CNA, ACI Prensa Staff: A church in northern Costa Rica was desecrated Oct. 19 when unknown vandals broke open a tabernacle and stole consecrated hosts and various liturgical objects, reported the Diocese of Ciudad Quesada. “In the early hours of the morning, … Continue reading
CNA, Edie Heipel: An article published this week by The Guardian that purports to show that an unborn child “is not visible” until after 10 weeks of pregnancy is “intentionally misleading,” says a board-certified OB-GYN. The photos accompanying the article, she says, … Continue reading
LifeSite News: German Archbishop Ludwig Schick has stated that rejecting other religions as a Catholic is a sign of “right-wing extremist tendencies” and that he sees these tendencies among “certain pro-life activists.” Schick, who is the archbishop for the diocese of Bamberg, … Continue reading
CNA, Nicolás de Cárdenas: The bishop of Santander, Manuel Sánchez Monge, has stated regarding the extraordinary events of Garabandal that “my position, like that of my predecessors, is that Rome’s assessment remains valid: ‘There are no signs of supernaturality.’” In addition, … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: The Vatican will host a discussion inside St. Peter’s Basilica next month between a Catholic, a Protestant, and an Orthodox theologian on the primacy of Peter. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, announced … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has chosen to head the Vatican’s newly merged department for education and culture a Portuguese poet close to Francis’ thinking, but who has also been criticized for sympathizing with heterodox approaches … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: VATICAN CITY — The Pontifical Academy for Life has appointed to its list of full members a highly influential atheist economist who supports legalized abortion and whose views on the economy have in part been praised … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Every year on this date—the feast of the North American martyrs—I find myself asking the same sort of questions. Were those Jesuit missionaries of the 17th century guilty of proselytism? Did they respect the indigenous cultures? Would … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: The cause for beatification of Sister Lucia dos Santos, the eldest child to witness the Fatima apparitions, has taken a step forward. In a meeting at the Vatican, the postulators for Lucia’s cause submitted the “positio” document containing … Continue reading
CNA, Madeleine Teghan: A British Catholic mother of five, who was arrested at her family home while making roasted chicken, said that she believes Catholics are a “soft target” for the police. It was approaching dinnertime on Monday, Oct. 3, … Continue reading
CNA, Joe Bukuras: German Cardinal Gerhard Müller visited the home and family of Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven who was arrested on Sept. 23 by several FBI agents in the early hours of the morning. In a video posted on … Continue reading
CNA, Jonah McKeown: A well-known Chicago priest has been asked to step aside from ministry during an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse against a minor. Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor at St. Sabina parish and a well-known social activist, … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: Pope Francis announced on Sunday that the Synod on Synodality will be extended to 2024. Speaking in his Angelus address on Oct. 16, the pope shared his decision to divide the Synod of Bishops into two sessions that will … Continue reading
CNA, Nicolás de Cárdenas: Starting today, Salamanca Cathedral is hosting the exhibition of the first hyper-realistic recreation of the body of Christ based on data obtained from the Shroud of Turin. The sculpture, made of latex and silicone, weighs about 165 … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Although I try not to dwell on the increasingly abundant evidence that our civilization is nearing total collapse, there are some weeks when the stories floating across the news feeds make it difficult to ignore the … Continue reading
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