A 62 year-0ld Franciscan priest is grateful to be alive after a thief pointed a gun at him and demanded his car keys while he was standing in front of his church in Wilmington, Delaware.
Category Archives: Church news
Today is the 45th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae!
It was 45 years-ago today that Pope Paul VI promulgated one of the most important Church documents of the 20th century – Humanae Vitae.
Historic World Youth Day Begins July 23!
World Youth Day 2013 officially kicks off in the Brazilian capital of Rio de Janeiro on July 23, beginning with Pope Francis’ arrival and ending with an outdoor Mass that some say could draw as many as three million people.
Dissident Newspaper Attacks EWTN
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The nation’s premier dissident “Catholic” newspaper, the National Catholic Reporter, is demanding that Cardinal Timothy Dolan address the “hot heads” at EWTN’s National Catholic Register for promulgating a petition to strip the errant Catholic Health Association of its name.
Details of JPII Second Miracle Revealed
A 50 year-old Costa Rican woman who was healed of a brain aneurism has been revealed as the recipient of the second miracle needed in order to clear the way to canonization of Pope John Paul II.
Pope Francis Publishes First Encyclical
On Friday, July 5, Pope Francis published his first encyclical, Lumen Fidei (Light of Faith), a document that was begun by Pope Benedict XVI during his pontificate.
Catholic Priest Shot, Not Beheaded
Authorities are now saying that Franciscan Father Francois Murad, a Catholic priest who was killed by al-Qaeda linked extremists, was not beheaded as originally reported, but was actually shot while in the process of defending nuns at a monastery.
Catholic Priest Beheaded in Syria
The Vatican is confirming that a Syrian Catholic priest was beheaded by jihadi fighters in Syria last week after his monastery was overrun by Muslim extremists.
Vatican Responds to Arrest of Msgr. Scarano
The Vatican is vowing full cooperation with authorities after the arrest of Msgr. Nunzio Scarano, a recently suspended accountant at the Vatican Bank who allegedly attempted to bring 20 million euros ($26 million) into Italy from Switzerland illegally.
Bishops Decry SCOTUS Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling yesterday’s decision by the Supreme Court striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California’s Proposition 8 a “tragic day for marriage and our nation.”
