Catholic News Service: Archbishop Shevchuk said the suffering — including imprisonment and martyrdom — endured by Ukrainian Catholics under the Soviet regime from 1946 to 1989 “was a sacrifice for communion with the See of Peter” and the Catholic Church. … Continue reading
CatholicHerlad.co.uk: A man with a paralysed left leg has completed a 1,000-mile hike to Santiago de Compostela after being cured at Lourdes, it has been reported. Television repair man Serge François, 40, said he felt a warm glow spread down … Continue reading
I read this on Kansas Catholic website today. The info was taken from a Wall Street Journal interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, medical director for Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care. You can read the summation … Continue reading
Nearly 460 years after the great Jesuit missionary died off the coast of China, without having fulfilled his heart’s desire of preaching the gospel in this vast land, today the diocese of Jiangmen has 20,000 Catholics. Today’s consecration ceremony of … Continue reading
When bishops and priests are hesitant in exercising their authority, the “father of lies” takes hold of the hearts and minds of the faithful, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo warned recently. “One must honestly ask, how many times and … Continue reading
Whispers in the Loggia: And, in a word, now we know why the Ukrainian Synod took so long…. The buzz of a shocker from Lviv began circulating last night, and this morning it was confirmed: the bishops of the largest … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: A study conducted by Northwestern University researchers has found that young adults who attend church services at least weekly are more than twice as likely to become obese than those who do not. I am sure all you … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Numerous migrant workers and their children have been prevented from receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, First Confession, and First Holy Communion because of parish regulations, says Father Mike McAndrew of the Diocese of Fresno. More on this … Continue reading
CNA reports: After unprecedented talks with the Catholic Church, Cuban officials have agreed to release the last of a large group of political prisoners who were jailed during a repressive wave in the country nearly eight years ago. Read more … Continue reading
And these are Catholics who go to Mass every week. Catholic Culture: Only 31% of Catholics who attend Mass at least weekly oppose granting legal recognition to homosexual unions, according to a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute. … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli reports: The Harvard Knights of Columbus and the Harvard Latin Mass Society invite you to celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Friday, March 25th, 2011 at St. Paul Catholic Church, Bow and … Continue reading
UCANews: Filipino medical workers who decided to stay in Libya despite the war are considered “heroes” by the Libyan people, a Filipino Catholic priest reported. Read more here.
UCANews: Redemptorists running a retreat in a northern parish have welcomed back former Catholics who turned their backs on Church teachings to serve the Communist Party. Read more here.
Former President Carlos Menem signed a declaration in 1998 that designated March 25 as the Day of the Unborn Child Zenit News: The bishops of Argentina are encouraging the faithful to observe the Day of the Unborn Child this Friday … Continue reading
For better or worse, France has had a dominating intellectual and cultural influence throughout the West for a very long time. For most of the past couple of centuries, the influence has been for the worse. Many of the Enlightenment … Continue reading
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