Call to Make October 17 at Day of Fasting and Prayer The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on behalf of the bishops of the Holy Land has asked that people make Tuesday, October 17 a day of fasting, abstinence, and prayer. Please see the notice from the International Union of Superiors General who have asked religious…

How two 19th-century Blesseds truly read the “signs of the times”
How two 19th-century Blesseds truly read the “signs of the times” Bl. Blessed Marie Rose Durocher and Bl. Angela Truszkowska both tackled the concrete problems of real persons within the realm of the possible in their circumstances, aware that “the poor you will have with you always” (Mt 26:11). Two Blesseds appear on national liturgical…

International World Poverty Day – October 17th
People living in extreme poverty, many of whom work in the informal economy – unregistered, unrecognised and unprotected under labour legislation – face difficult and dangerous conditions. The most excluded have no choice but to accept unacceptable situations and are often seen and treated as ‘disposable’. Despite working long hours, they are unable to…