On the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis asked for dioceses around the world to establish memorials that will serve as “a living memory” of the Year of Mercy.
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Muslim Graffiti Scrawled Across Statue of Mary
Picture from Archdiocese of Boston
Police are investigating an incident of vandalism that occurred in a parish in Norwood, Massachusetts where what appears to be the symbol for “Allah” and black paint was sprayed across a statue of the Blessed Mother.
Pope Says Mother Angelica is Already in Heaven
While blessing a portrait of Mother Angelica during a general audience yesterday, Pope Francis said he believes Mother Angelica is already in heaven.
Mother Angelica Dies on Easter Sunday
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, P.C.P.A., known to millions around the world as Foundress of the EWTN Global Catholic Network, died peacefully at 5 p.m. CDT, Easter Sunday, March 27, surrounded by the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama.
Religious Order Welcomes Women with Downs Syndrome
The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb is a relatively new contemplative order that welcomes women with Down syndrome who feel a call to the religious life but who may have been turned away because of their condition.
Vandals Deface Catholic School with Satanic Symbols
Photo from Bridgeport Police Department
Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut are looking for the person responsible for spray painting Satanic symbols on outdoor statuary and the walls of St. Andrew Academy late last week.
Mother Teresa to be Canonized Sept. 4
Pope Francis announced the canonization of five new saints today, a list that includes Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whose canonization ceremony will take place on September 4. Other notable canonizations announced for this year include Blessed Jose Sanchez Del Rio and Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, the Polish-born founder of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception.
Holy See Defines Authentic “Gender Equality”
The Holy See used this week’s commemoration of International Women’s Day to call for an authentic “gender equality” that is based on eliminating stereotyping and all forms of violence against women, and by demanding that their inherent dignity be respected throughout the world.
Georgetown Under Fire for Planned Parenthood Invite
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington DC has joined the chorus of people expressing their outrage at Georgetown University for allowing the president of Planned Parenthood to speak on campus next month.
Four Missionaries of Charity Gunned Down in Yemen
Four members of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity order were killed along with 16 other people after an attack by Islamic extremists on a Church-run retirement home in Yemen on Friday.
