…bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
A friend of mine shared with me the trailer of Exarch Leonid Fyodorov “Between Truth and Darkness” (2012). From what I can it is fascinating piece of work introducing us to a rather unknown person in contemporary church history but a giant in ecclesial circles. As bishop for the Russian Byzantine Catholics he energetically took […]
Of your charity please pray for Prospero Cardinal Grech OSA, founder and first president of the Augustinianum in Rome, who died today. Born Stanley Grech in Malta on 24 December 1925 Joined the Augustinian Order in 1943 and ordained in 1950 Served the Roman Pontiffs John XXIII and Paul VI in various capacities Created Cardinal […]
On Saturday, the Pope made news for the USA: Italian Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia is the new representative of the Holy See to the United Nations. He succeeds Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza, who was named by the Pope as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra. Since September 12, 2017, Archbishop Caccia has been serving the Church as […]
From the Holy See today: Yesterday evening the Holy Father received the letter in which Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington (U.S.A.), presented his resignation as a member of the College of Cardinals. Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the cardinalate and has ordered his suspension from the exercise of any public ministry, together […]
Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, 73, was elected Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta. A Roman by birth. More information: Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto elected Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta
Today, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was elected the new prelate of Opus Dei and his election was confirmed by Pope Francis. He is the third successor of St Josemaria Escriva. Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz succeeds Bishop Javier Echevarria who died on December 12, 2016. Until now, Ocáriz has been Auxiliary Vicar of Opus Dei. The youngest of […]
Today we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In history, this 2017 is significant because it marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s publication of the 95 theses in 1517. The theme for the Week of Prayer according to the initiative of the German Council of Churches at the request of the World Council of […]
One key religious leaders of the Church died in Rome on December 12, 2016: Bishop Javier Echevarría (1932 – 2016). He was 22 years the leader of Opus Dei and was 84 years old. He died after a persistent lung infection. A brief biography: Bishop Javier Echevarría was born in Madrid on June 14, 1932, […]
Today, under the power of the Holy Spirit, the 212 delegates of General Congregation 36 elected Jesuit Father Arturo Marcellino Sosa Abascal, 68, as the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Father Sosa is a member of the Venezuelan Jesuit Province. Until now, Father General Sosa served as the Delegate for the […]
A question on the bible and the nature of Tradition always surfaces. Many of those who follow the Protestant line dismiss the intimate connection Tradition that the Catholics and Orthodox make viz. the bible. The magisterial reformers of the 16th century (Luther, Zwingli) led Christians astray by teaching that sola scriptura was a true doctrine taught […]