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It's official: Our Lady of Good Help in Wisconsin is a national shrine

Aug 19, 2016

In 1859, a young Belgian woman saw a bright vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary appear between two trees in one of the most unlikely places in eastern Wisconsin.
Marian procession to mark Los Angeles' 235th birthday

Aug 19, 2016

Later this month, a Marian Procession and Votive Mass will help celebrate the 235th anniversary of the city of Los Angeles, California – which was named after Mary, Queen of Angels.
Actor playing Jesus in Ben-Hur ‘received blessing from the Pope’

Aug 19, 2016

The Catholic couple behind the film say they hope it delivers a 'message of reconciliation'
Orissa: Kandhamal victim, Sr. Meena Barwa, recalls Msgr. Cheenath

Aug 19, 2016

The nun was raped and beaten during the anti-Christian pogrom of 2008. At the funeral of the archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar Sr Meena message sent a of gratitude for the support she received
Card Bo sees Panglong Conference as "a peace pilgrimage” for all of Myanmar

Aug 19, 2016

In a letter to the men and women of his country, the archbishop of Yangon stresses the importance of government-led peace talks with ethnic minorities. The conference scheduled for 31st August will be the most important since 1947. The military has an “historic role in bringing together the armed groups."
For George Soros, Ireland abortion fight may be first step against Catholic countries

Aug 19, 2016

Wealthy abortion backers could use Ireland as a model to change pro-life laws in other Catholic countries, an apparent leaked three-year plan for George Soros’ Open Society Foundations suggests.
In China-Holy See talks, silence shrouds future of underground priests

Aug 19, 2016

Later this year, all priests must register to receive a certificate that allows them to exercise their ministry. But the request has to go through the Patriotic Association, whose statutes are "incompatible" with Catholic doctrine. Many priests, official and unofficial, now face an enormous dilemma.
What to do if you're too ashamed to go to Confession

Aug 19, 2016

The famous Spanish theologian Father José Antonio Fortea discussed this phenomenon and practical solutions to it in a recent blog post.
Patriarch Laham: The dead in Syrian prisons, new front in "information war"

Aug 19, 2016

According to Amnesty International, 18 thousand people have died in the Syrian government prisons. The head of the Greek-Melkite Church speaks of manipulated news, because "there is no access to prisons" to carry out reviews. They are revelations, he adds, of "a political nature”. The attempt to stop the new axis of Moscow, Tehran, Beijing. Summer camps and retreats in the pacified areas.
Number of German priest ordinations plummets to new low

Aug 19, 2016

Never before have so few Catholic priests been ordained in the Church in Germany: a total of 58 men joined the clergy in 2015, according to official figures published by the German Episcopal Conference this week.