Daily Archives: July 1, 2019

Blessed John Henry Newman to be made Saint in October

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

  From BBC News: Cardinal John Henry Newman will be made a saint later this year, the Pope has confirmed. Pope Francis has announced the date of the canonisation as 13 October. Newman founded the Birmingham Oratory in 1849 and, … Continue reading →

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Feast of the Precious Blood of Our Lord

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. Today’s feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers taught that the Church … Continue reading →

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Guidelines for the clergy in China

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

  Hong Kong (AsiaNews) Fr Sergio Ticozzi, a missionary with the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in Hong Kong and China for over 40 years, has reacted to the release of the Pastoral guidelines of the Holy See concerning … Continue reading →

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