Rorate Caeli from Radicate Nella Fede: Alongside the work of disinformation by secular culture, which tends to minimize, if not even deny, the martyrdom of Christians, we see the greatest intellectual derailment occurring inside the Church by Catholics themselves. After the … Continue reading
“I think of our martyrs, the martyrs of our times, men, women, children who are being persecuted, hated, driven out of their homes, tortured, massacred,” the Pope told attendees of his Feb. 6 Mass, held in the chapel of the … Continue reading
Catholic Herald.co.uk: Pope Francis has recognised the martyrdom of 95 men and women who were killed during the Spanish Civil War. The Pope’s approval of a series of martyrdom decrees has opened the way for their beatification to be scheduled. … Continue reading
CNA: Pope Francis on Sunday canonized hundreds of fifteenth century Italian martyrs who died rather than renounce their Christian faith. Read more here.
UCANews: A series of activities takes place this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the martyrdom of a Dutch bishop and his companions. Bishop Frans Schraven (1873-1937) was among nine Europeans murdered and burnt by Japanese soldiers in Zhengding, … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter offers an interesting suggestion as to how the Holy See could dramatize the plight of Christians who die for the faith: Here’s the idea: Beatify Shahbaz Bhatti, and do it now. … Continue reading
Catholic Online reports: Twenty-two martyrs of the Spanish Civil War and a priest beheaded during the French Revolution will be declared “blessed” by the Church in coming months. More here.
CNA reports: Bishop Demetrio Fernandez Gonzalez of Cordoba, Spain recently explained that the red bandanas that were distributed to World Youth Day participants in his diocese recall the sacrifice of Christian martyrs. . . . The event was intended to … Continue reading
Robert Royal, author of The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century, has an insightful article on The Catholic Thing website on the subject of the countless martyrs killed for their Faith in the last century and into the 21st. “A … Continue reading
The eye-witness accounts of the massacre rend the heart. I cannot imagine how the tears of the survivors must burn. No, this story ends not in tragedy, but in glory. These are martyrs for Christ. They went quickly to see … Continue reading
So Many Martyrs, So Much Faith and Love In China the Church is a suffering Church, a persecuted Church, a Church of countless martyrs. The Chinese faithful today cherish their Catholic heroes, living and dead. When they are called upon … Continue reading
I have just read that the Patriarch, Ignace Joseph III Younan of Antioch, Syria, was one of the two “working” presidents of the recent Mid-East Synod in Rome. Perhaps he was the main intended target? Catholic Culture reports: Gunmen linked … Continue reading
Zenit News: In his speech at Hyde Park, the Pope spoke movingly about all the martyrs that died at Tyburn Gallows, which were located at the park’s entrance: “[T]he witness of their fidelity to the end was ever more powerful … Continue reading
This is an astounding story of a mother and her four daughters killed for their Faith by the Communists during the Spanish Civil War. Mexico City, Jan 10, 2009 / 02:28 am (CNA).- Among the five families Pope Benedict XVI … Continue reading
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