A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
-
Cardinal Raymond Burke has been removed from a ventilator and will move out of the ICU, as he continues to battle COVID-19. The cardinal’s family shared the news of his recovery on Saturday. The 73-year-old was placed on a ventilator on August 14th, due to complications from COVID-19. It is not clear if Cardinal Burke was vaccinated against COVID-19, but he has been a vocal opponent of closing churches, as well as mandatory vaccines.
A priest in Northern Costa Rica has been suspended after celebrating the Ordinary Form of the Mass in Latin. The priest also reportedly celebrated the Mass ad orientum, or facing away from the congregation. Costa Rica’s bishops banned the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, following the release of the pope’s new restrictions on the liturgy.
Vandals have stolen a cross from a Catholic church in the Holy Land. The church was built on the site where tradition holds that Jesus performed the miracle of multiplying the five loaves and two fishes to feed five thousand people. The six-inch iron cross was embedded in an outdoor altar. Israeli police are investigating the theft.
Do not water down the reality that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Jesus. That was the warning of Pope Francis on Sunday, during his general audience in Rome. The pope said the truth of the Eucharist - and the humanity of Christ - can cause scandal, and they are difficult for people to accept. He warned we may have watered down these revelations, if they do not throw us into crisis.
Today is the feast of Saint Rose of Lima, the first saint of the New World. Rose was born in Lima, Peru in 1586. She consecrated her life to God at a very young age, and practiced intense prayer and penance daily. She joined the Third Order of Saint Dominic.