Our schools prepare children for eternity, not just for sitting examinations, says Fr John Bollan in this article in the Catholic Herald of 21 March 2008.
Our schools prepare children for eternity, not just for sitting examinations, says Fr John Bollan in this article in the Catholic Herald of 21 March 2008.
ZENIT reports the Pope’s encouragement that, even though the trials of life can make one feel abandoned by the Lord, an encounter with the Risen Christ can help recover the hope of faith. The Pope said this on 6 April 2008 in a commentary on theread more
ZENIT reports that Pope Benedict XVI has told Americans that the world is at a crossroads between great promise for the future and the breakdown of the foundations of society, and Christians are called to give witness of their hope in this context. The read more
ZENIT reports that Pope Benedict XVI has told a group of leaders and representatives of Catholic education that the modern “crisis of truth” is rooted in a “crisis of faith.” “Education is integral to the mission of the Churcread more
If words such as authority and obedience touch a nerve, try looking at them again in the light of Christ, says Pope Benedict XVI. Speaking to more than 58,000 people gathered in Yankee’s Stadium for the last major event of his five-day visit on Saread more
CNA reports that Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Toledo has spoken out on school education, saying that, it should be founded upon the truth, especially nowadays, when there is a cultural climate that “seeks to keep human reason from tending towarread more
Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, has challenged Westminster politicians to examine their consciences over recent parliamentary votes. Speaking at a Mass in the Crypt of the House of Commons, the Cardinal reminded MPs aread more
This homily was given by Pope Benedict XVI transmitted by satellite from the Vatican to thousands of faithful gathered on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, for the closing Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress, held in that Canadian city fromread more
Youth More Religious Than One Might Think ZENIT reported on 11th Jul 2008 the outcome of a German research foundation report that, contrary to popular belief, teenagers and young adults are interested in religion. The German Bertelsmann Foundation announread more
ZENIT reports on comments made by Pope Benedict XVI to journalists as he travelled to Australia for Wordl Youth Day: “The Western world has had in the last 50 years great successes — economic successes, technical successes; yet religion —read more