Let us pray that this man accepted His Savior before his death at 96, and that he received baptism. Catholic Culture: Lord Weidenfeld, the Austrian-born Jew and British peer who financed an ambitious effort to save Christians from the Islamic State, … Continue reading
Statues are holy things, do not get me wrong. I am not an iconoclast. But this project, in my opinion, is a tourist scheme — spend a ton of money to make more money — using the great saint as … Continue reading
AP News: The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. Read more here.
CNA: When asked about euthanasia, Bernadette [his wife] replied, “What do you want me to do – deprive him of food? Let him die little by little? No, no, no.” Although the 33-year journey has not been easy, Bernadette still clings … Continue reading
Msgr. Charles Pope: The life of St. Bernadette Soubirous was steeped in paradox and irony. She was the chosen visionary of our Lady at Lourdes and was to bring forth, by heavenly guidance, a spring that would bring miraculous healing to … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: After the Catholic schools of Edmonton, Alberta, sent out a copy of Bishop Fred Henry’s statement denouncing new province guidelines for “transgender” students, some members of the Edmonton Catholic school-district board openly criticized the bishop’s remarks and said they … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Anti-Christian statements such as “death to the heathen Christians, the enemies of Israel” were written in Hebrew on the doors and walls of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. Read more here.
ChurchPop: So, Christina the Astonishing is sort of a saint. She lived in the late 12th century and early 13th century, right around the time the Church was forming the modern canonization process, and she’s never been been formally canonized. Nonetheless, she … Continue reading
www.chiesa: Three Cardinals and two archbishops, plus the Vatican spokesman: support is increasing for the legalization of unions between homosexuals. When only ten years ago the official magisterium of the Church was for an absolute no. The Bergoglio enigma . . … Continue reading
NBCNews: When a gunman charged and shot Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett in his squad car earlier this month, the harrowing confrontation was disturbingly familiar. Six police officers were killed by ambush shootings last year, while 15 ambushes took the lives … Continue reading
The Christian Review: Former resident John W. Blewett described the Catholic atmosphere in his piece Riches Above, Riches Below: “One of the Masses I loved to serve as a boy was the 5:15 a.m. mass in our parish. The church … Continue reading
AsiaNews: AsiaNews was able to reach by telephone one survivor in Barpak, Fulkumari Lama. “We are dying of hunger and cold. Please come quickly to save us,” she said in a desperate appeal. “Seniors and children are the ones who suffer … Continue reading
ChurchPop: There is an atheist website with a particularly provocative argument against God’s existence called “Why Won’t God Heal Amputees?“. Read the account here.
Yes, this is part of an approved, common, semi-liturgical prayer service in which Catholic hierarchs and Lutherans will celebrate next year the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Revolt. Rorate Caeli: Last year saw unprecedented expressions of “openness” on the part of … Continue reading
CNA: The influential Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga has acknowledged the presence of a “gay lobby” in the Vatican. In a new interview, he says that Pope Francis has adopted a gradual approach to address it – and that Catholic teaching won’t change. … Continue reading
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