Tag: CNS
50th Anniversary of Pontifical Institute of Liturgy (PIL)
Addressing participants at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of Rome’s Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Pope Benedict said Blessed Pope John XXIII asked the Benedictines to establish the institute to help the church respond to the “urgency of a reform,” which many bishops from around the world were requesting before the Second Vatican Council (CNS). The… Read More ›
Thousands of pilgrims pray before Blessed John Paul’s new tomb
By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden; Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before a slab of gleaming white marble inscribed “Beatus Johannes Paulus PP. II,” thousands of pilgrims made the sign of the cross, snapped a picture and said a quick prayer. Some left photographs or letters in a basket in front of Blessed… Read More ›
Vatican newspaper launches new website
CNS: VATICAN CITY — Marking the beginning of the seventh year of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican newspaper launched a new website. The site, initially available only in Italian and English, debuted last evening as this morning’s issue of the newspaper rolled off the presses. Today is the anniversary of Pope Benedict’s… Read More ›
There’s an ‘app’ for that: iPhone applications devised for Catholics
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a world that boasts continual technological change, the iPhone by Apple has gained near-iconic status. Even Apple boasts there are more than 140,000 applications — or “apps,” in Apple-speak — that users can obtain for their phones. It only follows that there would be some… Read More ›
Smartphone applications integrate prayer life with daily technology
By Gretchen R. Crowe, Catholic News Service. ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — Praying is now so 21st century. Instead of a paperback missalette, there’s iMissal. Instead of prayer cards, there’s a touch-screen Saint A Day. Instead of randomly jotting down prayer requests, there’s a digitally organized list in PrayerSteward. These three applications — better known as… Read More ›
Pew Forum contrasts secular, religious media coverage of abuse scandal
Washington D.C., Jun 12, 2010 / 05:06 pm (CNA).- A new study published on Friday by the Pew Forum contrasts the differences in media coverage of the clerical sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church by secular and religious news outlets. Among the significant finds of the report are the fact that the Holy Father… Read More ›
Benedictine Sisters’ Love of Music Results in CD Recording
WASHINGTON: July 27, 2009 – Catholic News Service. A pair of Benedictine sisters in Minnesota, both in their 70s, aren’t afraid of trying new things: They learned how to record a CD — and are using a blog to promote it. The CD is “Sisters in Sync,” performed by Sister Ellen Cotone, who played both… Read More ›
The Gospel enlightens and fulfills the beliefs of other faiths
Note: It has been the policy used on this web site to publish only information that can be verified by official sources. The secular news and the web have widely covered a reported statement by Pope Benedict that society is drifting into a ‘desert of godlessness.’ The following post can be found through Catholic News… Read More ›