The Church of the Transfiguration in the Holy Land, one of Christendom’s most beloved sites, was desecrated by thieves on Monday who stole chalices, robbed the poor box, and left consecrated Hosts scattered on the floor.
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Chaput on Mary, Politics, & the Future of Catholicism in America
During an address at the 2016 Bishops’ Symposium last week, Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput delivered a brilliantly clear exposition of the role of Mary in the Church today, why Hillary Clinton isn’t trampling Donald Trump, and how a smaller and more faithful Church in America is better for everyone.
Vatican Issues New Directive on Cremation
In anticipation of the approaching Feasts of All Saints and All Souls, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published a new instruction today on the proper burial of the dead and on the conservation of ashes in the case of cremation.
Bishops Warn About Election’s Threat to Religious Liberty
In response to disturbing emails revealed last week concerning email conversations between high-level political operatives in this election about how to subvert Church teaching, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is warning Catholics to take this threat very seriously in the upcoming election.
Clinton Camp Aims to Destroy Christian Beliefs
John Podesta, Clinton Campaign Chairman
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
All Christians of good will need to take a serious look at new emails revealed by Wikileaks which show that Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman and left-wing activist, John Podesta, along with the financial backing of George Soros, has been actively working to foment a “revolution” in the Catholic Church in order to bring her Bible-based teachings into line with their liberal agenda.
Churches Vandalized in San Antonio
Twitter/Tyler White
Police are searching for suspects who defaced the walls of two churches in San Antonio with graffiti reading, “No to wall” and “Islam or Die.”
Cause Opened for Courageous Nun
Mother Marie Adele Garnier, foundress of the Tyburn Nuns, who personally witnessed a Eucharistic miracle and whose order suffered extreme diabolical attacks, may be on the way to sainthood.
Another Miracle at Lourdes?
Witnesses say a 28 year-old wheelchair-bound woman appeared to have been spontaneously healed during a recent pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Bishop Gives Wise Advice to 2016 Voters
With Americans facing an upcoming presidential election featuring two of the most unpopular candidates in the nation’s history, Bishop James V. Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, encourages Catholic to look at the bigger picture when deciding how to vote.
Lack of Exorcists Has Become a “Pastoral Emergency”
A member of the International Association of Exorcist (IAE) says the worldwide lack of exorcists – coupled with a dramatic increase in dabbling in the dark arts – has resulted in a “pastoral emergency.”
