Feast of "Our Lady Help of Christians", May 24

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 05/24/2017 - 13:15

The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Mary Help of Christians on May 24. Today, like centuries before, Christians facing persecution, violence and death, have invoked Mary’s protection under this designation. Concerning it, Saint John Bosco wrote of his order, the Salesians' primary mission: "The principal objective is to promote veneration of the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to Mary Help of Christians. This title seems to please the august Queen of Heaven very much."

“USA focuses on dialogue between faiths for peace in the Middle East”

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 05/23/2017 - 16:51

Archbishop Pizzaballa on the White House’s new approach: “Riyadh may play a decisive role in the conflict between Arab countries and Israel”

Understanding that dialogue between religions is a key part of the Middle Eastern mosaic “is an important and positive step.” Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, comments with the Press US President’s speech at Riyadh.

Trump has resumed the dialogue between Muslims, Jews and Christians to solve the dramatic situation in the Middle East. What is you opinion?

Search for common ground will be key to Pope’s meeting with Trump

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 01:35

Despite a few pointed comments in the past and fundamental differences on issues such as immigration, economic policy, military spending and climate change, sparks are not expected to fly May 24 when Pope Francis welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the Vatican.

The two will have a private conversation, with interpreters present, and while anything is possible, protocol dictates that the joint statement issued after the meeting will describe it as “cordial.”

Going into the meeting, Pope Francis made it clear he hoped it would be.

Can prayer change the direction of history?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/21/2017 - 01:01

Can prayer change the direction of history? Are prayer and acts of penance capable of preventing nuclear annihilation? Can prayers and penance increase our freedom? “Yes, yes and yes.” Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), on June 26, 2000, in reference specifically to the request of Our Lady of Fatima to pray and do penance “to save souls,” wrote: “The future is not in fact unchangeably set, and the image [of terrible destruction and suffering] which the children saw is in no way a film preview of a future in which nothing can be changed.