by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2014 | Church
In terms of Vatican news, 2013 was surely one of the most eventful years in living memory. Here are the highlights at a glance: —Â Feb. 11: Pope Benedict XVI announces that he will become the first pope in more than 600 years to resign. —Â Feb. 25: Cardinal...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2013 | Church
Pope’s adviser speaks of Catholicism’s future as ‘servant’ church Some thought starters from the presentation…  Jesus didn’t proclaim himself. He proclaimed the kingdom The church must break down the walls between the ordained hierarchy and the laity, with...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 13, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News
As the Year of Faith draws to an end we at FamVin/VinFormation  end our monthly series of reflections “Year of Faith”  and begin a new weekly series “Formation Fridays”. The Year of Faith was a call to deepen our faith and engage in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2013 | Church
The United States Bishops  challenge allegations against Catholic Relief Services. They write… Sadly, in recent weeks some groups have raised questions about this extraordinary witness to the Gospel of life. They have raised allegations about CRS’ adherence to...
by Beth | Aug 23, 2013 | Church, Vincentian Family
A worried world  looks at events in Egypt, worries and prays. Day by day the situation worsens. “Christianity pre-dates Islam by 600 years, and Egypt was a majority Christian country long before Islam existed. The Copts of Egypt are the indigenous people of the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2013 | Church
Much has been made over the similarities and differences in recent Popes. Try your hand at this interactive quiz the offers a series of papal quotations on issues that are in the news and asks the reader to identify which Pope made the statement.
