Posts Tagged
Czech Republic
A Christmas message in September: How ‘Good King Wenceslas’ inspired his people to follow God
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 28, 2023 / 10:18 am Wenceslaus I is known by many titles: king, warrior, saint. Yet he is by far most popularly known as “Good King Wenceslas” in one of the most beloved Christmas carols of the 20th century. During his time, he was …
September 28: St. Wenceslaus
On Sept. 28, the Catholic Church honors Saint Wenceslaus, a Central European ruler who died at the hands of his brother while seeking to strengthen the Catholic faith in his native Bohemia. During his 2009 visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI called the country’s patron saint “a martyr …
Czech cardinal welcomes plan to pay billions to churches for property
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — A Czech cardinal welcomed final court approval of government plans to pay billions of dollars to churches in compensation for their losses under communist rule. On June 3, the Constitutional Court cleared the way for the implementation of a 2012 …