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November 2019

November 03, 2019

John Allen: Why Loreto matters

Leave it to Crux's John Allen to connect the dots and find a link between...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Pope adds feast of Our Lady of Loreto to the universal calendar

From CNA: Pope Francis has decreed that the feast of Our Lady of Loreto be...

October 24, 2019

Be alert: gangs of thieves targeting pilgrims at Lourdes

Details: Pilgrims in Lourdes are increasingly falling prey to pickpockets as organised gangs of thieves...

October 11, 2019

When December 8 falls on a Sunday…?

With this solemnity falling on the 2nd Sunday of Advent this year, that may cause...

September 2019

September 03, 2019

Why we turn to Our Lady of Prompt Succor for hurricane help

"Have pity on us and obtain for us protection from hurricanes and all other disasters..."...

August 2019

August 15, 2019

‘A living house for the Lord’: Homily for August 15, 2019, Solemnity of the Assumption

Imagine for a moment the map of Italy. On the back of “the boot,” along...

August 06, 2019

WATCH: Chris Cuomo and Our Lady of Guadalupe

The CNN anchor began his closing remarks Monday night by holding up an image of...

July 2019

July 06, 2019

‘This Is An Attack on Our Religion’: Family Ordered to Remove Mary Statue From Yard

Details: Every morning, each member of the Samona family stops to pray in front of...

June 2019

June 01, 2019

Thousands Process with Broken Statue: ‘The Message of the Broken Mary is We’re All Broken. Everyone.’

This deserves wider attention. It happened yesterday in Chicago. The story, from The Chicago Tribune: ...

May 2019

May 14, 2019

Pope Authorizes Pilgrimages to Medjugorje, But Does Not Approve Apparitions

Significantly, this was announced quietly on Sunday, the day before the Feast of Our Lady...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

It’s All About ‘Yes’: What Improv Comedy Can Teach Us About the Annunciation

My friend Father Dmytro Dnistrian in Canada sent this to me. It's a fascinating take on...

January 2019

January 27, 2019

Who was history’s biggest ‘influencer’?

The Holy Father has the answer: Although Mary would not be considered an "influencer," like...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

In California, a move to consecrate the state to Mary

A worthwhile idea for every state, really: An effort is underway to consecrate California to...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

The Virgin as Lady Liberty? Plans unveiled for statue of Mary at U.S.-Mexico border

Details: She will stand tall, with a torch held high, on a hilltop in San...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

Investigation finds statue of Virgin Mary is weeping olive oil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVg9yh6xZ3M&t=3s Details: A sculpture of the Virgin Mary that appeared to be crying at a...

July 16, 2018

‘Virgin Mary, mother of God, I entrust to you the whole Church in America…’

Seeking solace this afternoon, I found these stirring words of faith and hope from 31...

June 2018

June 14, 2018

Mary was here: visiting the only approved apparition site in the United States

Yesterday, the Catholic Media Conference, unfolding this week in Green Bay, Wisconsin, sponsored a mini-pilgrimage...

June 12, 2018

Next stop: Green Bay

I'm headed to scenic Wisconsin later this morning, to Green Bay ("Titletown") and the 2018...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Pope Francis names apostolic visitor to Medjugorje

From CNS: Pope Francis has named as apostolic visitor to Medjugorje the Polish archbishop he...

May 29, 2018

WATCH: Church investigates weeping Virgin Mary statue in New Mexico

It's happening at a Catholic church in Hobbs, New Mexico: The statue of the mother...

May 21, 2018

Happy new feast day: Mary, Mother of the Church

The image here comes from St. James Cathedral in Orlando. I took it last year...

May 18, 2018

UPDATE: Suspect arrested after smashing statue of Virgin Mary, charged with hate crime

Details: Police have made an arrest after a historic statue of the Virgin Mary outside...

May 16, 2018

Sick: Statue of Mary smashed, hate note left at church in Buffalo—UPDATED

From The Buffalo News: Someone smashed a statue of Mary outside an East Side Catholic...

April 2018

April 08, 2018

Everyone’s favorite cover girl: Mary

It's not unusual to see magazine stories about Mary or the Nativity during the Christmas...

March 2018

March 03, 2018

Pope Francis adds new Marian celebration to the church calendar

This may be the most significant move of its kind since St. John Paul added...

September 2015

September 06, 2015

Report: Vatican cracks down on Medjugorje visionaries, prohibits spreading messages in local parish

From Rorate Caeli: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with an order signed...

September 06, 2015

Report: Vatican cracks down on Medjugorje visionaries, prohibits spreading messages in local parish

From Rorate Caeli: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with an order signed...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Medjugorje awaits word from the Vatican—and the pilgrimage business takes a hit

From The New York Times: Soon the Vatican is expected to make public the findings of...

August 27, 2015

Medjugorje awaits word from the Vatican—and the pilgrimage business takes a hit

From The New York Times: Soon the Vatican is expected to make public the findings of...

August 20, 2015

Fruits of Fatima? Russia plans to build tallest statue of Jesus in the world

Check this out: The statue was cast in 2013 by Tsereteli, the famous Georgian-Russian sculptor,...