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.
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Relations From St. Catherine of Genoa on Purgatory
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
Very Remarkable Interview With Professor Josef Seifert on AL
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 Faith Will Not Die in Poland
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
The St. Gertrude Prayer and the True Teaching on Indulgences for Souls in Purgatory
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
Madrid: 60 Vincentian Martyrs of Spanish Revolution To Be Beatified Saturday
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
India: Martyred Nun Beatified, Repentant Killer Allowed to Attend Ceremony
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
What Is Going On In Catalonia?
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
Josef Seifert To Head Lay-Run John Paul II Academy for Human Life and Family
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
40 English Martyrs, Some You May Not Know
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
Pro-Life Catholic Confirmed For Fed Apeals Court
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
Former Abortionist: ‘I Am a Mass Murderer’
LifeSiteNews, Claire Chretien: “I am a mass murderer,” a former abortionist who is now pro-life told a U.S. House committee yesterday as she testified in favor of legislation banning abortions on babies with beating hearts. Dr. Kathi Aultman, a board certified … Continue reading
Ecumenical Mass? It’s Happening in Italy
EN News: The group “Spezzare il pane” (“Breaking the Bread”) in the archdiocese of Turin, Italy, has officially started with the celebration of “ecumenical masses” where Holy Communion is distributed to Catholics and non-Catholics. More here.
‘What Unites Us Is Greater Than What Divides Us’? A Contradiction
Fatima Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara: The current unparalleled crisis in the Church is largely the result (aside from the utterly disastrous “liturgical reform”) of the proliferation of pseudo-doctrines, slogans and buzzwords in post-conciliar thinking. Among these are “ecumenism” (an essentially meaningless … Continue reading
Vatican Stamp Honors Luther
LifeSite News, Jan Bentz: If you happen to receive a piece of mail from the Vatican this year, don’t be surprised to see the face of Martin Luther. The Vatican office charged with issuing stamps, known as the Philatelic and Numismatic Office, confirmed … Continue reading
