Every Holy Day Of Obligation On Liturgical Calendar Deferred To Easter

May 8, 2013 by  
Filed under Parish Life

    A spokesman for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced today that beginning this Saturday evening, every holy day of obligation listed on the Liturgical Calender, including Sundays, would from here on be deferred to Easter. The announcement came as welcomed news to many Catholics who found the near-impossible obligations imposed on them by their bishops simply too... Read More

Not Enough Banners In Churches Lately Biggest Problem Facing Catholic Church

March 7, 2013 by  
Filed under Parish Life, Uncategorized

Washington, D.C.–While the College of Cardinals meet to discuss the priorities of the Roman Catholic Church, and to select a new pope, a new survey shows that American Catholics see the diminishing number of banners inside their churches as the biggest problem facing the Catholic Church. A survey from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life asked U.S. Catholics to describe the problems... Read More