Catholic Church

July 17, 2020

Mayor Calls on Mary, by Paul Murano

By Paul Murano, Church Militant - An embattled mayor from a small town in New Mexico has consecrated his town to the Immaculate Heart of Mary... On Tuesday, Fr. Alberto Avella of St. Teresa Parish in Grants, New Mexico consecrated the town of Grants to the Blessed Virgin Mary — at the request of its mayor, Martin "Modey" Hicks... "This is about unity, it is about praying to our Lord God to protect everybody in this town and unite us," Hicks asserted, "because that's what this country needs right now. We've got enough division. And that's what this is about ... This is about protection from our divine Father."

July 17, 2020

CNA: German Archdiocese Plans to Cut Parishes From 1,000 to 40

By CNA/CNA Deutsch - A German archdiocese is pressing ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of its parishes despite the Vatican’s decision to block a similar plan in another diocese... CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German language news partner, reported July 15 that Archbishop Stephan Burger intends to turn the archdiocese’s 1,000 parishes into 40 mega parishes.

July 17, 2020

City of Toronto Bans Catholic Churches From Administering Holy Communion, by Shane Trejo

By Shane Trejo, Big League Politics - The Ontario Ministry of Health has issued COVID-19 guidelines advising to “suspend activities that increase risk of disease transmission, including” the “sharing or distributing materials or objects, which may include but is not limited to: books, communion, microphones, prayer mats, prayer shawls, water, etc.”

July 17, 2020

Msgr. Charles Pope: If You Think You’re in a Hurry, You Have No Idea of How Fast You Are Getting There.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - It’s dizzying to consider our speed and motion: a spinning earth, rotating around a sun, which is rotating around a galaxy, which is rotating around a spinning universe. So, if you think you’re standing still, think again; we are actually hurtling through space at mind-boggling speed... Yes, you’re on the move. You’re moving so fast you met yourself coming back! Don’t let anyone tell you you’re loafing... Here are some biblical “speed texts.” Hurry up and read them!