Catholic Herald, David Barrett: A princess executed in the French Revolution is a step closer to sainthood after France’s bishops approved the official opening of her Cause. Born in 1764, Elisabeth of France, known as Madame Elisabeth, was the youngest … Continue reading
LifeSite News, Maike Hickson: There are still many Catholics who do not know “the greatest miracle we have,” in the words of St. Padre Pio. He was referring to the Holy Face of Manoppello, the Volto Santo, which is wondrously to … Continue reading
1Peter5, Msgr. Michel Sscooyans: The neo-casuists show great interest in cases of divorced persons who are “remarried.” As in other cases, the different stages of their approach provide a good illustration of salami tactics (a phrase coined by Matyas Rákosi), according to … Continue reading
Fatima Network Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara: “But as Stanislaw Protasenko, one of the speakers at our conference, demonstrated amply in his speech, the conversion of Russia is far from accomplished and the epoch of Fatima is far from over. A former … Continue reading
CNA: Venerable Solanus Casey, an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957, will be beatified at a Nov. 18 Mass in Detroit. More here.
Catholic Exchange: All these things, which I have securely in mind to the extent that in this life I have been able to understand them, are, compared with what I have said, extremely great. Beside them, all the sights and sounds and … Continue reading
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: As Professor Claudio Pierantoni recently stated, there is an ongoing debate between himself and Professor Josef Seifert on one side and Professor Rocco Buttiglione on the other as pertains to the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Buttiglione, who is known as … Continue reading
The Remnant, Patrick Archbold: “For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth; and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” — Hebrews 12:6 No country has suffered the effects of 20th-century anti-Christian ideologies more than Poland. After more than a century of division, … Continue reading
Thank you Father Heilman for clearing this up. And thanks, too, for your linked article on what is now required for the plenary indulgence for a holy suffering soul. Roman Catholic Man: I have to admit, I have always struggled … Continue reading
CNA: “The grace experienced by these martyrs is impossible to understand without faith,” said Sister Angeles Infante, a Daughter of Charity who is postulator of the cause for beatification. She praised the martyrs’ “faithfulness to the Vincentian charism, giving their lives, … Continue reading
AsiaNews: About 10,000 people participated in the beatification ceremony of Sister Rani Maria Vattalil, the Franciscan Poor Clare assassinated in 1995 when she was stabbed 54 times in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Her assassin Samunder Singh, who later regretted the cruel gesture and was … Continue reading
Catholic Herald, Gerald Warner: The crisis over separatist aspirations in Catalonia poses a serious challenge to the Catholic Church, which has from the beginning been intricately involved in the history of Catalan identity and faces a deeply divisive dilemma in … Continue reading
California Catholic Daily: A former member of the Pontifical Academy for Life has launched an independent organization he claims will work to “unfold the splendor of truth about life and family.” Josef Seifert, president of the new lay-run John Paul … Continue reading
Aleteia, Philip Kosloski: After King Henry VIII proclaimed himself supreme head of the Church in England and Wales, a violent wave of anti-Catholic persecution began — and lasted over a century. It started with the executions of Sts. Thomas More and … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: Catholic and pro-life groups are welcoming the Senate’s confirmation on Tuesday of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Barrett had faced hostile questions about her Catholic faith during her confirmation … Continue reading
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