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Oct 4, 2024 · IN 1219, at the height of the Fifth Crusade, St Francis travelled to the Middle East with the aim of converting the Sultan to Christianity and ending the bloodshed. The battle lines were at a standstill. Both the Christian and Muslim forces had suffered losses. Francis crossed enemy lines to meet Sultan Malik-el-Kamil, the nephew of the famous Muslim leader Saladin, who was the ruler of Egypt ...

Nov 21, 2024 · POPE Francis announced on Wednesday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonised during two major jubilee celebrations dedicated to young people. Both soon-to-be saints are beloved by many Catholic young people for their enthusiastic pursuit of …

May 27, 2014 · By Deacon Anthony Gooley I HAVE been asked if a deacon may wear clerical dress, by which the person asking the question meant a Roman collar. Before attempting an answer to the question a few preliminary remarks are in order. The Roman collar is itself a fairly new innovation for clergy. Cardinal Manning of England popularised […]

Oct 8, 2024 · CARDINAL-designate Mykola Bychok said his nomination by Pope Francis to join the College of Cardinals had come as a great surprise. “I am certainly feeling excited because this appointment is a great privilege,” he said in a statement. “This is not a privilege granted to me personally, but a privilege granted by Pope Francis to […]

ON December 8, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, recognising and honouring the immaculate conception of Mary. The Immaculate Conception refers to how Mary was free from all sin, including original sin, from the moment of her conception, a belief that traces its roots back to the Early Church. Church Fathers, including […]

Dec 11, 2013 · QUESTION TIME by Fr John Flader I have three questions on the birth of Jesus Christ. Why do we say he was born in a stable when the Bible doesn’t make any mention of this? What are swaddling clothes? And what exactly was the sign announced by the angel of a child wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger? THE birth of Christ has a number of extraordinary aspects and your questions touch ...

2 days ago · POPE Francis said he was more concerned about the development of human intelligence than artificial intelligence. Speaking to Church communications professionals in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace yesterday, the 88-year-old pope emphasised the need for a human-centered approach to communication, especially in spreading the Gospel. Pope Francis reflected on the concept of ...

Nov 24, 2024 · This notably included Cardinal Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, who was imprisoned for 13 years in a re-education camp, nine of which were in solitary confinement. In the aftermath of the Vietnam war, millions of people fled the country, especially the Christian population. Tens of thousands of refugees arrived by boat in Australia after the end of the war, with the Vietnamese presence ...

2 days ago · IT was most likely in the lecture halls of the University of Paris that St Albert the Great first took St Thomas Aquinas under his wing in 1245. To onlookers, the pair of Dominican brothers were a study in contrasts. At the time, Albert was known as “the last man to know everything there was to know”. He possessed a towering reputation, then the holder of the Chair of Theology at the ...