http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:43:37 GMT http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=156&page=580 Pope Francis dedicated his catechesis of the Wednesday general audience to the expression “of the body” that the Second Vatican Council used to indicate the nature of the Church; the Church is the body of Christ. The Pope recalled the text of the conversion of Saul, who became Paul, in order to explain how the Apostle, with that experience, tells us how profound the union between Christians and Christ is. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss156 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=155&page=370 In this video, Sister Maria Purificacion Palis of the Blessed Sacrament, OP says "Thank You" at the conclusion of her Mass of Thanksgiving, marking 50 years of service to the Church. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss155 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=154&page=580 Pope Francis dedicated the catechesis of today's Wednesday morning general audience to the environment, noting that today marks the World Environment Day promoted by the United Nations. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss154 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=153&page=394 WASHINGTON (CNS) -- State legislatures, rather than the federal courts, are becoming the new battlegrounds over religious freedom, two state legislators acknowledged at the 2013 National Religious Freedom Conference. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss153 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=152&page=394 NEW YORK (CNS) -- A New York Times article May 27 said the New York Archdiocese "has quietly been paying" for birth control coverage for its unionized employees while New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan has been spearheading efforts to fight the federal health care law requiring employers to cover birth control in employee health plans. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss152 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=151&page=580 The mystery of the Church will be the theme of Pope Francis' new cycle of catechesis during the Wednesday general audiences. “A mystery,” he said, “that we all live and in which we all take part.” The Pope, who will discuss this topic in light of Vatican Council II texts, began from the parable of the prodigal son that illustrates God's plan for humanity. Wed, 29 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss151 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=150&page=580 Pope Francis dedicated his Wednesday general audience catechesis to the Holy Spirit, without whom, “the Church could not live or carry out the mission that Jesus has entrusted us with, of going out and making disciples of all nations. Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss150 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=148&page=580 VATICAN CITY (VIS) – Eastertide, which culminates with the Solemnity of Pentecost when the Church relives the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, is the perfect time of the Holy Spirit,” the Pope explained to the 75,000 persons present in St. Peter's Square to attend his Wednesday general audience. Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss148 http://www.southtexascatholic.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=1276 CCD students from St. Mary Mission in Robstown released several blue balloons up into the gray sky on the morning of April 28. The event concluded National Child Abuse Awareness Month in honor of all children who die of abuse every year. All CCD students from pre-kinder to High School gathered outside of the small mission church for a prayer led by their pastor, Father Anthony Blount, before they released the balloons. Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss147 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=146&page=580 VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called for an end to slave labor and human trafficking as well as greater efforts to create dignified work for more people. Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss146 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=143&page=580 Sunday, April 15, Pope Francis presided over Mass at Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls on his first visit to that basilica as Bishop of Rome. Concelebrating with the Holy Father were Cardinal James Michael Harvey, archpriest of the basilica, and Abbot Edmund Power, O.S.B., of the St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Abbey. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss143 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=142&page=394 WASHINGTON—A statement by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, expressed “deep gratitude” and “solidarity and appreciation” for litigants challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate, which forces employers to pay for contraceptive services even over their religious and moral objections. The statement was issued April 8. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss142 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=140&page=580 Vatican City (VIS) – The Resurrection, the heart of the Christian message, and the two ways it is announced—profession of faith and narration—were the themes with which Pope Francis returned to the catechesis for the Year of Faith in this morning's general audience. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss140 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=139&page=637 On February 8-9, 2013, the Corpus Christi Diocese Cursillo Movement hosted a Region 8 Cursillo Encounter. This was the first time our diocese hosted a Region 8 encounter. (Read more here.) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT rss139 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=137&page=394 WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Eleven Republican members of Congress filed a brief supporting conscience provisions in one lawsuit fighting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT rss137 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=136&page=394 WASHINGTON—Congress should incorporate two provisions that strengthen conscience protection in any proposed funding bills in the weeks ahead, said Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore in a February 15 letter to Congress. Both provisions were part of the House draft of the Labor/HHS appropriations bill. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT rss136 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=135&page=580 VATICAN CITY (VIS) – Pope Benedict XVI dedicated the catechesis of his weekly General Audience to the season of Lent, which began that day, Feb. 13. "Forty days," he said, "that prepare us for the celebration of Easter. It is a time of particular commitment in our spiritual journey…Forty days was also the period that Jesus spent in the desert before beginning his public life, when he was tempted by the devil." Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT rss135 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=130&page=394 ERIE, Pa. (CNS) -- Erie Bishop Lawrence T. Persico said he was disappointed a federal judge dismissed the diocese's case against the federal contraceptive mandate as premature but also said he found encouragement in the decision. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT rss130 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=129&page=394 WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Jan. 25 dismissed a lawsuit filed against the federal contraceptive mandate by the Archdiocese of Washington and its co-plaintiffs, saying the case is premature in light of the government's "promises to amend the mandate." Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT rss129 http://2503.2.ecatholicwebsites.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=128&page=580 VATICAN CITY, (VIS) – The first and most fundamental definition that the Creed teaches us about God is that He is the Almighty Father. This was the theme of Pope Benedict XVI's Wednesday catechesis during his Jan. 30 general audience held in the Paul VI Audience Hall. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT rss128