Catholic Culture: A synod of the Melkite Catholic Church has been postponed, after half of the Melkite bishops boycotted the meeting in a bid to force the resignation of Patriarch Gregory III Laham. More here.
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Vatican Denies Any Role in Bishop Ma’s Recantation
Catholic Culture: After Cardinal Joseph Zen protested the silence of Vatican officials in the wake of a shocking public statement by Shanghai’s Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, the Vatican issued a short statement denying any role in the matter. More here.
Archbishop Wenski Criticizes Statement of Bishop of St. Petersburg on Orlando Killings
Catholic Culture: In his homily at a Fortnight for Freedom opening Mass, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami lamented the persecution of Christians and took issue with remarks made by Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg following the June 12 Orlando nightclub … Continue reading
St. Maximilian, Fatima, and the Knights of the Immaculate
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: In May of 2016, a relative of mine was blessed to participate in a retreat in Germany about the spirituality of Saint Maximilian Kolbe and his Militia Immaculatae (MI). The retreat master was Father Karl Stehlin of the … Continue reading
The Passion of Rhode Island’s ‘Little Rose’ Ferron
Mystics of the Church: Marie Rose Ferron, affectionately known as “Little Rose”, was born on May 24th, 1902 in St Germain de Grantham, Quebec, and was the tenth child of a family of fifteen children. In 1906 when Rose was … Continue reading
Catholic Bishop Goes on Ecumenical Pilgrimage to Wittenberg
Catholic Culture: Auxiliary Bishop Hubert Berenbrinker of Padeborn joined leaders of the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation on a pilgrimage to Wittenberg, the German city that was the site of much of Martin Luther’s activity. More here … Continue reading
‘If You Would Have Seen Him He Is So Ugly’
Saint Gemma Galgani ChurchPop: “During the last two days Jesus has been telling me after Holy Communion: ‘My daughter, the devil will soon wage a great war against you,’” she wrote to a priest. “These words I hear in my heart continuously. … Continue reading
Air Force Officer Dragged From Stage for Mentioning God in Flag Ceremony
Breitbart News: According to a demand letter sent by First Liberty Institute on Monday, when the squadron’s commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sovitsky, learned that Rodriguez would give the traditional speech mentioning God, he expressed his opposition and allegedly tried to … Continue reading
Syria: Orthodox Patriarch Escapes Suicide Bombing, 4 Dead
AsiaNews: The Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Efrem II Karim escaped a suicide attack by a bomber who blew himself up during a commemoration in memory of the Ottoman genocide against the Assyrian Christians (and Armenians) in Turkey at the beginning 1900. … Continue reading
Elizabeth of the Trinity, 4 Other Blesseds to be Canonized in October
Aleteia: Pope Francis will canonize five new saints this October, including the French Carmelite mystic, Elizabeth of the Trinity; the “Bishop of the Tabernacle”; and a Roman Catholic priest martyred during the French Revolution for refusing to swear allegiance to the new government, … Continue reading
Questions Surround ‘Confession’ of Shanghai Bishop Ma
AsiaNews: Vatican officials advise “not to make too much of what is written” in a blog posted on June 12, where Msgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin proclaims his support for the Patriotic Association (PA) and asks forgiveness for the mistakes he made … Continue reading
115 New Spanish Blesseds Declared Martyrs by Pope Francis
CNA: Pope Francis has officially recognized 115 Catholics who were killed during the Spanish Civil War out of hatred of the faith. The newest martyrs are Servants of God José Álvarez Benavides y de la Torre, Spanish dean of the Cathedral … Continue reading
Catholic Refugee Group Sues Kuwait Banks for Financing Christian Genocide
Courthouse News Service: A California nonprofit wants two Middle Eastern banks and a Kuwaiti sheikh to pay damages for claims they funded the Islamic State’s systematic murder and displacement of Christians in Iraq and Syria. St. Francis of Assisi, an … Continue reading
The Actual Facts on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Most of the people who were living in Syria in 2011 are now refugees. That’s the stark message of a new report from the Pew Research Center. The impact of the Syrian refugee crisis is unprecedented in … Continue reading
Brave Men Rescue Man Who Fell Unto Subway Tracks
NYTimes: By rights, on a bright Friday afternoon in late spring, Sumeja Tulic had every reason to relish walking the streets of New York, a city she moved to nine months ago from London for graduate school. “When the weather is … Continue reading
