Bible Study’s Just a Click Away

Catholic.net launched its Catholic Bible search engine yesterday. It’s the first complete Catholic Bible available online for keyword search. The translations, in both English and Spanish, have been approved by the Vatican.

The Bible search is social-media friendly. It lets users share Bible passages on popular social media websites. Chapters of the Bible can also be downloaded, and a Bible search widget can be added to users’ own websites or blogs (information is available here).

“This tool aims to help the faithful in their biblical studies and to facilitate Scripture sharing,” said Rosalia Tenorio, Catholic.net’s director.

The project was funded in part by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Bible reading, anyone?

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis