Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 17th Sunday after Pentecost: Swords of sorrow and of joy — By: OnePeterFive

In the northern hemisphere, the solar rhythm of which dominates the development of the Roman Church’s calendar, we are moving inexorably toward autumn. With that autumnal mindset it is not a surprise that we begin, as the 20th century commentator Pius Parsch reflects, to receive more hints at the Church’s harvest time, the Second Coming….

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Priest urges Church in Nigeria to address needs of youth who are ‘returning to paganism’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Vitalis Anaehobi, who serves in the southesast region of Nigeria, says that most of the young people he has spoken to are grieved by “difficulties in life” such as poverty, unemployment, and “the failure by the Church to protect them” as attacks against Christians continue in the country where religious-based persecution is one of…

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