Church Responds to UK Terrorist Attack

 

Our Lady of Manchester, pray for us!

Our Lady of Manchester, pray for us!

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSPope Francis has expressed deep sadness over the terrorist attack that claimed 22 lives at a concert in Manchester, England last evening, while the local church condemned the attack and is invoking Our Lady of Manchester to pray for the victims.

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Pope Reflects on Fatima Visit

Pilgrim virginCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Just after returning from his brief pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal, Pope Francis reflected on the experience, saying that while visiting the site of the apparitions, he felt immersed in the prayer of the faithful “that for one hundred years has flowed there like a river.”

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Mixed Verdict Expected from Commission on Medjugorje

Our Lady of MedjugorjeAlthough the report has not yet been made public, Church officials charged with investigating the validity of the apparitions at Medjugorje have apparently decided that the first seven apparitions were authentic, but succeeding visions are suspect.

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Star Wars or Heaven’s Plan?

Star Wars or Heaven's Plan-update

Today is National Star Wars Day and many of the film’s fans will be offering the movie’s famous greeting ,“May the force be with you,” or its pun for the day, “May the fourth be with you.” Judging by world conditions and the strife that abounds both at home and abroad, we could use some force and power to bring relief, order, and justice to our beleaguered globe. Read the rest…

Our Lady’s Miraculous Return to the United Nations

Pilgrim virginOn May 12, 2017, the United Nations World Apostolate of Fatima Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be carried into Conference Room 2 at the UN for a two-hour event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima. What most people don’t know is that she’s been here before – in 1952 – and she has been orchestrating a return journey ever since.

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