When Catholics get to be adults.(An American Catholic in Rome)(choosing the next pope )(Cover Story)Chittister, Joan
pretended to ignore the entrenched population of nearly a million Protestants in Ireland’s industrialized northeast, who wanted absolutely no part of home rule. Or, as many of them imagined it, “Rome rule,” a brutal but incompetent dictatorship of drunken, brawling Irish Catholics ...
12 As the Western Roman Empire came to its downfall,the Roman Catholic Church took the opportunity to declare itself as the legal successor to the empire and the legal successor to St Peter-the principal member of the Disciples and inheritor of leadership from Jesus.13...
Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and sciencewere the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up forthe technical school, she had to win her father's approval. She finallydid,with her moher's help,though for many years after,there was tension in th...
When did the Crusaders lose Jerusalem?Question:When did the Crusaders lose Jerusalem?The Crusades:The Catholic Church sanctioned a total of nine crusades between 1096 and 1272. The main goal of these ventures was to conquer the Holy Land, most importantly Jerusalem.Answer...
Eventually Augustine ended up in Rome where he taught rhetoric and was wooed into the Catholic faith. There he was catechized under St. Ambrose and was baptized at the Great Vigil of Easter in 387. Shortly thereafter Augustine returned to North Africa and lived a monastic life with friends....
Catholic Public Domain VersionBut I have prayed for you, so that your faith may not fail, and so that you, once converted, may confirm your brothers.”New American Biblebut I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers....
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’three-hour surgery Wednesdayraised a question about what happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious or otherwise incapacitated and cannot lead the Catholic Church. The answer: nothing. While many countries regulate the transfer of power when a head of state be...
Catholic Public Domain Version Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you are older, you will extend your hands, and another shall gird you and lead you where you do not want to go.” ...
16 When we arrived at Rome, Paul was allowed to live alone, with the soldier who guarded him.17 Three days later Paul sent for the leaders there. When they came together, he said, “Brothers, I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. But I was arrested ...