Archive for August 9, 2024
The Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe that survived the atomic bomb
While the bombing devastated both the city of Nagasaki and its large Catholic population, the monastery of Seibo no Kishi... Read more
10 quotes from Edith Stein on what it means to be a woman
On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the... Read more
Is Edith Stein a doctor of the Church? No, but she could be one soon
The order of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein, has made an official request to... Read more
Family Pride Parade to be held on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro
The parade is an initiative of the National Network in Defense of Life and Family and aims to celebrate the... Read more
Lebanon is on the brink of war: Where do the country’s Christians stand?
Christians are collectively refusing to support a war that could further devastate an already struggling country. Read more
Investors urge Walmart, Costco to keep abortion pills out of stores
The signatories of letters to the major retailers hold tens of millions of dollars in investments in the named corporations. Read more
Former seminarian pleads guilty in Ohio child porn case
Broderick Witt faces multiple counts of “pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.” Read more
Maine Catholic schools to be excluded from tuition grant program
The state of Maine will fund private or public schools — even out of state — but Catholic schools are... Read more
Pope Francis conveys ‘message of hope’ to Chinese Catholics, desire to visit China
“It seems tautological to send a message of hope to people who are masters of waiting,” Francis said. “The Chinese... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua: 7 priests left the country and arrived ‘safely’ at the Vatican
Rosario Murillo, vice president of Nicaragua, announced that seven priests left the Central American country and have arrived “safely” at... Read more
Iowa healing ministry temporarily suspended over ‘canonical concerns’
Prairie Fire Ministries says it received approval from its bishop in 2021. Read more
Longtime Notre Dame philosophy professor David Solomon converts to Catholicism
David Solomon, who arrived at the university in 1968, came into the Catholic Church earlier this year, according to Word... Read more
