In March 2005 a small group of nuns from the Cistercian Monastery of Valserena in Tuscany moved to Aleppo, Syria, to found a new monastic community there. The nuns were inspired to take up the […]
From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the entire Mideast region, and throughout the whole world to be held this coming Saturday, September […]
In a region that has seen increasing threats to ancient Christian communities, the Catholic Church is helping many of the two million refugees of Syria’s civil war. Besides physical aid, Church workers offer the Syrians […]
Today the Vatican announced that Archbishop Pietro Parolin, nuncio to Venezuela and long-time Vatican diplomat, has been appointed as the new Secretary of State. The 58-year-old Parolin will succeed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who has held […]
This weekend Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, will beatify a Romanian priest who died in a Communist prison camp in 1954. Msgr. Vladimir Ghika, who was tortured and […]
The National Catholic Register’s Edward Pentin has an interesting interview with Father Samir Khalil Samir, SJ, a professor at St. Joseph University in Beirut and the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome and author of many […]
Yesterday evening Pope Francis said Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome with members of the Augustinian order, celebrating with them the feast day of their founder, St. Augustine of Hippo. The Holy […]
“The word of the Gospel does not, therefore, authorize the use of force to spread the faith. It is exactly the opposite: the Christian’s real force is the force of truth and of love, which […]
MPAA Rating, PG-13 USCCB Rating, A-III Reel Rating: (3 Reels out of 5) Demons, werewolves, and vampires! Oh my! The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a monster mash of various paranormal creatures all […]
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