God or the Girl

This five-part documentary series follows four young men through the emotionally wrenching final weeks that lead up to the most important decision of their lives – whether to become Catholic priests or not. Traveling with his brother to the Catholic celebration...

Holy Week Through the Lens of Justice

In 1999 Catholic Worker Robert Waldrop posted a somewhat timeless reflection on Holy Week from the vantage of justice.They still provide much food for thought and prayer. Holy Week Reflections

Pope Wants to Keep Meeting With Cardinals

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 27, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI announced that he will continue to meet with all the world’s cardinals, as he did last week, to address key questions in the life of the Church. The Pope expressed his satisfaction with that kind of...

New Diocese in India Is 100% Dalit (Untouchables)

BUXAR, India, FEB. 3, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Two features are striking in the new Indian diocese of Buxar: All the faithful are “untouchables” and, consequently, the essence of pastoral activity will be service. The Diocese of Buxar includes four districts:...

855,655 Consecrated Women in 3,589 Convents

VATICAN CITY, FEB. 2, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican’s evangelization dicastery paid particular homage to consecrated women, whose contribution it sees as crucial for spreading the Gospel. Anticipating today’s 10th World Day of Consecrated Life, the...

Deus Caritas Est – Wikipedia

Pope Signs First EncyclicalWIKIPEDIA already has an article on Benedict the XVI’s first encyclical. For those not familiar with WIKIPEDIA it is a user created encyclopedia available in just over 200 languages. Not all the lanugages are active and the English...
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