The Catholic Leader3d
Remembering the martyrs of Siroki Brijeg who were dragged from their monastery and faced with an impossible decision
ON February 7, 1945, under a cold winter sky, Yugoslav Partisans stormed the Franciscan Monastery at Siroki Brijeg in ...
Limerick Leader4d
The Monks and Moyross: Friars mark ten years in Limerick estate
The Franciscan Friars have brought a lot to Moyross – but equally, the people of Moyross have helped the Monks, Fr Reche added. “The people of Moyross have taught me how to be a priest.
Irish America2d
The Friar and The Saint:
In addition to the building of Dublin’s Whitefriar St. church, Our Lady of Mount St. Carmel, in 1826, Spratt also founded St ...
Catholic News Agency3d
Pope Francis reiterates desire for ‘full unity’ among Christians
Pope Francis reiterated his desire for “full unity” with other Christian confessions when he received in audience young priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox churches. Oriental Orthodox ...
The Week1d
How an elephant from Kochi became a favourite of Pope Leo X
Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match ...
heraldmalaysia3d
Pope: Nicene Creed unites Christians
The Nicene Creed is more than a statement of faith -- it is a powerful sign of unity among Christians, Pope Francis said as he welcomed young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches to the ...
ThePrint3d
Nalanda had a scholar at the gate to screen students. Only three out of 10 were admitted
Xuanzang tells his biographer Hwui Li—‘The priests, belonging to the convent ... Yijing records in his memoir that the number of monks staying at the monastery exceeded 3,000. Commenting on the ...
Fordham University5d
Medieval Studies Faculty
She is currently writing a biographical article on the devotional writer and Syon monk Richard Whitford (d ... of the Rosary in New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement (2010); Priests, Prophets, and ...