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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CNA: Pope Francis said Thursday that the great majority of sacramental marriages today are not valid, because couples do not enter into them with a proper understanding of permanence and commitment. More here.
AsiaNews: The Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Rai, yesterday renewed the consecration of Lebanon and all the Middle East to the “Immaculate Heart of Mary” (pictured). The devotional act comes within the framework of the Fatima apparitions (1917), during which the Blessed … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: In this interview with the Register, Juliana Taimoorazy, founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and a fellow at the Philos Project, speaks about her work as a Catholic and Assyrian descendent of genocide survivors … Continue reading
LifeNews: Abortion activists, encouraged by a recent UN ruling, are putting intense pressure on Ireland to legalize abortion. The pro-abortion group Amnesty International especially has been pushing the pro-life country to end rights for unborn babies and allow abortion on demand. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In preparations for the Pan-Orthodox Council that is scheduled to open in Crete on June 19, Orthodox leaders have underlined the importance of the event by saying that such a meeting has not been held for over … Continue reading
The Remnant: This just in from the movieguide.com: “In THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, Frodo (played by Elijah Wood) battled Orks, the Dark Lord Sauron and the powers of the ring to save Middle Earth from being ruled the forces … Continue reading
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