Photo Gallery: Little Saints at St. Cecila
On October 27, 2019, at St. Cecilia parish in Oakley had their wonderful little saints parade into church. Photos by Marta Misleh.
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Todas las vocaciones dadas por Dios son importantes. ¡Es por eso que Dios las da! Nuestra Oración arquidiocesana por las V ocaciones menciona específicamente el llamado vocacion a una vida casta y soltera “y esposos y esposas fieles, que son un signo del amor de Cristo por Su Iglesia”. La …
Caring for common home requires deep ecological conversion, synod says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The "unprecedented" environmental and social crisis in the Amazon calls for "a deep personal, social and structural conversion" that leads to new ways of caring for "our common home," according to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. In …
Christians must shun self-worship, pope says at synod’s final Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Poor people from the Amazon have shown that God’s creation must be treated "not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved, with trust in God," Pope Francis said. He celebrated Mass Oct. …
Vatican-U.S. ties benefit humanity, ambassador says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even if Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump have strong differences on the issue of migration, there are many other areas of common agreement where their joint efforts promote peace and human dignity, said the U.S. ambassador …
Synod calls for more church roles for women, but stops short of diaconate
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although they stopped short of calling for women deacons. In the Amazon, like in the rest of the world, …
Synod document: New ministries can serve evangelization in Amazon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To proclaim the Gospel message of hope, the Catholic Church in the Amazon must open new paths of evangelization in the region, including by instituting new ministries for lay men and women, the Synod of Bishops said. The …
Today’s Video: Does God Want Me to Be Spontaneous?
God may want you to be spontaneous, but he also wants you to be disciplined. How does that work? Well, unless you just want to have no control over you impulses like a dog chasing a squirrel, discipline is a necessary prerequisite to being spontaneous. Check out Father Mike’s thoughts:
Pope apologizes that statues were vandalized, says they were recovered
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis apologized that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River. "As bishop of the diocese, I apologize," he said Oct. 25, the first time the full membership …
Path to women deacons opened by Pope Benedict, Brazilian bishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A change to the Code of Canon Law made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 provides a canonical path to allow the ordination of women deacons, a Brazilian bishop said. Speaking to journalists at a synod press briefing …