One of the most contested religious occurrences in modern times took place a century ago in the mountainous village of Fatima, Portugal. This was a time of political instability and war, causing ...
Many non-Catholics do not recognize the Eucharist as a sacrifice. It is just a remembrance to them, like how shooting off fireworks on the Fourth of July is a remembrance of the American Revolution.
The brown scapular is one of the most recognizable sacramentals in Catholic life. Millions of Catholics have worn the small pieces of brown cloth as a sign of devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Yet ...
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has ordained new bishops, returned to schism, and incurred excommunication, and the Vatican has announced these facts. The SSPX is a society of priests, founded in ...
Speaking of the Eucharist as a spiritual weapon might strike you as odd, yet St. Paul reminds us we’re in a war, and that our primary enemies are ones we cannot see: For we are not contending against ...
But are we really in danger of exalting Mary or loving her too much? St. Maximilian Kolbe says absolutely not: “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than ...
Breaking news: Pope Leo XIV is naming St. John Henry Newman the next Doctor of the Church! Why will Newman be named a Doctor of the Church? Simply put, because of his incredible contribution to the ...
We know that pornography is a sin, but the word pornography has not always been seen as easy to define. The United States Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart in the court case Jacobellis v. Ohio ...
What Did St. Malachy Predict? You may have heard of St. Malachy, but perhaps not for his holy life. He is a real saint, born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1094, and became the bishop there in 1032. He ...
Cardinals are gathering in Rome to prepare to elect the next pope. They’ve scheduled Pope Francis’s funeral for this Saturday. The preparatory sessions for the next papal conclave have begun. At a ...
The public, worldwide conversation about UFOs (also known as UAP) has become more widespread and mainstream in recent years. It presents Catholics with a challenge: Does the Church teach that angels ...
In short, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF)—with the approval of Pope Francis—has made what can be termed a Solomonic decision: affirming that Jesus Christ and his Blessed Mother have ...