LIFESITENEWS: Polish bishops end Year of Mercy by enthroning Christ as King in presence of president

KRAKOW- ŁAGIEWNIKI, Poland, November 23, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) — On November 19, at the end of the Jubilee of Mercy, Poland celebrated a historical Act of Acceptance of Christ as King and Lord with a Mass at the Shrine of Divine Mercy, with the Polish bishops, government authorities, and many faithful in attendance. President Andrzej Duda from the Law and Justice Party took part in the event, thus attracting international media attention.

More than 100,000 Poles in Krakow recited the solemn pledge: “O Immortal King of Ages, Lord Jesus Christ, our God and Savior! In the Jubilee Year of the 1,050th anniversary of Poland’s baptism, in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, we Poles stand here before you to acknowledge your reign, to submit ourselves to your law, to entrust and consecrate to you our Fatherland and our whole people.”

The ceremony was organized by the Polish Bishops’ Conference, inspired by Pope Francis’ papal bull Misericordiae Vultus. In relation to the closing of the Holy Door of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, the Holy Father wrote, “We will entrust the life of the Church, all humanity, and the entire cosmos to the Lordship of Christ, asking him to pour out his mercy upon us like the morning dew, so that everyone may work together to build a brighter future.”

During the Mass, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow and the president of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate, said, “We invite Jesus into our hearts, families, communities, and surroundings … and to all which constitutes Poland.” The Cardinal added that all persons should not be afraid to proclaim such things.

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The idea for this proclamation came from the Commission for the Movements of Christ’s Enthronement. In an October pastoral letter, the Polish Bishops explained, “There is no need to enthrone Christ in the sense of placing him on the throne and giving him the power or proclaiming him king.” However, “there is an urgent need to enthrone Christ in the hearts of the faithful, by reviving living faith and the life of faith.” Therefore, the Act contains a profession of faith and renunciation of evil.

Bishop Andrzej Czaja, president of the Groups for Enthronement, said that the primary purpose of the Act is “faithful recognition of Jesus, surrendering and entrusting our personal, family, and national lives to Him in all dimensions, and living according to God’s law.” He added, “As such, it should therefore also be an act of justice, in the sense of devoting what is due to God, and at the same time an act of obedience to God in response to His Love.”

Most of the people were not able to enter the Shrine of Divine Mercy and stood outside in the rain. Among them were members of the Right to Life Foundation, who were holding pro-life posters. Many participants interviewed by Polonia Christiana TV mentioned that they wanted Poland to ban abortion, which the ruling party Law and Justice is unwilling to do.

It appears that the Church authorities hinted at that. During the homily, Bishop Czaja said, “There is a need for clear respect for God’s law, so that man’s law does not supercede it.” He clarified that this respect would assure that “what’s morally good and ethical would not be neglected.” Bishop Czaja also talked about giving the first place to Christ in all aspects of life, including professional.

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However, Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin commented that the enthronement had no political meaning and that politicians present accepted Christ as King and Lord only as private citizens.

The Saturday celebration in the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow preceded the feast of the Solemnity of Christ the King in the Catholic liturgical year. Last Sunday, the Act of Acceptance of Christ as King and Lord was recited in all Catholic churches in Poland.

A short video from the celebration can be viewed here:

The full text of the Jubilee Act of Acceptance of Jesus Christ as King and Lord as translated by the Bishops’ Conference:

O Immortal King of Ages, Lord Jesus Christ, our God and Savior! In the Jubilee Year of the 1050th anniversary of Poland’s Baptism, in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, we Poles stand here before you [together with our authorities, clergy and laity] to acknowledge your reign, to submit ourselves to your law, to entrust and consecrate to you our Fatherland and our whole people.

RAPPLER: Suspected anti-Iglesia blogger arrested

Rovic Canono is arrested over a case allegedly instigated by the INC. Canono is suspected to be behind the critical blogs against the powerful church, an allegation he denies.

By Katerina Francisco @kaifrancisco
Rappler.com / 11/30/2016

DETAINED. INC member Rovic Canono is detained in Camp Karingal over a case filed by his ex-wife. Sourced photo

MANILA, Philippines – An expelled member of the influential homegrown church Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has been arrested over a case filed by his wife, allegedly under the instigation of the church leadership.

Rovic Canono was arrested and detained in Camp Karingal, Quezon City, on Friday, November 11, for violation of Republic Act 9262, or the anti-violence against women and children act.

Canono is accused of violating Sections 5(h) and (i) of RA 9262, which refer to causing emotional or psychological distress to the woman or her child, and causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule, or humiliation.

Canono is reportedly suspected of being behind social media accounts critical of the church leadership.

Over the past year, the Facebook account "Sher Lock" and the blog "Silent No More" have been running stories alleging corruption within the church's ranks. The blog and Facebook page have also posted stories on the alleged abductions of church ministers and harassment of the estranged siblings of INC executive minister Eduardo Manalo, in an ongoing issue that has rocked the church since July last year. (READ: Revolt in the Iglesia ni Cristo)

The bench warrant of arrest against Canono was issued by Judge Jacqueline Martin-Balictar of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 9.

The charge against Canono was filed by his wife, with whom he has been separated for several years. Rappler learned that Canono was taken from his condominium in Eastwood, Quezon City by armed operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit wearing civilian clothing.

Instead of being brought to the nearby police station inside Eastwood, however, Canono was taken to Camp Karingal in Sikatuna Village, about 5 kilometers away from the Central Temple of Iglesia.

According to a joint affidavit of arrest filed by the arresting police officers, Canono allegedly violently resisted arrest and had tried to call for help from his friends instead of contacting a lawyer. SPO1 Luisito Ubias and PO1 Mario Morales allegedly sustained injuries from the incident.

Canono is now facing an additional complaint of direct assault and resistance and disobedience to a person in authority.

Wilfredo Santos from the INC's legal department has taken on the case against Canono. The INC-run news network Net25 was already in Camp Karingal when Canono arrived.

Lawyer Rene Saguisag – also the counsel for the estranged Manalo siblings – is handling Canono's case.

Rappler contacted Bro. Edwil Zabala, spokesman for the INC, for comment, but there has been no reply as of Sunday afternoon. This story will be updated once a statement or comment from the INC is released.

Similar to Menorca?

According to the "Silent No More" blog, the circumstances of Canono's arrest were similar to those of expelled member Lowell Menorca II. In July 2015, Menorca was illegally detained for nearly 3 months under alleged orders of the church's leaders, and was previously arrested in Dasmariñas, Cavite, for alleged illegal possession of an explosive. The charge is a non-bailable offense.

Menorca at the time pointed to the INC's Sanggunian or Council as the perpetrators behind his arrest and illegal detention. Later an adultery case was filed against him.

In March 2016, Menorca left the country with his family, citing an alleged death threat and continued harassment from his critics.

In a message to Rappler, Menorca said that Canono's arrest was "all too familiar" to him, and that the operation had "all the fingerprints of the well-coordinated and influenced efforts of a very powerful institution."

"I know that the pattern will emerge soon enough to reveal the powerful hand behind these series of seemless events and circumstances that can only be possible, as orchestrated by a very influential force that has perfected this craft of inquisition against those whom they consider enemies for being critical of the church," he said.

Menorca added that since Canono's case can be resolved by posting bail, he may be charged with numerous other cases to either keep him in jail or exhaust his financial resources.

The "Silent No More" blog also posted a photo of a letter supposedly written by Canono in July 2015. According to the letter, Canono had been told that he was being "hunted down by a group of men" upon the orders of the INC leaders.

INC TO BLAME? The "Silent No More" blog posts a letter supposedly written by Rovic Canono in July 2015. Photo from Silent No More blog

The letter contained a list of names "[to] be held accountable if harm/death" happens to him or his family.

The list included the INC executive minister, his wife, Babylyn; INC auditor Glicerio Santos Jr, and other church officials. – Rappler.com

Note: We initially referred to Rovic Canono as a member of the INC. We have since updated the story to reflect his status as an expelled member.

This happened in Jerusalem when they unveiled the marble of Lord Jesus tomb. The sounds of horns were heard and the clouds formed a circle.

Another deception by the Iglesia Ni Cristo® Media of a Certain Ferdinand Mendez

A certain "Fr. Ferdinand Mendez" was featured in one of Iglesia Ni Cristo®'s Church News. And according to them, Mr. Ferdinand Mendez was a "former" Catholic priest of the "Eastern Order of Saint Basil Lady of Fatima Missions" which is nonexistent according to registered Catholic orders and congregations available in the internet.

An "eastern" Catholic wearing a "Western" priestly garments?????????????????!

According to this Tweeter user @aprilkaygardose (Nhonoy@yahoo.com), he is a member of such non-existent Easter Order of Saint Basil:

He posted his intention to MEET THE CATHOLIC POPE (FRANCIS) whom he considers HOLY!

He even followed POPE FRANCIS's Tweeter and Our Lady of Fatima Missions (OLFMissions) which are all WESTERN, not easterm.

Here are OFFICIAL LISTS of CATHOLIC ORDERS and CONGREGATIONS from Catholic-Hierarchy:

Religious Orders

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Institutes of Consecrated Life

Name	Abbreviation	Nickname	Type
Agostiniani Scalzi	O.A.D.	Discalced Augustinians	Mendicant Order
Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans (Chaldean)	O.A.O.C.		Monastic Order
Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	O.A.M.		Monastic Order
Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	B.S.	Basilian Salvatorian Order	Monastic Order
Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	O.M.M.	Aleppians	Monastic Order
Augustinians of the Assumption	A.A.	Assumptionists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)	B.C.		Monastic Order
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	O.S.B.M.	Order of St. Basil the Great	Monastic Order
Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy	Lay Religious Congregation
Brothers of the Sacred Heart	S.C.		Lay Religious Congregation
Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona	E.C.M.C.	Camaldolese	Monastic Order
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Windesheim	C.R.V.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor	C.R.S.V.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Brothers of Community Life	Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the Lateran	C.R.L.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard	C.R.B.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception	C.R.I.C.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Lateran Congregation of Austria	C.R.L.A.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Mother of God	C.R.M.G.		Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross	O.S.C.	Crosier Fathers	Order of Canons Regular
Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows	T.C.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	C.M.I.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Carthusian Order	O. Cart.		Monastic Order
Chemin Neuf Institute	I.C.N.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Clerics of Saint Viator	C.S.V.	Viatorians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Clerics Regular Minor	C.R.M.	Caracciolini	Order of Clerics Regular
Clerics Regular of St. Paul	B.	Barnabites	Order of Clerics Regular
Clerics Regular of the Mother of God	O.M.D.		Order of Clerics Regular
Clerks Regular of Somasca	C.R.S.	Padri Somachi	Order of Clerics Regular
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	M.C.C.I.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Company of Mary for the Education of the Deaf	S. M.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine	C.R.S.A.		Order of Canons Regular
Congregación de San Pedro ad-Vincula	S.P. ad V.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur	S.C.J.	Pères de Timon David	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Christian Doctrine	D.C.	Dottrinari	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz	C.Op.	Calasantini	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Clerics Regular	C.R.	Theatines	Order of Clerics Regular
Congregration of Jesus the Priest	C.G.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary	M.I.C.	Marian Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	C.M.M.	Marianhiller Missionare	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	M.S.F.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor	C.S.I.B.P.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint Joseph	C.S.I.	Giuseppini del Murialdo	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel	C.S.M.A.	Michaelites	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”	C.S.T.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Servants of Charity	S.d.C.	Guanellian Priests and Brothers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of St. Basil	C.S.B.	Basilian Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	S.S.S.	Blessed Sacrament Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Holy Cross	C.S.C.	Holy Cross Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth of Blessed Father Piamarta	F.N.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Holy Spirit	C.S.Sp.	Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans)	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	C.I.C.M.	Scheutists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	L.C.	Legionaries of Christ	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	C.S.	Scalabrinians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	C.SS.R.	Redemptorists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Passion	C.P.	Passionists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity	C.F.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	S.C.I.	Dehonians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ	C. R.	Resurrectionists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	SS.CC.	Picpus Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	C.S.S.	Stigmatine Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Schools of Charity	C.S.Ch.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sons of Mary Immaculate	F. M. I.	Pavonians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love	F.A.M.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata Concezione	C.F.I.C.	Concezionisti	Lay Religious Congregation
Congregazione Mechitarista	C.A.M.	Mechitarists	Monastic Order
Congregazione Sacra Famiglia di Bergamo	C.S.F.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Consolata Missionaries	I.M.C.	Consolata Missionaries	Clerical Religious Congregation
Discalced Mercedarians	O. M. D.		Mendicant Order
Fathers of Mercy	C.P.M.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Fils de Marie Immaculée	F.M.I.	Pères de Chavagnes	Clerical Religious Congregation
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement	S.A.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate	F.I.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer	F.S.V.F.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Hijos de la Sagrada Familia	S.F.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Indian Missionary Society	I.M.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	I.C.P.B.
Institute of Charity	I.C.	Rosminians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Institute of Schönstatt Fathers	P. Schönstatt	Schönstatt Fathers	Clerical Secular Institute
Institute of the Josephites of Belgium	C.J.	Josephites of Belgium	Clerical Religious Congregation
Istituto del Prado	Ist. del Prado	Prado Institute	Clerical Secular Institute
Knights of the Cross with the Red Star	O.Cr.		Order of Canons Regular
Little Brothers of Jesus	P.F.J.	Foucauld	Lay Religious Congregation
Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb	P.M.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Misioneros de la Natividad de María	M.N.M.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionari dei Poveri	M.O.P.		Mendicant Order
Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico	M.J.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	M.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales d’Annecy	M.S.F.S.	Fransalians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Company of Mary	S.M.M.	Montfort Missionaries	Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Divine Redeemer	M.D.R.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	M.Sp.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of Lourdes	M. I. C.	Fathers of Garaison	Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Saint Mary of Guadalupe	M. S. C.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	M.S.C.	Sacred Heart Missionaries	Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	M.SS.CC.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Mallorca)	M. SS. CC.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of Workers	M.O.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Brothers of the Countryside	F.M.R.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	M.C.B.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity	S.T.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Servants of the Poor	S.d.P.	Morsel of the Poor	Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Servants of the Word	M. S. P.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Society of St. Paul	M.S.S.P.	Paulist Missionaries	Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	C.M.F.	Claretians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Montfort Brothers of Saint Gabriel	S.G.		Lay Religious Congregation
Oblates of Mary Immaculate	O.M.I.	Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Clerical Religious Congregation
Oblates of Saint Joseph	O.S.I.	Josephines of Asti	Clerical Religious Congregation
Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	O.S.F.S.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Oblates of the Virgin Mary	O.M.V.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Orden de San Jerónimo	O.S.H.	Monjes Jerónimos	Monastic Order
Order of Augustinian Recollects	O.A.R.	Augustinian Recollects	Mendicant Order
Order of Cistercians	O. Cist.	Cistercians	Monastic Order
Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance	O.C.S.O.	Trappists	Monastic Order
Order of Discalced Carmelites	O.C.D.	Discalced Carmelites	Mendicant Order
Order of Friar Servants of Mary	O.S.M.	Servites	Mendicant Order
Order of Friars Minor	O.F.M.	Franciscans	Mendicant Order
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	O.F.M. Cap.	Capuchins	Mendicant Order
Order of Friars Minor Conventual	O.F.M. Conv.	Conventual Franciscans	Mendicant Order
Order of Friars Preachers	O.P.	Dominicans	Mendicant Order
Order of the Pious Schools	Sch. P.	Piarists	Order of Clerics Regular
Order of Imitation of Christ	O.I.C.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite)	O.L.M.	Baladites	Monastic Order
Order of Our Lady of Mercy	O. de M.	Mercedarians	Mendicant Order
Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	O. Carm.	Carmelites	Mendicant Order
Order of Saint Benedict	O.S.B.	Benedictines	Monastic Order
Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit	O.S.P.P.E.	Pauline Fathers	Monastic Order
Order of St. Augustine	O.S.A.	Augustinians	Mendicant Order
Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	O. Praem.	Premonstratensians	Order of Canons Regular
Order of the Holy Cross	O.R.C.		Order of Canons Regular
Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God	O.H.		Mendicant Order
Order of the Minims	O.M.	Minimi	Mendicant Order
Order of the Ministers of the Sick	M.I.	Camillians	Order of Clerics Regular
Order of the Most Holy Trinity	O.SS.T.	Trinitarians	Mendicant Order
Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in Jerusalem	O.T.	Teutonic Order	Order of Canons Regular
Ordine Basiliano Italiano di Grottaferrata	O.S.B.I.		Monastic Order
Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	B.A.		Monastic Order
Parochial Cooperators of Christ the King	C.P.C.R.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Pious Workers Rural Catechists	P.O.C.R.	Ardorini Missionaries	Clerical Religious Congregation
Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	P.S.D.P.	Don Calabria	Clerical Religious Congregation
Priests of Saint Mary of Tinchebray	P.S.M.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bétharram	S.C.I. di Béth.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Religieux de Saint Vincent de Paul	R.S.V.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	R.C.J.	Rogationists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Rosarian Fathers	C.S.R.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Salesians of Saint John Bosco	S.D.B.	Salesians of St. John Bosco	Clerical Religious Congregation
Servants of Jesus and Mary	S.I.M.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Servants of the Holy Paraclete	S.P.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants	S. Chr.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Divine Vocations	S.D.V.	Vocationists	Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Jesus	S.J.	Jesuits	Order of Clerics Regular
Society of Mary	S.M.	Marist Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Mary	S. M.	Marianist Fathers	Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Saint Cajetan	P.S.S.G.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Saint Edmund	S.S.E.	Edmundites	Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of St. Paul	S.S.P.	Paulines	Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of the Divine Savior	S.D.S.	Salvatorians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of the Divine Word	S.V.D.	Divine Word Missionaries	Clerical Religious Congregation
Sons of Charity	F.C.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Sons of Charity	F.d.C.C.	Canossians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Sons of Divine Providence	F.D.P.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate	F.S.M.I.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune	C.R.A.		Order of Canons Regular
Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance	T.O.R.	Franciscan Friars (T.O.R.)	Mendicant Order
Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	M.S.U.		Monastic Order
Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar)	C.V.		Clerical Religious Congregation
Xaverian Missionary Fathers	S.X.	Xaverians	Clerical Religious Congregation
Other

Societies of Apostolic Life

Name	Abbreviation	Nickname
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America	M.M.	Maryknoll
Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles	M.S.A.
Clerical Society of Virgo Flos Carmeli	E.P.
Companions of the Cross	C.C.
Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	C.O.	Oratorians
Congregation of Jesus and Mary	C.I.M.	Eudists
Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (Maronite)	M.L.	Kremisti
Congregation of the Mission	C.M.	Vincentians/Lazarists
Emmanuel Community	Comm. l'Emm.
Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	F.S.C.B.	Fraternity of St. Charles
Glenmary Home Missioners	G.H.M.
Heralds of Good News	H.G.N.
Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras	I.E.M.E.
Misioneros de Guadalupe	M.G.	Guadalupe Missionaries
Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	M.X.Y.
Missionari della Santa Croce	M.H.C.
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	M. Afr.	White Fathers
Missionários da Boa Nova	S.M.P.	Portuguese Missionary Society
Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria	M.S.P.N.
Missionary Society of St. Columban	S.S.C.M.E.	Columban Missionaries
Mission Society of the Philippines	M.S.P.
Oblates of Saints Ambrose and Charles	O.Ss.C.A.
Paulist Fathers	C.S.P.	Paulists
Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	P.I.M.E.
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter	F.S.S.P.
Priestly Society of Saint Jacques	S.P.S.J.
Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo	S.S.C.	Cottelengo Congregation
Scarboro Foreign Mission Society	S.F.M.
Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)	S.M.S.P.	Pères Paulistes
Société de l’Oratoire de Jésus	C.O.I.	Oratorians of France
La Société des Missions Etrangères	M.E.P.
Société des Missions-Étrangères	P.M.E.
Society of African Missions	S.M.A.
Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee	S.M.B.
Society of Precious Blood	C.Pp.S.
Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice	P.S.S.	Sulpicians
Society of the Catholic Apostolate	S.A.C.	Pallottines
Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier	S.F.X.	Pilar Fathers
Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana	S.C.V.
St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill	M.H.M.	Mill Hill Missionaries
St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart	S.S.J.	Josephite Fathers
St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	S.P.S.	Kiltegan Fathers
Workers of the Kingdom of Christ	C.O.R.C.

Here are the List of Eastern Catholic Churches

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Jump to Tradition: Alexandrian | Byzantine | Chaldean | Western | Antiochian | Armenian

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Alexandrian Tradition

Coptic Catholic Church Eritrean Catholic Church Ethiopian Catholic Church

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Byzantine Tradition

Albanian Catholic Church Belarussian Catholic Church Bulgarian Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church Hungarian Catholic Church Italo-Albanese Catholic Church Križevci Catholic Church Macedonian Catholic Church Melkite Greek Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church Russian Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church Slovakian Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic Church

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Chaldean Tradition

Chaldean Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

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Western Tradition

Latin (or Roman)

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Antiochian Tradition

Maronite Catholic Church Syrian Catholic Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

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Armenian Tradition

Armenian Catholic Church

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AP News: First mass in two years held in Iraq’s main Christian town

Published October 31, 2016 8:06am
By THIBAULD MALTERRE AND SAFA MAJEED, Agence France-Presse via GMA Network

In spite of church being burnt out, Mosul Archbishop Putrus Moshe defiantly leads the Sunday Mass in the Grand Immaculate church in Baghdeda for the first time in two years after this church was liberated from ISIS last week. Photo Source: This is Christian Iraq

QARAQOSH, Iraq - A handful of faithful gathered in a burnt out church Sunday for the first mass to be celebrated in two years in Qaraqosh, which was once Iraq's main Christian town.

Iraqi forces retook Qaraqosh from the Islamic State group days earlier, as part of a massive offensive to wrest back the country's second city Mosul.

"After two years and three months in exile, I just celebrated the Eucharist in the cathedral of the Immaculate Conception the Islamic State wanted to destroy," Yohanna Petros Mouche, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, said.

"But in my heart it was always there," Mouche, who officiated with four priests, told AFP.

IS jihadists took over swathes of Iraq in June 2014, also taking Mosul where the prelate was based.

He moved to Qaraqosh, a town with a mostly Christian population of around 50,000 that was controlled by Kurdish forces and lies east of Mosul in the Nineveh plain.

But a second jihadist sweep towards Kurdish-controlled areas two months later forced around 120,000 Iraqi Christians and members of other minorities to leave their towns and villages.

"We had no other choice but to convert or become slaves. We fled to preserve our faith. Now we're going to need international protection," Father Majeed Hazem said.

Donning a resplendent chasuble and stole, Mouche led mass on an improvised altar in front of a modest congregation mostly made up of members of the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU), a local Christian militia.

‘Damaged but still standing’

"I can't describe what I'm feeling. This is my land, my church," said Samer Shabaoun, a militiaman who was involved in operations to retake Qaraqosh.

"They used everything against us: they shot at us, they sent car bombs, suicide attackers. Despite all this, we're here."

Shortly before Sunday's mass, the soldiers now guarding Qaraqosh were surprised to find two elderly women in a house, one of them bedridden.

"We stayed the whole of the occupation by the Islamic State, from the first day. Sometimes they would bring us food," one of them said.

The bell tower of the church was damaged, statues decapitated and missals strewn across the nave floor, which is still covered in soot from the fire the jihadists lit when they retreated.

But some of the crosses have already been replaced and a new icon was laid on the main altar, where the armed militiamen took turns to light candles.

"This church is such a powerful symbol that if we hadn't found it like this, damaged but still standing, I'm not sure residents would have wanted to come back," Mouche said.

Christmas in Mosul?

"But the fact that it's still here gives us hope," the blue-eyed prelate, who wears thin-rimmed glasses and sports a neatly trimmed white goatee, said as he surveyed the damage in Qaraqosh after mass.

It could be months before former residents return to a town that needs to be cleared of explosive devices left behind by IS and whose infrastructure suffered badly.

The seminary library was completely burnt down and the ashes were still warm.

"This is barely a few days old—the jihadists torched it when soldiers started entering the town," Mouche said.

In the course of his visit to Qaraqosh, the archbishop recited ritual phrases to "purify" various buildings, holding a cross in one hand and swinging a thurible of incense with the other.

Jihadists appear to have used the cloister-like back yard of the cathedral for target practice.

The ground was littered with casings, the pillars riddled with bullet impacts and IS instructors even left behind a board detailing the workings of a Kalashnikov assault rifle.

The Iraqi offensive on Mosul launched two weeks ago has yet to reach the city borders, and commanders have warned it could last months but Mouche was optimistic: "I hope to celebrate a Christmas mass in Mosul cathedral." —Agence France-Presse

Church Bells are Ringing Again in Iraq!

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