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National Vocation Awareness Week Set For November 6-12 - WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 6-12. This annual event is a special time for parishes in the U.S. to foster a culture of vocations for the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life....Read More
News from the Pope:
Pope: 'the only solution to the migration crisis is solidarity' -(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday called for solidarity with migrants and refugees...Read More
News from the Church:
Vatican Reiterates That Cremation Permissible Under Certain Restrictions, Scattering Ashes Forbidden - VATICAN CITY — The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released an instruction Tuesday regarding burial and cremation, reiterating the Church’s teaching that cremation, while strongly discouraged, can be permissible under certain restrictions — and scattering the ashes is forbidden. Ad Resurgendum Cum Christo (To Rise With Christ), published Oct. 25, states that while cremation “is not prohibited,” the Church “continues to prefer the practice of burying the bodies of the deceased, because this shows a greater esteem towards the deceased.”...Read more
National Vocation Awareness Week Set For November 6-12 - WASHINGTON—The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 6-12. This annual event is a special time for parishes in the U.S. to foster a culture of vocations for the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life....Read More
News from the Pope:
Pope: 'the only solution to the migration crisis is solidarity' -(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday called for solidarity with migrants and refugees...Read More
News from the Church:
Vatican Reiterates That Cremation Permissible Under Certain Restrictions, Scattering Ashes Forbidden - VATICAN CITY — The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released an instruction Tuesday regarding burial and cremation, reiterating the Church’s teaching that cremation, while strongly discouraged, can be permissible under certain restrictions — and scattering the ashes is forbidden. Ad Resurgendum Cum Christo (To Rise With Christ), published Oct. 25, states that while cremation “is not prohibited,” the Church “continues to prefer the practice of burying the bodies of the deceased, because this shows a greater esteem towards the deceased.”...Read more
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