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Send them your virtual (if not exactly vital) support today!
Thanks to bishops worldwide, almost to the man (a term used here lightly), images of clergy praying alone what was once Liturgical — viz., public prayer of the Church — are now ‘live-streamed’ to the faithful on earth, who remain otherwise ‘virtually’ locked-out of the sacred places.
Indeed, in many instances, the bishops have accomplished what no earthly power hitherto (more…)
How long would you hold out, waiting – suffering pitilessly – for news like this?
See NCCL’s blog Looking East for the answer.
https://lookingeast.wordpress.com/2017/05/24/the-news-shes-been-waiting-for-19-years/
A project closer to home than usual – but about par for the course in duration.
Many of NCCL’s projects are long-in-the-works, directed quietly, before fruit is born — or noticed. And most are conducted in far-off places across (more…)
What’s going on here
It’s a question on the mind of many a caller to NCCL, looking for help in the current crisis.
“What does NCCL do, anyway?”
It reminds of an amusing story one of the apostolate’s co-founders, Dr. William (more…)
Romans endure
Read in this post “Part 2” — the happy conclusion — of a ten-year history & project of NCCL action to help restore parish life for a Roman community.
(Part 1, the first ten years, 2005-2015, will (more…)
Request traditional Masses from missionaries
Ever wished you could ask missionaries to offer traditional Masses for your loved ones – living & deceased – and for all your intentions?
You can. And it’s easy.
Operation Mission Stipends is an ongoing project of NCCL’s “Looking East”.
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Terri Schiavo – Vatican citizenship: another project ‘declassified’
One day in late-March 2005 a simple telephone call to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State — headquarters of the Vatican’s ‘international diplomatic corps’ — received a terse reply, here paraphrased: if it can be done in accordance with international law, we’ll see what can be done.
It was all we needed to hear. (more…)
Newly ‘declassified’: how not to misunderstand a motu proprio – by reading it
NCCL has just ‘declassified’ two hitherto TOP-secret projects.
1. Click here to read letters dated October 27, 2007 to Cardinal Castrillón of the Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome, (more…)
More ‘declassified’ projects – with the now “Pope Emeritus”, then-Cardinal Ratzinger
Read more about recently declassified projects by clicking on the respective hyperlink. (more…)
Reform of the Reformer 