Earth Day (April 22) is an excellent reminder for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’ famous environmental encyclical letter “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.” Citing Francis of Assisi – patron saint of ecology – Pope Francis writes “Our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has advanced five people’s paths to sainthood after approving decrees promulgated by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints on March 28. Blessed Peter To Rot of Papua New Guinea, Blessed Ignatius Shoukrallah Maloyan of Turkey, and Blessed María Carmen of Venezuela will be proclaimed saints of the Church. […]
The Parish Council of Blessed Sacrament Church is pleased to announce the fifth and final lecture of the Church on Fire II Lecture Series for 2024-2025. The lecture, “Francis the Saint … Francis the Pope: The 800 Year Connection,” will be given by Sister Margaret Carney, OSF, STD, on Sunday, April 6, at 12 noon […]
“Public theology” entered the lexicon of Buffalo ministers as Father Edward Foley, OFM Cap., explained the need to preach outside the choir. Father Foley, retired professor of Liturgy and Music at Catholic Theological Union, was guest speaker at “Leading with Joy in Times of Turbulence,” a presentation from the Church Musicians’ Guild of Buffalo and […]
Lent calls us to reflect on sin – my sin, your sin, the nation’s sin, the Church’s sin, the world’s sin. Sin may seem attractive when we’re committing it, but afterwards we often would rather not think about it, examine it, nor humbly admit it. Because doing so brings us to the truth that our […]
I bet there have been times that you, like me, have experienced that empty feeling that you do not belong here, that you are an unwelcomed person – persona non grata. Now magnify that feeling. Imagine that you had to flee from your native country because of unbearable persecution and/or dire poverty conditions. Imagine that […]
(Note: This is the first of five articles that will summarize the results and impact of the recently concluded “Synod on Synodality”) If you’ve been paying attention to Catholic Church news, you are aware that the second and final General Assembly of the XVI Synod (the “Synod on Synodality”) concluded on Oct. 27, 2024. After […]
As millions of pilgrims are expected for the jubilee year in Rome, Pope Francis praised the patient service of the Swiss Guard and support for their families on Saturday. Speaking at an audience marking the 25th anniversary of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Foundation, the pope emphasized how the guards’ patient service has become increasingly vital […]
VATICAN CITY — In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the jubilee year by saying “‘yes’ to life.” Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the rainy Sunday afternoon as jubilee pilgrims braved the weather to hear Pope Francis give his Angelus message. The pope commended the crowd […]
ROME — Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday. The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from Stanford, succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, whose age-related resignation was simultaneously accepted by […]
