Category: Religion
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Bosnia: Relics of 19th-century martyr of Turkish yoke uncovered
Bosanki Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 16, 2023 Photo: eparhijabihackopetrovacka.org The relics of a 19th-century Serbian hieromartyr who suffered under the Turkish yoke were… Read More
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Saint of the day: Margaret Mary Alacoque
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in 1647, to virtuous parents. She grew up a serious, deeply religious child. Her father died when she was… Read More
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ and our favorite detective’s loss of faith
Whenever I ask a girl for her number, or in one of those folkloric moments where she takes the initiative, the first obstacle we face… Read More
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Saint of the day: Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada, in Avila, Spain, in 1515. Her parents were Jewish merchants who had converted… Read More
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How the Israel-Hamas war may reconfigure the Synod of Bishops
ROME – Though the citation may be apocryphal, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is credited with history’s most famous answer to the question of… Read More
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Saint of the day: Pope Callistus I
Pope St. Callistus I is celebrated as a saint and martyr on October 14. Because there are no trustworthy biographical accounts of the pope’s life,… Read More
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The Mother of God Holds Humanity in Her Arms
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord! The most terrible… Read More
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Martyrs Rhipsime and Gaianḗ of Armenia and those with them
Photo: georghram.ru Saint Ripsimia (Ριψιμία or Ριψίμη) suffered martyrdom in the year 292, during the reign of Diocletian (284-304). She was very beautiful in… Read More
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Devil 'wants to see us divided,' cardinal says at synod
The devil is launching attacks to divide the Church, and we must fight back with the weapon of the Holy Spirit, a cardinal from the… Read More
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Constantinople considering canonization of beloved hierarch who served in America (+VIDEO)
Fresno, California, October 13, 2023 Photo: The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARCH) has petitioned the Holy Synod of the… Read More