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.”
Category Archives: Church news
Against the Odds, Catholicism Continues to Grow
In spite of what the media might want us to believe, the Catholic Church is alive and well in spite of the rise of secularism, doubling in size in the last three decades and expected to increase by another 400 million by 2050.
Pontifical Academy Endorses 40 Days for Life
Just days before the largest 40 Days for Life campaign kicks off across America, Archbishop Vincenzio Paglia, the newly appointed president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, extended the Holy See’s official endorsement of their work.
Catholic Priest Featured on 2017 USPS Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled its 2017 commemorative stamps, one of which will Father Theodore M. Hesburgh (1917-2015), long-time president of Notre Dame University and an important figure in the civil rights movement.
Catholic Scholars Affirm Church Teaching on Contraception
A group of more than 400 prominent Catholic scholars released a statement yesterday that strongly supports the Church’s teaching on human sexuality as articulated in the 1968 papal encyclical, Humanae Vitae.
Lipa Apparitions Remain Unapproved
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lipa City
We have had several inquiries from readers about the status of the apparitions of Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces, which allegedly occurred in a Carmelite Convent in Lipa City, Philippines some 50 years ago. Have they been approved or not?
“Catholics” for Choice Ad Campaign is an Epic Fail
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
An abortion advocacy organization called “Catholics for Choice” (CFC) placed deceptive full-page newspaper ads in multiple cities on September 12 calling for taxpayer funding of abortion in the name of the Catholic faith, a move that brought swift condemnation from U.S. bishops and the faithful alike.
Is “Religious Freedom” a License to Discriminate?
When the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issued its shocking report last week in which it claimed phrases such as “religious liberty” and “religious liberty” were actually “code words” for discrimination, the Commission received swift backlash, including from the Church.
These Catholic Schools Won’t be Bullied!
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Schools in the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey made headlines this week for defying political correctness and standing up for Christ regardless of public opinion.
Hurry! Public Comment Sought on HHS Mandate Until 9/20!
The Obama administration has asked the public to weigh in on the five-year war it has waged against religious non-profit groups, including the Little Sisters of the Poor and Priests for Life, over the HHS mandate, and is giving citizens until September 20 to offer their solutions for how to accommodate the religious liberty of these organizations.
