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6 天之前 · Nasser Al-Kidwa, was Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2005 to 2006. Speaking to Vatican Media ... Read More. Independent Catholic News is the first online news service featuring daily news, saints, reviews and reflections for the Catholic Church.
A legacy of compassion: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam | ICN
2020年9月8日 · Every day, the SVP helps over 30 million people around the world. That's quite a legacy! Frédéric Ozanam, a student with a social conscience, has since been revered as an exemplar of the lay apostle in family, social and intellectual life. He was a man ahead of his time; in one of his lessons he foresaw and proposed workers' associations.
Tribute to Fr Kevin Scanlon - ICN
2018年7月3日 · Antonia Moffatt writes: It is with great sadness that I share the news of the sudden death of dear Fr Kevin Scallon. Although I was totally unprepared, at the great age of 80 years, it seems it was Fr Kevin's time to go home to his beloved Lord and Saviour and to meet Our Blessed Mother, St Joseph & St Patrick who he has served so faithfully all his life and especially during his priestly life.
World - ICN
Oct 18th, 2024. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is rushing to the aid of the Church in Lebanon and hoping to raise at least €1 million (£830,000) to help those who have fled their homes amid the escalating conflict. The charity has announced an emergency appeal to assist the Church as it strives to cope with the increasing crisis in Lebanon ...
St Aidan of Lindisfarne - ICN
2015年8月31日 · St Aidan of Lindisfarne. Monk of Iona, first bishop and abbot of Lindisfarne. Born in Ireland, Aidan came to England in the 7th century when King Oswald was living in exile with the monks at Iona, during the Mercian invasion. The King became Christian and when he regained his throne he gave Aidan the island of Lindisfarne, close to the royal ...
St Erasmus - ICN
St Erasmus. Popularly known as Saint Elmo, this early saint was a Bishop of Formiae in Italy. When the Christians were being persecuted under Emperor Diocletian, according to legend he took refuge on Mount Lebanon, living on food brought to him by birds. He was captured and suffered horrendous tortures before he managed to escape and began ...
ICN interview: Jonathan Roumie from The Chosen
2021年11月16日 · I've always imagined the closest image is the icon from St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt. But much more important than His physical appearance must have been how He made people feel. Actor Jonathan Roumie certainly looks the part - but its his performance in the television series The Chosen that really conveys the humanity and warmth of Our Lord.
St Luigi Scrosoppi - ICN
2018年4月3日 · St Luigi Scrosoppi. Celebrated on April 3rd. Italian priest and founder of the Sisters of Providence. Luigi was born on 4 August 1804, at Udine in Italy, the youngest of three sons of Domenico Scrosoppi, a jeweller and his wife Antonia Lazzarini. His brother Carlo was ordained when Luigi was six, and his brother Giovanni several years later.
St Lazarus of Bethany - ICN
St Lazarus of Bethany. Brother of Martha and Mary. The account of Lazarus being raised from the dead by Jesus, led to his widespread veneration in Jerusalem, which was witnessed by the Spanish pilgrim Etheria in 390. Nothing more is written about him in the New Testament. According to tradition however, the Jews of Jaffa placed Lazarus and his ...
St Robert Bellarmine and St Hildegard of Bingen - ICN
2015年9月17日 · St Robert Bellarmine. Cardinal. Born during the Reformation at Montepulciano, Tuscany, in 1542, St Robert Bellarmine was a poet, musician and public speaker. His systematic studies of theology began at Padua in 1567, where his teachers were adherents of Thomism. In 1569 he was sent to finish his studies at the University of Leuven in Flanders.