Tag: Christianity
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Patriarch Ilia on Georgia receiving EU candidate status
Tbilisi, December 18, 2023 Photo: patriarchate.ge The European Council of the European Union resolved at its December 14-15 session to grant candidate status to… Read More
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Pope condemns targeting of unarmed civilians in Gaza
Pope Francis condemned the Israeli military’s killing of two Christian women sheltering at a Catholic parish in Gaza and an attack on a convent, noting… Read More
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Albania returns 20 stolen icons to North Macedonia
Tirana, Albania, December 18, 2023 Photo: libertas.mk Nearly two dozen Orthodox icons stolen from churches and monasteries of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric were… Read More
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Pope celebrates 87th birthday with children of families in need
With song, cake and circus performers, Pope Francis celebrated his 87th birthday in festive style at the Vatican. As in previous years, the pope spent… Read More
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Ukraine puts Patriarch Kirill on its wanted list, Russia responds in kind
Kiev and Moscow, December 18, 2023 Photo: RIA-Novosti On November 4, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) officially announced a case against His Holiness… Read More
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Vatican issues guidance on blessing irregular relationships, including gay couples
A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing and does not give… Read More
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Singer performs at Guadalupe ‘Mananitas’ event after near-death experience
Five years ago, Rosy Oros lay comatose in a hospital bed in Mexico — some 1,500 miles away from home — after experiencing complications from… Read More
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A Filipino flow to ‘Las Mañanitas’
Since Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the Philippines, the Filipino community also has a great devotion to the Virgin. So it was… Read More
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Saint of the day: Blessed Giulia Nemesia Valle
Giulia Nemesia Valle was born in Italy in July 1847. Her parents ran a milliner’s shop, but her mother died when she was four years… Read More
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Saint of the day: Jose Manyanet y Vives
St. Jose Manyanet y Vives was born in Spain on January 7, 1833. When he was five, his mother dedicated him to the Virgin Mary,… Read More