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Under doctor's orders, Pope Francis cancels travel plans to Florence
… and mayors from the Mediterranean and to preside over a Mass for the start of the season of Lent at the Basilica of Saint Sabina on Rome's Aventine Hill on March 2. The pope has called for …
Do good unto others, ditch digital addictions for Lent, pope says
… fighting evil in their own lives, including an addiction to digital media, Pope Francis said. "Lent is a propitious time to resist these temptations and to cultivate instead a more integral … up of 'authentic encounters' — face-to-face and in person," the pope said in his message for Lent, which begins March 2 for Latin-rite Catholics. "Let us ask God to give us the patient … Galatians. Christians are called to sow goodness their entire lives, but even more so during Lent, he wrote. The first fruit "appears in ourselves and our daily lives," radiating the light …
Ukrainian Catholics in Rome want stronger criticism of Russia from Vatican
… for prayer and fasting for the country on Jan. 26 and calling for another one at the start of Lent on March 2, Ash Wednesday. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, has …
El futuro es ahora: ¿Está lista la educación superior Católica para la creciente comunidad Hispana?
… una Identidad de Institución Católica al Servicio de los Hispanos (C-HSI) a través de Lentes Teológicos Latinx de Lo Cotidiano y la Tradición " proporciona un nuevo marco a través del …
Don't give up TikTok for Lent, at least not this year
… the good that can happen through social media, Catholics should not rush to give it up during Lent. But that was before Catholic Twitter, with its hordes of anonymous trolls who insist on … should not wear pants. Still, I'm going to encourage folks not to give up social media this Lent — if only because the National Catholic Reporter has been expanding the ways we can connect …
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Philippine bishops urge church finances to disconnect from fossil fuels
… responding to challenges of Laudato Si' and the climate crisis." The bishops' conference also lent their support to a rights of nature campaign around legislation currently in both houses of …
The lesson for bishops from Benedict report: Apologize, apologize, apologize
… give up his "pope emeritus" title. On the other hand, I would love to see some bishops spend Lent living on bread and water, camped out on the steps of their cathedrals. There was a time …
Taking 60 years of Moral Theology to the Synod
… vision and plans for NCR: … Feb 18, 2022: NCR and social media: Don't give up TikTok for Lent, at least not this year: NCR's new social media presence: TikTok Jan 14, 2022: Why following …