The grand basilica of the Sacred Heart on the Mountain of Martyrs (Monmartre) in Paris was built in 1871 in reparation for the sins of the Revolution of 1789 and other revolts initiated by anti-clericals in France. The Sacred Heart … Continue reading
Church Militant, Juliana Freitag: A staunch pro-life advocate will soon chair Italy’s Ministry of Family and Disabilities. Nearly three months after Italy’s much-disputed general elections, the winning coalition has finally made a deal to establish a new government. The good news for Catholics … Continue reading
Not sure what to think of this. In any event, the intentions of the Filipinos were good. And these scuba divers are like little children embracing their Mother, beautiful Watch the video. ChurchPop: In the video below, you see something pretty … Continue reading
uCatholic: One priest is pleading for prayer as the population of Christians living in Gaza has dwindled to only 1,000 left, with those remaining living in harsh prison-like conditions. According to Father Mario da Silva, the pastor of the territory’s sole … Continue reading
Yes, he is the mayor of the capital city of La Gombe, and, yes, his name is Dolly. Makamba, as reported in the clip below, supports President Joseph Kabila in his run for a third term which is forbidden by … Continue reading
CNA, Mary Rezac: Rannah Evetts had always wanted to go to Africa. She has no explanation for it, other than that God had planted a deep love of everything Africa in her heart for as long as she can remember. Story … Continue reading
Greeting of Pope Francis to Moscow Delegation Vatican Press Office: Thank you so much for your visit, and also for this meeting, which helps us so much to live our faith in unity and in the hope to walk together. I … Continue reading
uCatholic, Billy Ryan: Sitting Bull is the legendary first chieftain of the entire Lakota Sioux nation, a commonplace figure among the Wild West history of the American Frontier. Most everyone in grade school learns the history of his involvement with … Continue reading
America: Ted Gioia: A young boy approached Mark Twain one day, after spotting the famous author standing alone on a stone bridge in Redding, Conn. Twain was a familiar presence in the community, and the boy had awaited such a … Continue reading
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln joined them. And under his stewardship the diocese of Lincoln far excels any other US Diocese for priestly vocations. There is a priest here for every 598 Catholics. Compare that with Dallas, for instance, where … Continue reading
One wonders if a two-dimensional picture of Jesus is OK with these Baptists? A three-dimensional Jesus is just “too Catholic”. Which is to say, “too-Incarnational.” CNA, Mary Rezac: Jesus is being evicted from a South Carolina church, and he must be … Continue reading
CNA: A group devoted to John Bradburne, a lay missionary to what is now Zimbabwe in the 1970s, is raising money to fund an investigation into his life and virtues, in view of opening his cause for beatification. Story here.
AsiaNews: The Hong Kong Justice and Peace Commission has launched a campaign to get Chinese authorities to free Mgr Augustine Cui Tai, coadjutor bishop of Xuanhua (Hebei). The prelate disappeared in the hands of the police in mid-April 2018 and, since … Continue reading
The Remnant, Susan Claire Potts: When I was a little girl, ten years before I became a Catholic, I had enough Christian sense to know that a person was supposed to go to church on Sunday. My parents weren’t that interested…they … Continue reading
Fatima Perspectives, Chris Ferrara: The late Joe Sobran, writing back in 2010, coined the term “Darwiniac” to describe the fanatical ideologues who promote Darwinian and Neo-Darwinian evolutionism in the public schools and who succeeded in persuading a federal judge that … Continue reading
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