By CECILIA O’REILLY | Louis and Zélie Martin will formally join their daughter, doctor of the Church St. Thérèse of Lisieux, in the communion of saints on Oct. 18 at the Vatican. Pope Francis, on March 18, officially recognized a … Continue reading →

By CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY | GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — “Why in the world is the Vicar of Christ coming to me?” said Jesuit Father Francisco Cortés, when asked how he would receive Pope Francis when he visits him in Guayaquil, Ecuador. … Continue reading →

By Matthew Archbold | A judge has ruled that a Christian baker not only must pay $135,000 to a lesbian couple whose wedding cake the baker refused to make but is also forbidden to speak publicly about it. You see, … Continue reading →

By CNA/EWTN NEWS | LAHORE, Pakistan — Last week, police saved a Christian couple from a mob in Pakistan that attempted to kill them for allegedly committing blasphemy, the latest such violent incident in the country. “Muslims of the town … Continue reading →

By Dan Burke | What role does giving thanks play in meditation? How does it work? How should we approach it? Of Giving Thanks, from Finding God through Meditation, by St. Peter of Alcantara After meditation follows giving of thanks, the… … Continue reading →

By John Martignoni | With all of the media attention on Bruce Jenner’s transgender “transformation” into a transwoman, and on Rachel Dolezal and her transracial identity, and being recently made aware of the “transabled” — people with perfectly… Original Article

By DONALD DeMARCO | Kiyoko Matsumoto is well represented on the Internet. She died on Feb. 12, 1933, at the tender age of 21, and apparently had lived a rather uneventful life. Her single claim to fame rests on one … Continue reading →

By GERALD J. RUSSELLO | The Colorado Supreme Court overturned a school program helping hundreds of families attend schools of their choosing based on a law passed at the 19th-century height of anti-Catholic bigotry. In 2011, the Douglas County… Original … Continue reading →

By Benjamin Harnwell | What do you think of the idea that human dignity is something innate, and not something that the State bestows? Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas – a Catholic – tried to make this argument on June … Continue reading →

By CNA/EWTN NEWS | GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — During a Mass said on Monday, the first full day of his visit to Ecuador, Pope Francis called for prayers that the upcoming Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family might discern the needs … Continue reading →