Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Porphyry of Gaza. 241 Out of 256 Haiti Seminarians Have Survived Haiti The apostolic nuncio in Haiti has issued a report on the state of the nation’s seminaries …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Porphyry of Gaza.
241 Out of 256 Haiti Seminarians Have Survived
Haiti
The apostolic nuncio in Haiti has issued a report on the state of the nation’s seminaries following last month’s earthquakes. Both seminaries were destroyed, with only a few books remaining. But 241 out of 256 seminarians survived after many were rescued from the rubble. The 28 students in their final year of theology will conclude their year in seminary living in tents. The others have been sent home to their dioceses, where their bishops must provide for their formation. 80% of the nation’s 8.8 million people are Catholic.
Conflict Over Shrines
Holy Land
A decision by the Israeli government to claim two religious shrines as national heritage sites has drawn an angry response from the Palestinian leadership. The two shrines, Rachel's Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs, are revered by both Jews and Muslims. Both are located in the West Bank, in territory claimed by the Palestinian …More
241 Out of 256 Haiti Seminarians Have Survived
Haiti
The apostolic nuncio in Haiti has issued a report on the state of the nation’s seminaries following last month’s earthquakes. Both seminaries were destroyed, with only a few books remaining. But 241 out of 256 seminarians survived after many were rescued from the rubble. The 28 students in their final year of theology will conclude their year in seminary living in tents. The others have been sent home to their dioceses, where their bishops must provide for their formation. 80% of the nation’s 8.8 million people are Catholic.
Conflict Over Shrines
Holy Land
A decision by the Israeli government to claim two religious shrines as national heritage sites has drawn an angry response from the Palestinian leadership. The two shrines, Rachel's Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs, are revered by both Jews and Muslims. Both are located in the West Bank, in territory claimed by the Palestinian …More
