The young martyr Isabel Cristina Mrad, known to the faithful as Brazil’s “Maria Goretti” for defending her chastity with her life after an attempted rape, will be beatified in December. Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos, from Brazil, was murdered at the age of 20 after resisting an attempted rape to preserve […]
Controversies
Today Benedict XVI celebrates 45 years as Cardinal
Today the beloved Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrates 45 years of being created Cardinal by Pope Saint Paul VI on June 27, 1977. The Supreme Pontiff Emeritus was 50 years old when he was created a cardinal on June 27, 1977. He had been serving as Archbishop of Munich and […]
Priest will donate 8,000 books to the seminary of his native country in Africa
The Catholic priest Yves Nizigiyimana, who is in the Archdiocese of Valencia (Spain) for study purposes, is promoting a campaign to bring nearly 8,000 books and 36 school chairs to the Minor Seminary of Rutana, in Burundi, his native country. The initiative has the support of the Missionary Library of […]
Pope Francis invites us to remain in love with Jesus until the end
Leading the Angelus prayer this June 26, Pope Francis invited the Virgin Mary to “help us make our own the firm decision of Jesus to remain in love until the end.” This is what the Holy Father said when reflecting on the Sunday Gospel passage in which Saint Luke recounts […]
Knights of Columbus to donate more than $5 million to pro-life centers
The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternity, announced that it seeks to donate at least $5 million to pro-life centers that help at-risk pregnancies, as well as homes that care for pregnant women in the United States and Canada. According to a statement released on June 23, the […]
Today the Universal Church celebrates the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The day after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The contiguity between both celebrations magnificently expresses the unity that exists between the heart of the Mother and that of the Son; while underlining the fact that in […]
The Pontifical Academy for Life pronounces itself after the repeal of Roe vs. Wade
The Pontifical Academy for Life spoke out after the Supreme Court ruling that repealed the supposed “right” to abortion in the United States on June 24. In a statement, the Pontifical Academy for Life indicated that it “joins” the message of the Bishops of the United States, which encourages “healing […]
Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
The Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests cEvery year, on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This special day of prayer is called by the Holy Father through the Congregation for the Clergy. “Let us also ask for holy priests, formed […]
Fake News: They deny that the Church in Poland wants to take the Archdiocese of Ukraine
The spokesman for the Polish Episcopal Conference (CEP), Fr. Leszek Gęsiak, considered as “grotesque” the information from the Russian news agency TASS, according to which the Catholic Church in Poland wants to “take the Archdiocese of Lviv in Ukraine”. The Polish spokesman’s statement refers to a news item from the […]
“God wanted us to be here”: stories from the World Meeting of Families in Rome
Since the morning of Wednesday, June 22, in the surroundings of St. Peter’s Square in Rome, a different atmosphere was already in the air. Thousands of families from different countries of the world They arrived in the Eternal City to participate in the inauguration of the X World Meeting of […]