Who would have thought that a South African poet who studied in England where he befriended Tolkien, Lewis, and Eliot, lived in Provence, moved to Toledo where he and his family were baptized into the Church, would be called upon … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Spanish Civil War
Pope Recognizes More Martyrs of Spanish ‘Civil’ War
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
Valle De Los Caidos: Grand Monument to the Dead
Spain, sad to say, is an enigma for most Americans. A country of heat and passions, of Gypsy music and castanets, and lately of a teetering economy on the verge of collapse, as is much of the rest of Europe, … Continue reading
100 Young Anti-Clericals Attack Catholic School in Spain
CNA: A group of young people shouting, “We are the priests? We’re going to burn them at the stake,” attacked the Mary Help of Christians Salesian School in Merida, Spain, leaving one teacher wounded. Read more here.
New Book Marks Spanish Civil War as a Battle to Save Catholic Spain
CNA reports: Biographer Joseph Pearce says the famous South African poet Roy Campbell saw the Spanish Civil War as a religious conflict between Christianity and atheistic modernism. Read more here.
Hamish Fraser — Lion of Christ the King
If ever a man lived a life in his early years that would cause him to lose his soul, it was Hamish Fraser. The circumstances of his birth were unfortunate: his mother, a strict Scottish Calvinist, loved a Roman Catholic … Continue reading
Nov. 6: Church in Spain Honors Thousands of Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
CNA reports: Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Cordoba, Spain has announced that the Church in Spain will remember the martyrs of the Spanish Civil War on Nov. 6. Bishop Cordoba recalled that this year marks the “75th anniversary of the cruel … Continue reading
22 Martyrs From Spanish Civil War, 1 From French Revolution, to be Beatified
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.
Bella Dodd — From Communist to Catholic
How was it that a little Catholic girl – born in Italy – became one of the most powerful figures of the American Communist Party at the height of its power during the late 1930’s and 1940’s? The story of … Continue reading
Martyred Mother and Four Daughters Exemplars for World Meeting of Families
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
Spain’s Crusade, 1936-39
When news media late last winter reported that a plaque was to be placed in the New Hampshire capitol building to honor natives of the state who served in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, … Continue reading
