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Can Non-Catholics Be Martyrs and Doctors of the Church? Pope Francis Thinks So

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo June 2, 2023

In February 2015, the world was stunned by a video released by ISIS, the Islamist terrorist movement, showing the beheading of twenty-one Christians who preferred death rather than submitting to Islam. They were kidnapped Coptic Orthodox Christians and were slaughtered in Libya. Their attitude was heroic and worthy of admiration. The terrorists’ … Read more

Nineteenth-Century French Politicians Attack the Jesuits to Instigate Anti-Catholic Persecution

by Fernando Furquim de Almeida June 2, 2023

The effects of the Catholic victory in the Chamber of Peers against the education bill were twofold. First, they aroused a never-before-seen opposition. In turn, the strong resistance obliged the rapporteur, Duc de Broglie, to tone down the bill to get it approved. His modifications satisfied neither the stalwart Catholics nor the … Read more

A Path to “Completion” or Annihilation for the Sisters of Charity?

by John Horvat II June 5, 2023June 1, 2023

The history of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of New York has been glorious. It consists of over 200 years of service to God and the community wherever charity was needed. The sisters nursed Civil War wounded and Titanic survivors. They endeared themselves to countless Catholics by teaching … Read more

Saint John Bosco’s Dream About His Boys’ Gifts for Mary

by Giovanni Battista Lemoyne March 29, 2026May 30, 2023

Amid the sorrows of seeing the defects of his boys, Saint John Bosco consoled himself with devotion to Our Lady. She was honored in May by the whole community in a unique way. May 30 was especially dedicated to the Blessed Mother with an evening talk. On one of these commemorations, Don … Read more

The Mystic Who Became a Missionary: The Extraordinary Life of Saint Marie of the Incarnation

by Joseph Gensens March 29, 2026May 25, 2023

On August 1, 1639, a ship sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and dropped anchor before Quebec City. The vessel held some special passengers. On board, four Ursuline missionary nuns looked eagerly upon this new land to which they were bringing the light of the Catholic Faith. Coming ashore, the leader of … Read more

To the Overwhelmed Class of 2023: Don’t Be Underwhelming

by John Horvat II May 24, 2023

Graduates are usually encouraged to embrace an optimistic future based on obvious economic or cultural signs that make this possible. However, the Class of 2023 does not have the luxury of this bright future. Too many major obstacles bar the way for these members of Generation Z. If there was an expression … Read more

Ireland’s Largest Rosary Campaign: Over 530 Public Rallies!

by Damien Murphy January 24, 2024May 22, 2023

DUBLIN, Ireland—Many thousands of Irish Catholics celebrated the 106th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima by holding 530 Public Rosary Rallies nationwide. The May 13 rallies represent one of the most widespread public manifestations of the Faith in Ireland in recent years. Irish Society for Christian Civilisation (ISFCC) and … Read more

How Intransigent Liberals Created Disastrous Division Amongst the French Catholic Forces

by Fernando Furquim de Almeida May 19, 2023

Unfortunately, the Catholic Party’s ever-increasing prestige and successive victories did not prevent differences between its leaders. Indeed, these became sharper and deeper over time. This lack of much-needed cohesion severely hampered the campaign for freedom of education in nineteenth-century France. The Party contained Catholics of all shades and political tendencies. Thus, it … Read more

Saint John Bosco’s Excellent Advice about Our Guardian Angels

by Giovanni Battista Lemoyne March 29, 2026May 17, 2023

The selection below was adapted from The Biographical Memoirs of Saint John Bosco. Towards the end of 1844, Don Bosco was busy finishing a book promoting devotion to the guardian angels. He had started on it earlier. He personally was very grateful to God for the privilege of having been given a … Read more

Exposing the False Feminist Narrative about Medieval Women

by John Horvat II May 20, 2023May 16, 2023

The feminist narrative of history portrays women’s rights as a recent phenomenon. Feminists believe that pre-modern women were oppressed by men and had few rights. Nowhere were women more miserable than in medieval times when the Church and a patriarchal society reduced them to near slavery. Feminists contend that since then, the … Read more