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Pius XII and Fatima, the secret of the “miracle of the sun”
Vatican Insider - May 12, 2017 at 7:22 am Until a few years ago this was a familiar story, lacking however any documentation backup. In 1950, just before proclaiming the Marian dogma of the Assumption of Mary’s body in...
100 Years of Fatima: The “scandalous betrayal” of Sister Lucia
Aleteia - May 12, 2017 at 7:00 am From certain contemporary points of view, the last visionary of Fatima failed miserably in her mission to spread the devotion.The text that we reproduce below seems, at first...
The Apocalypse Art Prize: Website Restored
New Liturgical Movement - May 12, 2017 at 7:00 am I have received a few inquiries from readers about the Apocalypse Art Prize, which we wrote about back in March, since their website was offline for a time. I have received notice...
For 200 years my religious order has helped the mentally ill. How can we allow euthanasia?
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2017 at 6:52 am Two years ago the Brothers of Charity, of whom I am superior general, looked back on 200 years of helping the mentally ill. Our beloved founder, the Servant of God Peter Joseph...
Francis in Fatima: "I am the bishop dressed in white."
Rorate Coeli - May 12, 2017 at 6:35 am Well, it's quite a claim Pope Francis will make officially in his visit to Fatima, Portugal, that starts today.
Let us first recall the reference to the "Bishop in white" made in...
Pence At Conference On Persecution of Christians Says ISIS Is Guilty of Genocide
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2017 at 6:15 am Vice President Mike Pence delivered a nearly 25-minute speech yesterday in Washington, D.C. at the first-ever World Congress of Persecuted Christians. (Full text of remarks). (...
100 years on, Fatima is more important than ever
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2017 at 6:13 am As I write this, the Pope is on his way to Fatima for a lightning one night visit, when he will say Mass and lead people in the Rosary. The eyes of the Catholic world are turned...
Arson Awareness Week Focuses On Arson Prevention At Houses of Worship
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2017 at 6:10 am The U.S. Fire Administration has designated May 7-13, 2017 as National Arson Awareness Week, and has made the theme for this year "Arson Prevention at Houses of Worship."
4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments On North Carolina's Magistrate Recusal Law
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2017 at 6:05 am The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard oral argument (audio of full arguments) in Ansley v. Warren (Docket No. 16-2082). In the case, a North Carolina federal...
'Miracle of the sun' broke darkness of Portugal's atheist regimes
Catholic News Agency - General - May 12, 2017 at 6:02 am Fatima, Portugal, May 12, 2017 / 05:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On “the day the sun danced,” thousands of people bore witness to a miracle that not only proved the validity of the...
'Miracle of the sun' broke darkness of Portugal's atheist regimes
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 12, 2017 at 6:02 am Fatima, Portugal, May 12, 2017 / 06:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On "the day the sun danced," thousands of people bore witness to a miracle that not only proved the validity of the...
Can I Pray for You?
CatholicMom.com - May 12, 2017 at 6:00 am
Since joining Facebook in 2009, not only has my community of friends expanded but my awareness of the struggles and suffering of others has as well. Every day my Facebook...
Court Rejects Commerce Clause Challenge To Dylann Roof's Church Shooting Conviction
The Religion Clause - May 12, 2017 at 6:00 am A South Carolina federal district court has rejected challenges by Dylann Roof to his conviction in the widely publicized 2015 killing of 9 individuals in a Bible study class at...
Iraqi priest protects ancient Christian manuscripts from ISIS
Aleteia - May 12, 2017 at 6:00 am The Dominican friar has stayed a step ahead of militants bent on the destruction of evidence of pre-Islamic history.At an undisclosed location, Dominican priest Fr. Najeeb...
Want to join Mary in battle? Pray the rosary, cardinal says at Fatima
EWTN - World Catholic News - May 12, 2017 at 5:46 am Fatima, Portugal, May 12, 2017 / 05:46 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- At a vigil Mass with tens of thousands gathered in the Portugal town of
Fatima, Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered a...
Pope Francis in Fatima: what the papers are (not) saying
News.va - May 12, 2017 at 5:41 am (Vatican Radio) The local papers in Fatima this morning are filled with facts and figures: 12 and one half-thousand people officially signed onto one of the official international...
Pope Francis greets Vatican Observatory conference participants
News.va - May 12, 2017 at 5:41 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday morning greeted participants taking part in a conference organised by the Vatican Observatory entitled "Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and...
Bishop Egan: next time you watch a football match, pray God calls a player to the priesthood
Catholic Herald - May 12, 2017 at 5:32 am Catholics should pray that God calls a football player to the priesthood the next time they watch a match, the Bishop of Portsmouth has said. In a pastoral letter due to be read...
Mural on Roman wall depicts Pope embracing Trump
Catholic Culture - World News - May 12, 2017 at 5:01 am A pseudonymous street artist in Rome has raised eyebrows with a mural that depicts Pope Francis embracing and kissing Donald Trump.
City and Kingdom New York launches with a conversation about Dorothy Day
Aleteia - May 12, 2017 at 5:00 am “Is it possible to create a counter-culture of virtue and life – in New York City?”That’s the question posed by City & Kingdom New York, a new network “for community,...
