The owners of an historically themed amusement park in France have purchased, at auction, a 15th century silver ring believed to have belonged to the country’s patron saint, Joan of Arc, for 30 times its estimated value. After 600 years in the United Kingdom, the ring has returned to FrenchContinue Reading
Fr Tomy Uzhunnalil was among four Salesians who worked in YemenContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has given provisional approval to a new series of norms governing the establishment and management of funds for the advancement of investigations into the lives of people proposed for sainthood. Given by Papal rescript, the approval ad experimentum for a period of three years governs theContinue Reading
“Dear Carlos,” Pope Francis wrote. “I was pleased to receive your recent letter.” A pope who has a penchant for surprising personal gestures has done it again — this time by personally replying to an 18-year-old imprisoned in Southern California for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a gang-related killing. InContinue Reading
From 2005-2014, the number of Catholics grew from 1.12 billion to 1.27 billion.Continue Reading
“I prayed the St. Michael prayer while moving into the toughest missions I faced,” Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. said in his acceptance speech for the Medal of Honor, “and it does start by saying ‘St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be ourContinue Reading
Jane Goodall says she wants to meet Pope Francis one dayContinue Reading
Washington : Citing President Barack Obama’s message on religious freedom during his trip to India last year, the US again expressed disappointment over India’s denial of visas to a bipartisan US commission. “We’re disappointed by this news,” State Department Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday when asked about denial ofContinue Reading
Four others also will be cleared for canonizationContinue Reading
On Sunday Pope Francis lamented the world’s indifference to the recent killing of four Missionaries of Charity, calling them the ‘martyrs of today’ and asking that Bl. Mother Teresa intercede in bringing peace. “I express my closeness to the Missionaries of Charity for the great loss that affected them twoContinue Reading
