MINSK, Belarus (OSV News) — Father Henrykh Akalatovich, pastor of the Catholic parish in Valožyn, was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony in Belarus Dec. 30 in a move that highlights the growing persecution of Catholics in the Russia-aligned … Continue reading
The Church may have older roots in northern Europe than heretofore thought. (Tim Newcomb/Popular Mechanics) An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered buried in a Frankfurt, Germany, grave, still next to the chin of the man who wore it, has 18 lines of … Continue reading
(Restoring the Faith YouTube Channel) RTF is bringing you the Wondrous Story of the Three Kings. This story will make sure that you have a broad understand about who the Three Kings are and much History and Tradition about themselves … Continue reading
Yesterday, Jesse Romero, of the “Terry & Jesse Show,” interviewed Sister Marie Gabrielle on two things: the book, The Liturgical Rosary, and Operation Convent Rescue. The embedded video, below, has the full interview, and is cued up right to the … Continue reading
The brief narration below and the embedded YouTube video are courtesy of the folks at The One Ring, where you can go for further discussion about the poem. This poem, titled “Noel”, was written by J.R.R. Tolkien before The Hobbit … Continue reading
(Tyler Arnold/CNA) — Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has mandated that girls are not permitted to serve as altar servers in parishes within the Archdiocese of Colombo. “No girls should be invited to serve at the altar, as altar servers, … Continue reading
(Kate Quiñones/CNA) — The U.S. bishops on Tuesday designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. A jubilee is a special holy year of grace and … Continue reading
The following is an AI summary of a French language news report by Julien Van Caeyseele at actu.fr. 1 In Guercheville, France, the Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption church was vandalized with satanic symbols, including the number 666 and a reference to Satan, just … Continue reading
(Christopher Wells/Vatican News) — Pope Francis is once again demonstrating his closeness to the suffering people of Ukraine, sending the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Service of Charity, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to the war-torn country in the days before … Continue reading
(ACN) — More than one year since the start of the war, Pope Francis continues to call the Catholic parish in Gaza every day and has become a grandfather figure to its children, says Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. The Latin Patriarchate … Continue reading
(Devin Watkins/Vatican News) — Pope Francis held an audience on Wednesday with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and authorized him to promulate decrees related to the causes of 21 men and women. The … Continue reading
NOTE: See the update in the comments section, below. A former Iraqi official has denied this claim. (Elias Turk/CNA) — Pope Francis has revealed that he narrowly escaped two attempts on his life during his visit to Iraq in March … Continue reading
Here are two pieces of interest concerning Syria and the welfare of its Christian population. Syrian rebel leader pushes ‘social justice’ in campaign to win global approval (Timothy Nerozzi/Washington Examiner) — Ahmad al Sharaa, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al … Continue reading
(Jonathon Van Maren/LifeSiteNews) — A decade ago, on a tour through Europe, a local tour guide in Belgrade stopped to ask me a question. Why, he asked, was the European Union – “the West” – so bent on getting nations … Continue reading
This happened, by the way, the day after the Feast of Saint Christiana, the Patroness of Georgia. (Zoltán Kottász/The European Conservative) — Hungary and Slovakia have vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions on Georgian officials in response to a crackdown … Continue reading
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