“God’s Grace Works In Ways Unknown To Us”
An interview with Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, 88, former Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
By Barbara Middleton for
Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, 88. He has lived and worked in Rome for decades
Cardinal Francis Arinze, who was born in 1932 in Eziowelle, Nigeria, and went on to become a priest, bishop and cardinal (elevated by Pope John Paul II) of the Church, became the Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 2008, after serving there for six years. Prior to that, he was the President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians (now the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialog) from 1985 to 2002. He was President-delegate of the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist in 2005, and Pope Benedict asked him to preach the Lenten exercises for the Roman Curia in 2009.
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May 15, 2021 14:17 IST
A circular issued by Mar Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, head of the Thiruvalla-headquartered church, has directed all congregations to open emergency treatment centres for COVID-19 patients.
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A circular issued by Mar Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, head of the Thiruvalla-headquartered church, has directed all congregations to open emergency treatment centres for COVID-19 patients. In the ongping COVID-19 crisis, parishes under the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church are opening up to groups beyond their usual congregants patients and health care professionals.
A circular issued by Mar Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, head of the Thiruvalla-headquartered church, has directed all congregations to open emergency treatment centres for COVID-19 patients in consultation with the respective vicars, administrative councils and executive committee. It further suggests the constitution of volunteer groups in each parish, to pr
Liberia: Harvest Intercontinental Ministries Unlimited Denounces Report That It Broke Away
Liberia: Harvest Intercontinental Ministries Unlimited Denounces Report That It Broke Away
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Monrovia – Harvest Intercontinental Ministries Unlimited (HIM-U), the new name of Bethel World Outreach Ministries International (BWOMI), wishes to correct the erroneous information being perpetrated by some, claiming that it broke away from BWOMI. Instead, it wishes to make clear that HIM-U is in fact the new name of BWOMI, a ministry founded and incorporated in November 1990, in the United States of America, by its Presiding Prelate, the Most Rev. Dr. Darlingston G. Johnson.
HIM-U wants to inform the general public that other than a change in name in obedience to the guidance of the Holy Spirt and in order to strengthen its commitment to its new vision of “a world where no one lives or dies without Christ,” its Constitution, policies and practices, leadership structure, and doctri
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Harvest Intercontinental Ministries Unlimited (HIM-U), the new name of Bethel World Outreach Ministries International (BWOMI), wishes to correct the erroneous information being perpetrated by some, claiming that it broke away from BWOMI. Instead, it wishes to make clear that HIM-U is in fact the new name of BWOMI, a ministry founded and incorporated in November, 1990, in the United States of America, by its Presiding Prelate, the Most Rev. Dr. Darlingston G. Johnson.
HIM-U wants to inform the general public that other than a change in name in obedience to the guidance of the Holy Spirt and in order to strengthen its commitment to its new vision of “a world where no one lives or dies without Christ,” its Constitution, policies and practices, leadership structure, and doctrines remain the same as BWOMI. In implementing the name change, it meticulously followed the specified legal process as stipulated in its Constitution, and in accordance with the leading of
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Catholic schools across West Virginia plan to fully participate in the state’s upcoming Hope Scholarship program, which will create educational savings accounts for eligible families to move from public schools to homeschooling or private or parochial schools.
Gov. Jim Justice signed the scholarship program into law in March. Initially, families with children entering kindergarten or transferring out of public schools and into homeschooling or private schools can apply for ESAs for the 2022-23 school year.
“The Hope Scholarship Program can truly serve as a blessing for parents who seek a Catholic education for their children,” said the Most Reverend Mark E. Brennan, Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston. “This program empowers parents and families to make decisions about how best to educate their children and in so doing is in keeping with a key tenet of the Catholic faith: that parents are the primary educators of their children.”