This would be Morales fourth term. Constitution of Bolivia had to be changed to allow for this. Crux, Ines San Martin: A Bolivian cardinal has drawn criticism for his open support of President Evo Morales at a political rally for … Continue reading
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21 Year-Old Hero ROTC Cadet, Riley Howell, Buried With Full Military Honors
FoxNews, Jake Grate: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte student and ROTC cadet — who died a “hero” during a confrontation with the gunman during last week’s shooting at the college — was laid to rest Sunday with full military honors. More here.
Medivans Offering Abortion-Minded Women Free Ultrasounds and Counseling Parked Next to Abortuaries
Three out of five women who board a Stork van choose to keep their baby. LifeSiteNews, Peter Baklinski: How can pro-lifers effectively reach out to women who are literally en route to abort their unborn babies? For the pro-life movement, … Continue reading
Padre Pio Says God Is ‘Obliged’ to Answer Our ‘Arrow’ Prayers
Aleteia, Kathleen N. Hattrup: When we are physically near someone we love, we naturally speak with them. Not all the time, of course, as people who love each other can also be in silence together. But it would be strange … Continue reading
Jesuit Priest residing at BC Says Notre Dame Represents a Church That ‘Distances [People] From God’
TFP. Luiz Sergio Solimeo: As soon as the news of the fire began circulating, Chilean Jesuit priest Nemo Castelli, currently residing at Boston College, tweeted: “What a prophetic beginning of Holy Week! I know that it is a patrimonial wonder … Continue reading
The Principles of Peace That Once Ruled Catholic Nations
UCatholic, Billy Ryan: With France in anarchy, bishops gathered at the Synod of Charroux to decree the first Pax Dei in 989 A.D. The Peace of God automatically excommunicated anyone in Western France who attacked women, children, farmers, merchants, clergy, and churches. … Continue reading
Saint Augustine: A Letter to a Widow on How to Pray
National Catholic Register, Matt D’Antuono: St. Augustine explains that the word prayer does not simply mean speaking to God, though that is certainly one way to pray. Prayer, in its broadest sense, means desire: What else is intended by the words … Continue reading
The Heroic Catholic Fighters from the Vendee
The Imaginative Conservative, Nayeli Riano:The series of battles that took place in the Vendée have been almost entirely excluded from any recounting of the Revolution. Why? The rising in the Vendée paints a darker picture of the evils that Revolutionists did … Continue reading
‘Deathocrat’ Governor of WI Vows to Veto Bill Banning Infanticide
ChurchMilitant: The Deathocrat Party Governor of Wisconsin “Tony Evers vowed Monday to veto the state’s born-alive bill mandating doctors provide care to infants who survive abortion procedures, calling the legislation redundant.” The proposed bill requires doctors to “exercise the same degree of professional … Continue reading
The Bodies of Many Saints Arose and Appeared to Many in the Holy City (Matthew 27: 52-53)
Community in Mission, Monsignor Charles Pope: There is a passage in Matthew’s Gospel which says something quite astonishing but then leaves us starved for more information: [When Jesus died on the cross], the bodies of many saints who had fallen … Continue reading
Massachusetts Satanic Group Claims IRS Has Granted Them Legal Status With Other Religious Groups
CNA: A satanic group has announced they have been granted recognition as a church by the Internal Revenue Service. In a statement published Thursday, the Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple said that they have received notice from the IRS and that the … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: One Catholic Family’s Grief, Five Killed, Father, Mother, Three Children
Crux, Shonal Ganguly: The dark wooden coffins, sitting side by side, attested to one family’s unspeakable grief. The Gomez family gathered Tuesday to say a final farewell to five loved ones – a son, a daughter-in-law and three young grandsons … Continue reading
A Great Mission, St. Paul Street Evangelization for Laity
Aleteia, John Burger: “I got messages back from some people saying things like, ‘I didn’t know I was coming to Las Vegas to become Catholic.’” Read about it here.
Practicing Catholic Police Officers, Our ‘Sheepdogs’
TFP, Plinio Maria Solimeo: The CNA quoted [Officer Mark] Byington. “Jesus is the shepherd, but we’re not the sheep. We’re the sheepdogs. What we’re called to is service to protect His sheep.” Article is here.
Why a Jewish Physicist Became a Catholic
Catholic Stand, Bob Kurland: Soon, God willing, I’ll be attending this year’s Easter Vigil, when catechumens are received into the Church. So, I think back on my first Easter Vigil and how I became a Catholic, roughly 25 years ago. … Continue reading
