Manila: Philippine Catholic bishops congratulated the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, not only for her victory but for her show of faith and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Diaz’s triumph came in the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting event on July 26. She also set an Olympic recordContinue Reading
Anchorage (US): A popular strip club that once beckoned customers off a busy highway leading into Anchorage is now a church offering salvation — instead of temptation — thanks to a daughter of a former exotic dancer. “This church came about because I prayed for five years,” said Linda Dunegan,Continue Reading
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France:Catholic Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen celebrated a Mass on July 26 marking the fifth anniversary of the murder of Father Jacques Hamel in a terrorist attack. The Mass took place at the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in northern France, where Hamel was killed by supporters of the Islamic StateContinue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic that led to the deaths of more than 4 million people worldwide also caused a spike in the number of children who are now orphaned, a new report has revealed. By April, over a year after countries worldwide were hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s estimatedContinue Reading
Damascus: A nun living in the Syrian capital Damascus is warning that food shortages are now so dire in the country that women and children are having to scavenge in bins. Sister Annie Demerjian told the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, that the deepening economic crisis hasContinue Reading
Denver: In a 19-point statement regarding Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke called the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass “severe and revolutionary,” and questioned the pope’s authority to revoke use of the rite. Cardinal Burke, in his July 22 statement on the feast of St.Continue Reading
Warsaw Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 years after they were killed while resisting rape and facing other atrocities by Soviet soldiers in the final months of World War II. “This will show how courage and devotion are linked to saintliness. It’s been an explosionContinue Reading
Bratislava: Slovakia’s health minister has announced Jthat only those who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to participate in events when Pope Francis visits in September. The pope will visit four cities in Slovakia on Sept. 12-15, after traveling to Budapest in neighboring Hungary to celebrate the closing Mass ofContinue Reading
Rome Newsroom: Cardinal Joseph Zen published a statement on July 21, saying that new restrictions on the celebration of Traditional Latin Masses are a “blow,” even if they were expected. “Many tendentious generalizations in the documents [of the motu proprio] have hurt the hearts of many good people more thanContinue Reading
Brussels: A hunger-strike by hundreds of migrants in Brussels is threatening to fracture Belgium’s government. Their protest — launched by migrants hoping to get formal residency after living in Belgium for years — began two months, and is straining their health. Six strikers have sewn their mouths shut. Five triedContinue Reading
