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
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Attacks on Churches in France and Belgium
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
At Age 96, Dr. Heimlich Uses His Own Manoeuvre to Save Choking Woman
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
470 Iraqi Refugee Children Receive First Holy Communion
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
Memorial Day Tribute to the Valiant Chaplain Fr. Emil Kapaun
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
20,000 Faithful Honor Our Lady on Her Feast Day at Shrine in Shanghai
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
The Third Secret of Fatima, ‘Two’ Popes, and Our Lady, Thoughts of Roberto de Mattei
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
RIP Cardinal Capovilla, Dead at 100
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
Austrian Bishops Worried Over the Many Migrants Seeking to Become Catholic
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
Iraqi Priest Tortured by ISIS Speaks Out on Christian Genocide
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
Picture of a Sacred Moment at Iwo Jima
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
499 Syrian Refugees Admitted to US in May, All Moslem
CNSNews: The Obama administration has admitted 499 Syrian refugees so far this month, with no Christians among them. More here.
Vatican Cardinal: Moslems Need to Convert But Not Jews
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.
Dying Christian Girl Tells Mother to ‘Forgive” Those Who Burnt Her Alive
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.
Vatican Responds to Affirmation That There Is More to the Third Secret of Fatima
1Peter5: Today, May 21, 2016, the Holy See Press Office has released, in its daily bulletin, a statement attributed to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The statement categorically denies the affirmation, reported here, from Fr. Ingo Dollinger, which speaks of a private conversation … Continue reading
