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The Ten Commandments that are found in the Old and New Testament are meant to…
President Macron and the real source of France’s identity crisis
Last October, just over a week before the brutal murder and beheading of Parisian high-school…
Jihadist Fulani Kidnap Three Christians, Kill Church Elder
According to The Morning Star News, Fulani herdsmen shot and killed 65-year-old Mati Sani, a lay-leader…
Cardinal Robert Sarah, an Authentic Spiritual Guide
At age 75 and in evident good health, Cardinal Robert Sarah likely has many fruitful…
Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings
The Sri Lankan government must release its report on the Easter 2019 terrorist attack on…
Digital Book-Burning: Amazon Bans Scholar Ryan T. Anderson’s Book On Transgenderism
This past weekend, something ominous and cruel happened on Amazon.com—although it could have been foreseen…
The saint who refused to bow to Caesar
The Church remembers the witness of Saint Polycarp today, who was killed because he would…
When ‘Pretend Life’ Has a Human Heartbeat
Protesting the passage of his state’s new heartbeat bill protecting unborn babies, South Carolina Democratic…
Congress Is About to Vote on the ‘Equality Act,’ a Grave Threat To Religious Liberty — Please Take Action Now
There is legislation in Congress, which may be voted on as early as this week,…
What was Lent like in the early Church?
Was the season of Lent always 40 days long? Were the apostles the ones responsible for…
The ultimate Catholic coronavirus vaccine morality explainer
Since Covid-19 vaccines began to be discussed, Catholics have raised concerns about the moral and…
Remembering Leah Sharibu
In a Monday Facebook video, Kyle Abts prayed that world leaders would pressure the Nigerian government…
Despite pandemic, Planned Parenthood’s abortions increased in FY 2020
Planned Parenthood’s annual report once again showed an increase from the previous year in both…
5 Ways Catholics Can Grow Spiritually From the Christological Collects During Lent 2021
On Ash Wednesday, priests in the United States will be changing the way we finish…
The Chair of St. Peter invites us to join our prayer for the pope to that of Jesus
On February 22, the Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (or…
Pope Francis on Divine Mercy anniversary: ‘Let us ask Christ for the gift of mercy’
Pope Francis urged Catholics to ask Christ for the “gift of mercy” in a letter…
Catholics in the Crosshairs of Big Tech?: Recent Cluster of Cases of De Facto Online Censorship Raises Concerns
Saintly Heart is a small, online Catholic toy shop, which describes the wooden toys and temporary…
When Addiction Strikes Those You Love: It’s Not Just Drugs and Alcohol Anymore
Gwen’s husband Alex has been acting suspicious and withdrawn lately. He isolates himself from her…
Preparing for Lent In A Catholic HOM
As we prepare for Lent, we often rely on old habits or patterns. We give…
Why this South Carolina Democrat bucked his party and voted for the ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
Only two South Carolina House Democrats voted to ban on most abortions in the state…
Houston furniture stores opened as warming shelters
A Houston furniture store owner has opened his doors to those who have been without…
Texas Catholics press through winter storm to help neighbors
Amid a winter storm that brought freezing temperatures and widespread power outages to much of…
Court in Pakistan Orders Abducted Christian Teen to Rejoin Her Family
On February 16, a Sessions Court in Pakistan ordered that Farah Shaheen, a 13-year-old Christian…
Deacons as Apostles for the New Evangelization
“Whoever believes that Christ the Lord is the way, the truth and the life, whoever…
Canceling the classics
THEY CAME FOR CHAUCER. Late last January, the U.K.’s University of Leicester sent out a…
The Truth & the Life: A Meditation for Lent
I am the truth and the life” (cf. John 14:6). I am the Word that…
Saintly retreat: This is how St. Francis observed Lent
During Lent St. Francis would suspend his apostolic ministries and withdraw to the hermitages. But…
16 Killed, Church Destroyed in DRC Attack
16 people were killed and a Catholic church was burned down on Sunday during an…
Why did Jesus fast for 40 days in the desert?
Did you ever wonder why the solemn season of Lent is 40 days long? I…
“Lent is a journey of return to God” – Pope Francis’ Ash Wednesday Homily
We are now embarking on our Lenten journey, which opens with the words of the…
Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70
Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone,…
House Republican resolution urges US to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Republican Rep. Mike Waltz on Monday introduced a resolution urging the U.S. to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing if…
Baptism of Blood
It is a scrupulously made short film, shot with several cameras in 2015. Arabic letters…
Two Christian Evangelists Charged with Committing Blasphemy in Pakistan
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that two Christian evangelists are being charged with violating…
3 Saints who show us how Lent should look
Our liturgical calendar is filled with saints who lived colorful lives of extraordinary grace. They…
This Lent, Listen to Your Mother
“Know and understand well, you the most humble of my sons, that I am the…
Our Fifteen-Year Wedding Feast at Cana
My beloved and I celebrate fifteen years of marriage this year. I am so happy…
Report: Catholic nuns join protests against Burma’s military coup
Catholic nuns in Burma have joined widespread protests against the recent military coup, Asian Catholic…
From transgender to transhuman: The expanding culture of death
Most faithful Catholics have viewed the burgeoning transgender industry as encouraging a misguided belief that…
Pope Francis praises Coptic Orthodox martyrs as ‘saints of all Christians’
Pope Francis has praised the courageous witness of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians killed by…
To dust you shall return: Ash Wednesday to utilize ancient sprinkling rite this year
Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit will experience a new — or, rather, very old…
Be Not Afraid
As a young man, I loved listening to Keith Green’s contemporary Christian album So You Wanna…
Losing our Leprosy – A Homily for the 6th Sunday of the Year
In the Gospel this Sunday, we see the healing of a leper (this means you and…
1st feast of Blessed James Miller since beatification: 2nd native-born US martyr
The Church celebrates February 13 the first feast day of the second native-born US martyr since his…
Staying Married: Getting Past the Honeymoon Hype
I’m standing in front of, say, a dozen masked high-school juniors, and there’s another half-dozen or…
Can Catholicism make a comeback in Quebec?
When Paul and his wife started the car for church on Sunday mornings, the neighbors…
Christopher Plummer, the Cross and the Swastika
“That damn movie follows me around like an albatross,” Christopher Plummer once fumed about the…
Losing our Leprosy – A Homily for the 6th Sunday of the Year
In the Gospel this Sunday, we see the healing of a leper (this means you and…
Adrian Dominicans receive ‘outpouring of support’ after nine sisters die of COVID-19
For 11 months, the Adrian Dominican Sisters have been living with COVID-19 restrictions. Sisters took meals…
With St. Joseph’s help, these clergy were saved from death at Dachau
It was one of the most evil places our world has seen. At the site of…
Catholic missionary priest nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Catholic missionary priest in Madagascar known for serving the poor living on a landfill…
The hidden history of Black Catholic nuns in the U.S.
Black Catholic nuns have made manifold contributions to the Church in the United States, and…
Nun who survived flu pandemic, both world wars and coronavirus celebrates 117th birthday with red wine
A French nun who survived both world wars, the 1918 flu pandemic and a coronavirus infection is…
Jeep pulls Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl ad over drunken driving charge
Bruce Springsteen’s Super Bowl ad for Jeep calling for the country to unite has been…
“We have shed enough blood”—Myanmar bishops call for dialogue
Following the military coup in Myanmar, the bishop’s conference of the country has addressed an…
Pakistani Judge Rescinds Bail in Blasphemy Case after Threats from Local Attorneys
Blasphemy cases in Pakistan continue to create upheaval both inside and outside the courtrooms. The…
God’s Mercy Endures Forever
There is rampant friction among Christians of all ages surrounding the notion that a person…
Catholic priest developing COVID-19 vaccine for the poor
Fr. Nicanor Robles Austriaco is a Filipino-American scientist, microbiologist, and professor, as well as a…
French Catholic nun to turn 117 after surviving COVID-19
Sister Andre Randon, a religious sister in France, will turn 117 years old this week,…
Pope Francis Presented with Historic Prayer Manuscript Saved from Islamic State
Pope Francis was presented on Wednesday with a historic Aramaic prayer manuscript rescued from the…
Archbishop calls Catholics back to Mass starting March 13, with some exceptions
Citing the “essential and central nature of the Eucharistic Sacrifice” in the life of the…