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I don't know if a someone have noticed or if a thread already exists. Last Sunday the 21 Oct 12, the pope for the canonization of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha had worn the "fanon". It is a pre-8th century vestment used only by the pope and only in the solemnities. It actually fell in disuse...

29 Greek homilies of Origen on the Psalms have been rediscovered (about 240 AC) ZENIT - Origen Rediscovered

Here a video, censured -but anyway very strong, be aware- of a Christian slaughtered in Tunisia by Muslims. (the uncensored video is on youtube) video

A question for Anglicans. I cannot understand this news: Tribunal disagrees with diaconal administration | News stories | Sydneyanglicans.net It does mean that in Sidney Anglican Church also deacons, and not only priests or bishops, are consecrating the Holy Eucharist ? Regardless of...

St. Sergius of Radonezh (Bartholomew of Radonezh) This venerable saint, born in Russia in 1314 and died in 1392, has the particularity to be venerated officially both by the EO and by the Catholics. There are many common saints, but a very few ones after the 1054 His feast is the 25 September...

Have a look of the new official site of the Vatican City State: www.vaticanstate.va This site will cover the issues of the little state, while www.vatican.va will go on as usually.

I suggest to limitate the definition of Apostolic Churches (for this forum use) to MALE bishop succession. I strongly believe that the apostolic succession is possible ONLY through MALE bishops I suggest to edit out from the list of Churches/Denominations (in the wiki) all the denominations...

The famous Motus Proprio about the use of 1962 liturgy has been released. Here the text (now only in latin, hopefully soon in english with the same link): http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/20558.php?index=20558&lang=en Here the related Papal Letter to the Bishops (available in...

I'm Catholic, and as lots of catholics I pray sometime the Liturgy of the Hours (the one mandatory for the priest four times a day) These prayers are the main daily prayer and are strictly base on the Psalms of Davids, with some other OT hymns and three Gospel's Hymns repeated all days (Lc...

Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni and the subdeacons have been massacred by blind violence. Killed on his way home from Church http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=9452&size=A

From http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=143981&eng=y In 2000, the Christians were more than a million and a half, 3 percent of the population. Today it is estimated that fewer than 500,000 remain. In Mosul, Islamic groups have begun to demand from Christians the payment of...

Do you like these photos ?: http://foto.mail.ru/mail/guschin_jj/-/i-4.jpg http://foto.mail.ru/mail/guschin_jj/-/i-5.jpg http://foto.mail.ru/mail/guschin_jj/-/i-6.jpg (Unfortunatly it is only a past-up)

In all Apostolic Churches (CC/EO/OO) there is the use to pray the Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours, or Daily Cycle) all days of the years This prayer is done many times a day: - Matins (during the night), or Office of Readings <said Mesonyktikon by the EO> - Lauds (at Dawn) * <said...

Do you know that since last March the pope is doing the weekly cathechesis (teaching) about the Early Church Fathers? There the arguments already spoken by BXVI: Wednesday, March 7, 2007 : St. Clement, Bishop of Rome Wednesday, March 14, 2007: Saint Ignatius of Antioch Wednesday, March 21...

The issue of the Code of Canons of Oriental Churchs in 1990 granted all the EC Churces the right to ordain married clergy. Byzantine-Ukrainian Here a nice photo of a married Byzantine Catholic Priest, in the US: http://www.chnonline.org/2003/2003-10-23/ukrainfamily.jpg Byzantine-Melkite...

I post here two questions about Coptic Liturgy. I thank in advance for the answer. 1) do the Copts use wine (fermented) or grace juice (unfermented)? 2) Which are the vestments used by the Copts during the Liturgy? When I attend the coptic Liturgy in my town I stay always near the door, ready...

Here is a photo of Good Friday with the bishop kneeled in front of the Cross. http://www.chiesadimilano.it/or/ADMI/imgs/photogallery/2007/04/06_passione/images/STM_8193.JPG Tha act of kneeling is typical of adoration, and it is due only to God, Christ and the Holy Spirit: In fact we do not...

I would like to share with you this un-usual photo of pope JPII with the tradional papal vestments, nowaday scarcely used: http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6897/jpiifanonbi7.jpg We can see: - a laces alb (the tunic) - a cincture (belt) - a dalmatic (that is the standard vestments for...

Ok, in homely of today Mass of the Last Supper, BXVI has pointed out a quite interesting esegetic. The issue was the Last Supper was a Paschal Meal. John says no (=Jesus was killed the day before Pascha, when the lambs were killed) while Matt, Luke and Mark say that the Last Supper was a...

At end of April I'll go for five day off in Jerusalem. Up to now I've bought the air tickets and booked the hotel in the old town. I've been there only two days and I wanted to return. But I dont like organized tours, so I booked by myself. Any suggestions about what to visit, or which...