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Fatima’s Sister Lucia is one step closer to being beatified

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 18, 2022 / 11:00 am The cause for beatification of Sister Lucia dos Santos, the eldest child to witness the Fatima apparitions, has taken a step forward. In a meeting at the Vatican, the postulators for Lucia’s cause submitted the “positio” document containing testimonies …
Mark Houck: My family’s photo is on Mother Teresa’s tomb

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 17, 2022 / 16:11 pm Mark Houck, the Catholic pro-life father of seven who was arrested last month after a controversial early-morning FBI raid at his home, says Mother Teresa’s nuns in the Missionaries of Charity have placed a photo of his family on …
Why is St. Luke the patron saint of butchers? Here’s a clue

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Oct 17, 2022 / 17:00 pm The Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Luke the Evangelist on Oct. 18. Luke, who wrote the Acts of the Apostles as well as the Gospel that bears his name, likely incorporated the Blessed Virgin Mary’s testimony into …
They died praying for others: Two Catholic priests martyred by Nazis beatified in Italy

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2022 / 08:50 am Two Catholic priests killed by Nazis while ministering to the dying amid the Boves massacre were beatified as martyrs on Sunday in northern Italy. In the face of grave danger, Father Giuseppe Bernardi and Father Mario Ghibaudo “did not …
How can we suffer well? 10 quotes from St. Teresa of Ávila

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2022 / 06:00 am October 15 is the feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and Doctor of the Church whose life of prayer serves as an example for many Catholics today. Teresa Sanchez …
March for Life 2023 theme announced: ‘Next Steps: Marching in a Post-Roe America’

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 13, 2022 / 10:45 am The 2023 theme for the annual March for Life was announced Thursday in preparation for the first march after the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide. The theme of the …
Christian newscaster fired for circulating pro-life petition speaks out

by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 12, 2022 / 14:00 pm A Nebraska television station fired its news director and co-anchor after she collected signatures for a pro-life petition aimed at making her hometown of Curtis a sanctuary city for the unborn. Melanie Standiford, a Nebraska native, told CNA …
VIDEO: Pro-abortion vandals caught in the act of spray-painting Michigan church

ny Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 12, 2022 / 16:38 pm A Catholic church in Lansing, Michigan, has released a security video that captured three hooded individuals vandalizing the church Oct. 8 with pro-abortion and anti-Catholic graffiti. The three individuals can be seen approaching the Church of the Resurrection on …
Two Catholic movies back in theaters for encores after stellar showings

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 12, 2022 / 11:45 am Two new Catholic movies that debuted in theaters in September and October are coming back to the big screen for encores by popular demand. American moviegoers will be able to see “Saint Michael: Meet the Angel” in theaters Oct. …
YouTube adds abortion info to Catholic, pro-life videos

by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Oct 11, 2022 / 16:00 pm Many YouTube videos produced by Catholic or pro-life organizations will now bear an abortion disclaimer and links to an abortion webpage, as YouTube claims that abortion is a topic prone to misinformation. The move means many YouTube videos …