(OSV News) — A first Communion Mass at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, was disrupted May 11 after a teenager attempted to enter the church with a rifle. Parishioners prevented the young man from entering the church where 60 children were preparing to receive their first Communion. Police took the suspect into […]
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Wayne Rooney shows off his singing skills again at son Kit’s first Holy Communion
ENGLAND legend Wayne Rooney has shown off his singing skills again — this time at son Kit’s first Holy Communion. The former Manchester United striker, 38, took to the stage as family and friends marked the day in a plush marquee at his Cheshire mansion. Wayne Rooney has shown off his singing skills againCredit: Getty […]
Teesside junior football chiefs postpone Under 9 girls’ cup final due to clash with Hartlepool players’ first Holy Communion
Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A girl’s football team’s prayers were answered when league bosses agreed to reschedule a cup final due to a clash with several players’ first Holy Communion. But it was also the same day that six of the FC Hartlepool side […]
Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter or Ascension Thursday – May 09, 2024 – Liturgical Calendar
Move to: Previous Day | Next Day Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter or Ascension Thursday Other Commemorations: St. Pachomius, Abbot (RM) MASS READINGS May 09, 2024 (Readings on USCCB website) Mass Propers for the Solemnity of the Ascension: Entrance Antiphon, Acts 1:11: Men of Galilee, why gaze in […]
Boy’s remarkable recovery from debilitating illness begins hours after receiving first Communion
From left, Joshua, Jessica, Jonathan, Lillian and Lucas Dahlberg pray together during Eucharistic adoration at Epiphany in Coon Rapids May 2. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT No mom would ever want to spend Mother’s Day like this: in a hospital room with a 7-year-old son paralyzed from the waist down and told by doctors […]
Communion and Liberation founder’s sainthood cause steps forward
An American recalls that Luigi Giussani’s movement saved his life, and did so much more. He sought help, and a Catholic psychologist advised him to make some friends. Eventually, he found a group of people who provided him with enough friends, but more importantly, they emphasized for him the friendship of Christ. Jonathan Fields had […]
Best First Communion gifts for the young and faithful
For Christians around the world, the First Communion is the first big sacrament in their lifelong journey of faith and devotion. After all, how many babies vividly remember their baptism? It’s safe to say that just about everyone remembers their First Communion, and sadly, some of the crumby gifts they got. It’s tragic, but a […]
‘The Role Of The Promoter Is As Important As It Ever Was’: Communion One Is Just Getting Started
Communion One’s leadership (from left): Managing Directors Daniel Ealam, Mazin Tappuni, Scott O’Neill, and partner Carlo Scarampi. In March, FKP Scorpio UK and Communion Presents merged to form Communion One, creating a joint roster that includes artists like Ed Sheeran, Sam Fender, Noah Kahan, Phoebe Bridgers, Lewis Capaldi, Mitski, and more. Pollstar reached out to […]
The AP just showed it knows absolutely nothing about young Catholics
Opinion By John Wilson Published May 8, 2024, 7:08 p.m. ET People receiving communion during a Catholic Mass at Benedictine College in Kansas on Dec. 3, 2023. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Last week, a big exposé on the state of American Catholicism did something I never would have expected from the mainstream media: It made the […]
Committees hear testimony on joining Anglican Communion Forest, creating ‘eco-region creation networks’ – Episcopal News Service
During an Environmental Stewardship & Care of Creation legislative hearing on May 7, 2024, Kansas Bishop Cathleen Bascom testified in favor of her proposed legislation, B002, “Build Eco-Region Creation Networks for Crucial Impact.” Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] General Convention’s Environmental Stewardship & Care of Creation legislative committees heard testimonies May 7 on three proposed […]