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15,000 faithful and pope’s representative commemorate centenary of 4 Mexican martyrs
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (1449+ words) August 18, 2026 David Ramos News Briefs 0 Print A special Mass was held commemorating Sts. Luis Bátis Sáinz, Manuel Morales, Salvador Lara Puente, and David Roldán Lara, who were martyred during the persecution of the Church in the Cristero period. Around 15,000 faithful…...
Archbishop Moth urges UN to act against global persecution of believers
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (638+ words) August 18, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales urged world leaders to enforce religious freedom standards in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster in England issued…...
Pope names 2 Notre Dame professors as consultors to Vatican human development dicastery
1+ day, 30+ min ago (1107+ words) August 18, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print The pontiff appointed 12 new consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on Aug. 18. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed 12 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development — reflecting a…...
St. Bernadette’s relics to tour the United States
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (701+ words) August 18, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print After an opening celebration Sept. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C., the yearlong tour’s schedule will be announced in the coming months. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of…...
New film ‘American Martyr’ tells story of Oklahoma priest and martyr Blessed Stanley Rother
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (814+ words) August 17, 2026 Francesca Pollio Fenton News Briefs 0 Print “American Martyr” can be seen in theaters Aug. 25-26 in English and in Spanish on Aug. 27. Hundreds gathered late last month in Oklahoma City for the premiere of the new film “American Martyr: The…...
What is heaven? A priest who just turned 100 replies
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (660+ words) August 17, 2026 Walter Sánchez Silva News Briefs 0 Print Father Ricardo Bello Mato offers his reflections on heaven and his many years as a priest. Upon turning 100, Father Ricardo Bello Mato, a priest from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, talked about what heaven…...
10 things to know about San Marino ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (881+ words) August 17, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print The pontiff will visit one of the world’s smallest countries on Aug. 22. Here’s what to know about San Marino’s deep Catholic roots. Pope Leo XIV will make a pastoral visit to the Republic of…...
Clarifying primacy for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1775+ words) Pope Leo XIV’s recent distinction is important for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue because of one of the most persistent Orthodox concerns about Roman primacy. August 16, 2026 Ines Angeli Murzaku Analysis, Features 0 Print Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity,…...
“Lord, help me”: The startling humility of the Canaanite woman
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1123+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, August 16, 2026. August 16, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 10 Print Readings: • Isa 56:1, 6-7 • Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 • Mt 15:21-28 “Why doesn’t God answer my prayer? I feel as if God is ignoring me!” Have you ever had those thoughts…...
The Mathematics of Morality
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (732+ words) No calculation of consequences can render an intrinsically evil act morally acceptable. August 15, 2026 Father Jerry J. Pokorsky The Dispatch 0 Print Pope John Paul II reaffirmed traditional Catholic moral teaching in his 1993 encyclical Veritatis Splendor. In particular, he rejected consequentialism and its…...