A priest has performed an aerial exorcism of the Italian seaside town of Castellammare di Stabia in response to a spree of church-targeted thefts and vandalism in the area. At the urging of a local prayer group, a priest took to a helicopter to perform a minor exorcism over the entire town, according Italian papers. Read more
Have a look at the photographs of ten unusual churches that look noting like the one y9u go to. Includings a chicken shaped church, a church carved out of salt, a railway carriage and also Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral. Have a look
Amid angry demonstrations over the US Confederate flag, a quiet gesture of human kindness unfolded on the steps to South Carolina’s Statehouse. A white man overcome by the sweltering heat and wearing a Nazi swastika on his T-shirt was escorted to rest and shelter by a black man wearing an officer’s uniform. That man in Read more
Father Frank Cancro handed me a postcard. On the front was Mary, her arms outstretched, with a multicolored shawl draping down from her hands like a circus tent. A lion, a tiger and a dancing dog were at her feet, with a clown, an acrobat, a juggler and others contained within the safety of her tent. They all Read more
A Carlist group in the northern Spanish region of Asturias has caused controversy by seemingly calling for beaches to be segregated by gender. “Catholics, preserve your decency in summer, too: Don’t go to mixed beaches!” reads the poster, uploaded by the Traditionalist Group Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to its Facebook page. The poster was accompanied Read more
There are at least two reasons why you should care about how you dress for Mass. First, because of what it says to others. Dressing nicely communicates respect and honor. When you dress specially for Mass, you’re telling God, “You are worth the effort; you deserve my best.” It tells your fellow worshippers, “I take Read more
Burger King has long been providing quick meals. Pope Francis has now used it for a quick change. With hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful waiting, Pope Francis needed a place to don his vestments to celebrate Mass at the Christ the Redeemer square in Santa Cruz. He had just spent more than 30 minutes Read more
Justin Bieber has credited a Pentecostal pastor with changing his life as he mingled with thousands of Christians at a five-day church conference in Sydney last month. The 21-year-old Canadian pop star praised Hillsong Church’s New York City pastor Carl Lentz, who has recruited several American celebrities and sports stars to the Sydney-headquartered megachurch. “I’m Read more
Singer, songwriter and sex symbol Katy Perry may be one of the best-selling, chart-topping, top-earning artists of all time, but the “Roar” performer may have met her match in a group of Los Angeles nuns. For years, Perry reportedly has had her eye on the Los Feliz villa that served as the convent for the Read more
It sounds like a ridiculous question A few years back, however, something stood out to me, that makes me think that the “soul” of the rosary was always present in the Apostles’ prayer. Continue reading