This is great news for my family. My aunt is a Sister of Charity at Saint Elizabeth’s Convent where Sister Miriam Theresa resided. My aunt worked with the late Sister Zita at the Sister Miriam Theresa League House. The new … Continue reading
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Rio Cardinal Robbed at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro was robbed by gunmen in broad daylight on September 16. A spokesman for the Rio archdiocese reported that the cardinal was traveling to a local radio station, accompanied by a … Continue reading
Gaza’s School Children: They Don’t ‘Speak, Run, or Cry’
AsiaNews: Like in many other countries of the world, yesterday was the first day of school in Gaza. However, Palestinian students who are back in classrooms are unable to speak, run, or cry. Many are filthy, living in the streets … Continue reading
Iraqi Nuns Blast Western Media for Ignoring Jihad War on Christians
mrc Newsbusters: Sometimes it takes a David to defeat a Goliath – or, in this case, unassuming nuns to speak where the media remain silent. Speaking out for Christians persecuted in the Middle East, Mother Olga Yaqob and Sister Hatune … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke to Be Removed From High Post?
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Raymond Burke will soon be removed from his post as the prefect of the Apostolic Signatura and appointed patron of the Knights of Malta, according to Vatican jounalist Sandro Magister of L’Espresso. More on this here.
Bangladesh: Two Faithful Couples Stress Rosary for Good Marriage
AsiaNews: “Living according to the teachings of Christ, reciting the rosary and respecting one another, always,” are the secret of a happy marriage, this according to two Catholic couples who just celebrated their golden and silver wedding anniversary respectively. More here.
Ted Cruz’ Highjacking of Mideast Christian Conference Was Pre-Planned
First Things: This week in Washington, a major conference took place on the persecution of Mideast Christians. The conference brought together Christians from around the region, including many church hierarchs. Many of the attendees had experienced Islamist persecution firsthand. The … Continue reading
Xaverian Sisters Do Not Accept Police Report on a Single Murderer of Their Three Sisters
Agenzia Fides: “We do not believe in the police’s version. The person arrested is an excuse to divert the investigation into the killing of our nuns”, says to Fides Agency Sister Delia Guadagnini, former Regional Superior of the Xaverian Missionaries … Continue reading
Senator Cruz Booed After Shameful Pro-Israel Speech to Persecuted Eastern Catholics
Catholic Culture: Senator Ted Cruz walked off the stage at a Washington conference on the persecution of Christians on September 10, after he was roundly booed for a keynote address in which he focused on support for Israel. The controversial … Continue reading
The Brave and Devout on Flight 93
One of the passengers who jumped the highjackers was Thomas Burnett. Three years before the tragedy he began attending daily Mass. The American Catholic: “We’re going to take back the plane,” he told his wife by cell phone. “We can’t … Continue reading
Iraqi Christian Women Tortured by Whips Preferred Death Than Apostasy
Catholic Herald: An Iraqi Christian woman described this week how she defied ISIS terrorists who put a sword to her throat and told her to either convert to Islam or lose her head. With the blade at her neck, she … Continue reading
First Korean Priest Was a Martyr: So, Too, His Father and Grandfather
Last words of Saint Andrew Kim: “I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for my religion and for my God. It is for Him that I die. My immortal life is on the point of beginning. Become Christians … Continue reading
Pro-Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Cardinal Danneels Appointed to Synod on the Family
Rorate Caeli: It is a relief to see that the Liberal Supremo of the Americanist Church, Jesuit Thomas Reese, is “disappointed” with the “composition” of members of the upcoming Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. The problem, of … Continue reading
Russia Holds Government-Sponsored Pro-Life/Family Conference
LifeSiteNews: “The significant magnitude of the current global instability is caused by the ‘sensate culture’ and a modern day dimension in world history, the destruction of moral standards such as Goodness, Truth, and Beauty and destruction of faith in a … Continue reading
9/11 Disgrace: Firefighters Forbidden to Have Flags on Their Locker Doors or Helmits
5NBC Chicago: Four suburban Chicago firefighters say they were suspended after refusing to remove patriotic stickers posted on their helmets and lockers. The Maywood firefighters say they were ordered to go home for refusing to remove stickers of American flags … Continue reading
