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Prayers answered: Annunciation shooting survivor Sophia Forchas finally comes home
By Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register, Oct 24, 2025 / 12:02 pm Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas is finally home after spending 57 days in the hospital with severe injuries sustained from the deadly shooting on Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during the first school Mass of the year that …
Padre Pio: 13 facts about St. Pio of Pietrelcina to know and share
By Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register, Sep 23, 2025 / 04:00 am One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, priest, and mystic. His tomb can be found in the Sanctuary of St. Mary …
Why St. Ignatius of Loyola is a saint for difficult times
By Jessica Pipes National Catholic Register, Jul 31, 2025 / 04:00 am When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans disappeared. Arrogant, stubborn, and hot-tempered, Ignatius was a soldier to his core, and he excelled on the battlefield. Until now, his …
‘Novena to the Mother of God for the Nation’ to begin Oct. 27 as election draws near
By Joseph Pronechen National Catholic Register, Oct 21, 2024 / 14:20 pm Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 27, the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will launch a nine-day novena in anticipation of the U.S. election on Nov. 5. Catholics and all people of goodwill are invited to join in the “Novena to …
Catholic volunteer killed on way home from adoration was ‘old soul’
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Jan 24, 2024 / 13:00 pm Volunteering to help people was a big part of who Ryan Realbuto was. He scrubbed dishes in a soup kitchen, did yard work at a foster home, repainted the chapel at a home for women, and helped high-school kids …
