of Bishops focusing on the Church in the Amazon basin.
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Reject Trump’s racist language and work for new immigration policies
Jan 21, 2018
The blatantly racist comments made by President Trump during a private meeting with lawmakers on Thursday, January 11 — confirmed on Friday, Jan 12 by Democratic Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois — were all too believable.
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Love people no matter who they are
Jan 20, 2018
A former medical doctor, Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris entered the seminary at the age of 39. He grew up in a non-religious family — only his mother was a practising Catholic. He says that his two grandfathers were “thoroughly anti-religious.”
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD