Catholic San Francisco: A San Quentin prisoner sentenced to life for his role in a double murder when he was just 17 was one of four inmates confirmed by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Sunday, March 9, at the prison chapel. … Continue reading
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Two Pioneers of Church in Canada to be Canonized April 2
Catholic Culture: Pope Francis recently told a group of Spanish bishops that he would canonize three saints by equivalent canonization on April 2, according to a report on a Spanish diocesan website. The three are Blessed José de Anchieta (1534-97), a … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke Says ‘No Compromise’ on Faith and Moral Issues
Cardinal Burke interview with Radici Cristiane: The Eponymous Flower: “An end to the silence, an end to the anxiety, an end to the cowardice. It is necessary to bear witness to the truth of Christ to affirm the natural right to … Continue reading
Finalists for Dean Post at Loyola Marymount Both Worked for Planned Parenthood
Cardinal Newman Society: Loyola Marymount University has narrowed the search for the new dean of its liberal arts school to two candidates, both of whom have worked for Planned Parenthood, according to RenewLMU, an organization committed to promoting the Jesuit University’s Catholic … Continue reading
South Sudan: Entire Diocese Vacated: They ‘Ran for Their Lives’
Zenit: Entire swathes of a region in South Sudan have been abandoned by the local people who – according to their Church leader – have fled for their lives following a brutal attack carried out during a so-called ceasefire. Monsignor Roko … Continue reading
Heroic Nigerians Go to Sunday Mass Risking Their Lives
Zenit: More than 2,000 people in northern Nigeria risked their lives by turning out for Sunday Mass yesterday (16th March) while their city was being bombed. Describing St Patrick’s Cathedral, Maiduguri, as “packed”, Father John Bakeni, the celebrant at the Mass, said people … Continue reading
Pope Receives Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church
Zenit: Pope Francis today received in private audience His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of Kyiv-Halyc in Ukraine. The meeting followed yesterdays referendum in which pro-Russian voters on the Crimean peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine. The United States and … Continue reading
China’s Holy Little Girl, Martyr for the Eucharist
Zenit: For 500 years, Christians have been martyred in China. Since the first Jesuit missionaries arrived in China, Christians have been put to death for proclaiming Jesus Christ. Emperors, nationalists, and communists have persecuted Christianity, often by the sword. Martyrs … Continue reading
Christ in My Chariot
I have been looking for the long version of Saint Patrick’s Breastplate or Lorica Prayer that had the petition for Christ to be with him in his chariot. I found it. Saint Odran was the charioteer of Saint Patrick. Hearing … Continue reading
Press Release from Cardinal Kung Foundation, RIP Bishop Fan
The Remnant: Bishop Joseph FAN ZhongLiang, S.J., the underground Bishop of Shanghai appointed by Blessed Pope John Paul II, died today at 5:58 pm Shanghai surrounded by some of his faithful parishioners. He was 97 year old. The Cardinal Kung Foundation has … Continue reading
Saint Patrick Raised 33 People from the Dead: Here Are a Few Examples
Excerpt from Saints Who Raised the Dead, True Stories of 400 Resurrection Miracles, by Fr. Albert J. Hebert, S. M. It has been said that St. Patrick (c. 389-c. 461) performed a thousand miracles. And why not? Many more (40,000) … Continue reading
2005 Lent Story: Miracle Mile Stations and the Closing of Strip Joint
Regina Magazine, Donna Sue Berry: Fr Richard Heilman and his Knights of Divine Mercy help young Catholic men ‘put on the armor of God’ for themselves and their families. In this exclusive interview, he tells Regina Magazine about how a strip club invading … Continue reading
Cardinal Caffarra Gives Strong Warning Against Kasper’s Rovings on Divorcees and Communion
Rorate Caeli: Regarding the wild proposals of Cardinal Kasper made before the last Consistory of Cardinals regarding legitimizing by way of Eucharistic communion the “remarriage” of divorced couples (we could call the Kasper Doctrine of “mariages sauvages“), Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, Archbishop of Bologna, had the … Continue reading
Underground Bishop of Shanghai RIP at 97
AsiaNews: Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang (see photo), the underground bishop of Shanghai, who had spent almost 20 years under house arrest, died yesterday at the age of 97. He had been gravely ill for the past 10 years. The date and … Continue reading
Chicago Arch’d Office of Racial Justice Hosts Evil Hateful Bigot
Here’s just one quote from the filthy reservoir of guest speaker Tim Wise who says Popes Francis and Benedict are “evil”: “In the pantheon of American history, conservative old white people have pretty much always been the bad guys,” … Continue reading
