by Holy Spirit Parish | Dec 6, 2016 | News, Vatican News
“The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launched a new website Tuesday, which is designed to help inform the public about their work, and includes resources for Church leaders on safeguarding children and caring for survivors. Announced by the...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Nov 21, 2016 | News, Pope Francis
“Although the Jubilee of Mercy has ended, Pope Francis has decided that some of the novelties he applied to the Church during the Holy Year will continue. He is allowing all priests to absolve the sin of abortion from here on out, while SSPX priests will be able...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Nov 8, 2016 | News
“Only months after the Canadian Parliament approved legal assisted suicide, Catholic hospitals, palliative care centers and individual doctors have been put on the defensive amid calls to require them to help patients kill themselves. Five doctors have filed a...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Nov 8, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
“While reading the Bible may be associated with Protestantism in the minds of some, love of Scripture is at the core of the Catholic Church, said the apostolic nuncio to the United States. “The love and veneration of the Word of God is an expression of the heart...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Oct 31, 2016 | News
“The last person hanged for witchcraft in Boston could be considered a Catholic martyr. In the 1650s, Ann Glover and her family, along with some 50,000 other native Irish people, were enslaved by Englishman Oliver Cromwell during the occupation of Ireland and...
by Holy Spirit Parish | Oct 31, 2016 | News
“They call her Santa Muerte (‘Holy Death’ or ‘Saint Death’), but she’s no saint. Literally. The skeletal female figure has a growing devotion in Mexico, Central America, and some places in the United States, but don’t be fooled by the Mary-like veil or the...
