CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “National Marriage Week is February 7-14” – USCCB
National #Marriage Week is February 7-14
Category: Catholic News
CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Vatican unveils updated healthcare charter as new ethical questions arise” – CNA
“The Vatican has issued an updated version of their charter for healthcare workers, removing question marks from modern ethical concerns such as euthanasia and the creation of human-animal chimeras by offering a clear set of guidelines. …”
#CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “#Vatican bars #Sodalit founder from contact with members” – CNA
“… Figari’s crime of abuse of office cannot be prosecuted because of a statute of limitations, however, and he cannot be prosecuted for his abuse of minors under canon 1395 because he is a layman, and not a cleric – the only persons covered by that canon. However, his sexual abuse of minors means he is to be dismissed from his institute, unless “the superior decides that dismissal is not completely necessary and that correction of the member, restitution of justice, and reparation of scandal can be resolved sufficiently in another way.’ …”
#CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “Nun in #Mali kidnapped by alleged #jihadists” – CNA
“Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate, was abducted by armed men Tuesday night, according to officials. …”
#CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “#Vatican appoints pastoral envoy to #Medjugorje” – CNA
“… #Medjugorje, a town in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, began to experience phenomena which they have claimed to be apparitions of the Blessed Virgin #Mary. …”
#CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “Do #Catholic hospitals discriminate? [so-called “#transgender”] patients raise issues of identity and language for Catholic health care facilities” – OSV News/Mary Rice Hasson
“… The hospital’s unwillingness to be a venue for [so-called] #gender reassignment has nothing to do with who Conforti is, and everything to do with what the surgery entails (removing a healthy uterus) and why it was requested (to [so-called] reassign gender and reduce feelings of #genderdysphoria)….”
#CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “#PopeFrancis: #Catholic educators must teach the grammar of dialogue” – News.Va
“#PopeFrancis stressed the need for a culture of dialogue saying our world has become a global village in which each person belongs to humanity and shares in the hope for a better future for the whole family of nations. Unfortunately, he said, there are many forms of violence, poverty, exploitation, discrimination, marginalization and restrictions on freedom that create a culture of waste. ‘Within this context, Catholic educational institutions are called to be on the front line in practicing a grammar of dialogue” which, he said, is the basis of encounter and of the enhancement of cultural and religious diversity. …
NEWSLINK: “Catholic prelature in Jerusalem warns of ‘serious consequences’ on settlements” – CNS/Catholic Philly
“The Latin Patriarchate of #Jerusalem warned of “serious consequences” from a new law that allows the government to seize private #Palestinian lands where unauthorized #Israeli settlements have been built. …”
#PopeFrancis Sends #SuperBowl Good Wishes and Plea for Friendship, Peace, Solidarity in #Sports
The Vatican reports, through News.Va, that #PopeFrancis, in a Spanish-speaking video message, has issued a good will message on the occasion of the 2017 #SuperBowl in Houston.:
In a specially recorded video message for the event which holds the attention of much of the nation and commands a television audience larger than for any other event of the year, the Pope pointed out that great sporting events like the championship game of the National Football League are highly symbolic, and show that it is possible to build a culture of encounter and a world of peace. ‘By participating in sport, we are able to go beyond our own self-interest – and in a healthy way – we learn to sacrifice, to grow in fidelity and respect the rules. May this year’s Super Bowl be a sign of peace, friendship and solidarity to the world’ he said.
The Vatican version of the video is embedded below, which appeared to lack an English translation.
CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Schools Week Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2017 – NCEA
“Since 1974, #NationalCatholicSchoolsWeek is the annual celebration of #Catholic #education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2017 is January 29 – February 4. The theme for the National Catholic #Schools Week 2017 is ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.’ Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.”