Catholics of traditional bent were elated when they learned that Robert Cardinal Sarah was the celebrant of the culminating Mass of this year’s Pentecost Chartres Pilgrimage. If they listened to his homily on You Tube or read the English translation … Continue reading
Church Militant: A new shrine in New York is honoring Christians persecuted for their faith. The Shrine of Our Lady of Aradin, Mother of the Persecuted Church, opened at St. Michael the Archangel parish in Manhattan. It officially opened on Tuesday with the blessing … Continue reading
A fourth priest, Father Rey Urmeneta, survived two gunshot wounds in Calamba City this past Wednesday. FOXNews: Philippine police say two gunmen killed a Roman Catholic priest as he prepared to celebrate Mass at the altar of a chapel in a … Continue reading
CitizensGo: Thousands of Christians have been killed or abducted by Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group who claim to have established a ‘caliphate’ (Islamic state) in northern Nigeria. On a devastating scale also, Christians are also the target of Hausa-Fulani … Continue reading
I just read this horrific news. It happened Tuesday. I have not yet seen any condemnation of this atrocity from other than the CNA report and sites that carried it. Nothing from Rome? CNA: At least 19 people, including two priests, … Continue reading
Vatican Insider, Paolo Affatato: “Brothers and sisters, pray and fast with me”, this is the heartfelt appeal that Asia Bibi is making today from the Multan’s female prison, inviting Christians and people of good will around the world to share … Continue reading
Catholic Herald, Theo Howard: A second priest has been murdered in Mexico in the space of a week. Fr Juan Miguel Contreras Garcia, 33, died of gunshot wounds on Friday April 20 outside Saint Pio of Pietrelcina church, Guadalajara, Jalisco … Continue reading
AsiaNews, Bernardo Cervellara: “The Catholic Church in the province of Henan, in central China, is violently persecuted! Pray for them! “: This is the appeal we received yesterday from different parts of China, along with a list of violent acts that … Continue reading
The Witherspoon Institute, Gerard T. Mundy: Millions of Chinese sacrifice daily for the freedom to worship the Trinity as their God in communion with Rome. Rather than appeasing the Chinese government and capitulating to its demands, the Vatican would do well … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: Since China’s new regulations for religious affairs took effect on February 1, minors have been banned from entering places of worship in several regions. A priest in Hebei province who asked to remain anonymous told ucanews.com that authorities had asked clergymen … Continue reading
Cardinal Kung Foundation Christmas Newsletter 2017 (Please help the persecuted Church in China): Communist China announced a new Savior In recent months, local government officials visited many Christian-populated villages to implement a Property Alleviation Campaign. They proclaimed a new “savior”: … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The disciplinary arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party has banned its members and government officials from celebrating Christmas, likening the practice to “spiritual opium” for its members. A notice issued by the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Hengyang city … Continue reading
Nine Underground Bishops have died in 2017. AsiaNews: Msgr. Matthias Yu Chengxin, bishop coadjutor emeritus of Hanzhong (Shaanxi) died on December 7th at the age of 90. His funeral was celebrated yesterday in the church of Xiaozhai (county of Chengguo), coinciding … Continue reading
UCANews: Hindu activists have beaten eight priests and torched their vehicle outside a central Indian police station. The assault victims had been attempting to assist 30 seminarians and two priests arrested on Dec. 14 for allegedly trying to convert non-Christians. Trouble … Continue reading
Last night I attended a meeting of the Alhambra Historical Society, at which Joyce Amaro, president of the Alhambra Preservation Group, gave a presentation on the formerly Episcopalian chapel of Ss. Simon and Jude and her organisation’s thus far successful … Continue reading
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