National Catholic Register, Matthew Archbold: Blessed Marianna Biernacka is described in many reports as leading a “simple” life. But it’s my experience that there are really no simple lives. Marianna knew heartbreak. She knew fear. She knew backbreaking work. She … Continue reading
CNA: Irene Bertoni was 18 years-old during World War II. And it was at this tumultuous time that she discovered God’s vocational call for her to be a mother. She adopted two abandoned children, and with the blessing of her … Continue reading
CNA: In recent weeks, Catholics in France and Belgium – countries still recovering from brutal ISIS attacks – have been hit with numerous acts of violence and aggression, including fires set in churches, an assault on a priest, the desecration of … Continue reading
It was the first time he ever had to do it for real. BBCNews: Dr Henry Heimlich said he had demonstrated the technique many times but never used it in an emergency. His action dislodged a piece of meat with a … Continue reading
CNA: Erbil, Iraq, May 28, 2016 / 05:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday, the first of three rounds of displaced Iraqi children made their First Communion in a refugee camp in Erbil, providing a silver lining to an otherwise bleak situation. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, K.V. Turley: It was Thanksgiving, so he knew where to find them. The postman made for the local Catholic Church. Fearing the worst, he handed the telegram to the parish priest. After Mass concluded, its contents were read … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Thousands of Catholics have come on pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan, on the feast day of Mary Help of Christians. But according to the Diocese of Shanghai, the lists of pilgrims include at least 20,000 people … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli, Roberto de Mattei: The centenary year of Fatima was opened on Pentecost Sunday to news that caused quite a sensation. The German theologian Ingo Dollinger revealed to the “OnePeterFive” site that after the publication of the Third Secret … Continue reading
This is the cardinal, secretary to John XXIII, who affirmed that there are two texts to the Third Secret of Fatima. See Fatima Crusader here. Catholic Culture: Cardinal Loris Capovilla, who served as private secretary to Pope John XXIII, died on … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The Catholic bishops of Austria are worried that some migrants might not have the right motives for their desire to enter the Catholic Church. That’s a valid concern, no doubt—although to my mind it would seem less urgent than … Continue reading
National Catholic Register:Most Christians are familiar with the word “confessor” when it refers to an ordained priest who hears one’s confession. However, the original meaning of the word, derived from the Latin confiteri (to confess or profess) was a term … Continue reading
Verum et Veritate, Father D.A. Suglia: I am not often drawn to an image as I once was while studying in the Seminary for the priesthood. It was a simple picture of a Catholic U.S. Navy Chaplain’s Field Mass with … Continue reading
CNSNews: The Obama administration has admitted 499 Syrian refugees so far this month, with no Christians among them. More here.
Catholic Culture: Christians are called to seek the conversion of all Muslims, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity told an audience at Cambridge University. More here.
Church Pop: “Forgive them”: that’s the last thing a 12-year-old Christian girl told her mother before dying in a hospital of burns from an attack by ISIS militants. Read more here.
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