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August 2015

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,...

August 19, 2015

“You worship idols”: haters slam Texas governor over Facebook post about the Virgin Mary

Further proof that anti-Catholicism is alive and well: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) got a...

August 19, 2015

“You worship idols”: haters slam Texas governor over Facebook post about the Virgin Mary

Further proof that anti-Catholicism is alive and well: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) got a...

June 2015

June 25, 2015

Italian media: CDF reaches negative judgment on Medjugorje—UPDATED

Right now, it’s hearsay and there’s nothing official from Rome. But here’s what’s being reported,...

June 25, 2015

Italian media: CDF reaches negative judgment on Medjugorje—UPDATED

Right now, it's hearsay and there's nothing official from Rome. But here's what's being reported,...

June 23, 2015

In new book, Pope Francis speaks out on Medjugorje

From Diane Korzeniewski at Te Deum Laudemus!: A pro-Medjugorje website in Brazil is reporting that...

June 23, 2015

In new book, Pope Francis speaks out on Medjugorje

From Diane Korzeniewski at Te Deum Laudemus!: A pro-Medjugorje website in Brazil is reporting that...

June 07, 2015

Pope Francis: decision on Medjugorje coming soon

From Catholic News Agency: When asked by a Bosnian journalist about the status of his...

June 07, 2015

Pope Francis: decision on Medjugorje coming soon

From Catholic News Agency: When asked by a Bosnian journalist about the status of his...

May 2015

May 05, 2015

Vandals deface statue of Mary

It happened in Oklahoma over the weekend, at the beginning of the month dedicated to...

May 05, 2015

Vandals deface statue of Mary

It happened in Oklahoma over the weekend, at the beginning of the month dedicated to...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

“Why I, a Protestant, pray the ‘Hail Mary’ and use a rosary”

Compelling testimony from another Patheos blogger, Christian Piatt: I practice the “Hail Mary.” Not only...

April 27, 2015

“Why I, a Protestant, pray the ‘Hail Mary’ and use a rosary”

Compelling testimony from another Patheos blogger, Christian Piatt: I practice the “Hail Mary.” Not only...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Illinois street renamed for miraculous icon

From our Orthodox siblings: Orthodox Church officials joined Archpriest Nicholas Dahdal and officials from the...

March 31, 2015

Illinois street renamed for miraculous icon

From our Orthodox siblings: Orthodox Church officials joined Archpriest Nicholas Dahdal and officials from the...

March 20, 2015

Sidestepping orders from the Vatican, Medjugorje “visionary” hosts “apparition” in private home in Missouri

View image | gettyimages.com Seriously? What part of "No" didn't they understand? From Te Deum...

March 13, 2015

Rome pulls the plug on Medjugorje event in St. Louis

Diane over at Te Deum has all the details, but the letter below, from Archbishop...

December 2014

December 11, 2014

Spending an evening with Our Lady of Kibeho—and witnessing a miracle

They had me at The Angelus. When the lights go up on the stunning production of...

December 08, 2014

Phoenix hosts massive celebration in honor of Mary

Behold, an annual tradition known as "Honor Your Mother." The Catholic Sun reports: Thousands of...

December 07, 2014

WWMD: What Would Mary Do?

"The Annunciation" by James Tissot From the vault, my homily for the Solemnity of the...

October 2014

October 20, 2014

Despite decline in Catholicism, millions turn out for Brazilian celebration of Mary

RNS reports: More than 2 million worshippers, pilgrims and onlookers poured around an 11-inch wooden...

October 14, 2014

Church militant?

Here's something different, via CNS: The head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Oct....

October 11, 2014

Barbie-as-Virgin-Mary art exhibit cancelled

You may remember this item from a couple weeks back. Now, the exhibit has been...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Pierced: Our Lady of Sorrows

Today marks this feast—which is also the feast day for my parish. Below, a statue...

September 03, 2014

“The birth of Jesus from the womb of Mary is the prelude to the rebirth of every Christian in the womb of the church”

During his audience today, Pope Francis had some consoling words for persecuted Christians in Iraq,...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

On the alleged apparitions in Bayside: “These supposed visions completely lack credibility”

Word about these "apparitions" pops up from time to time on my Facebook feed. People...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Pope encourages Muslim-Christian group meeting “Together Around Mary, Our Lady”

From ZENIT: The 8th Islamic-Christian Prayer Meeting was held Tuesday, feast of the Annunciation, in...

March 24, 2014

“How can this be?”: a homily for The Annunciation

From the vault, here's part of a homily from Advent in 2008, with some thoughts...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

What’s the scoop on Medjugorje?

One of the most balanced writers on this subject, across several years, has been Diane...

January 18, 2014

Vatican confirms Medjugorje commission has completed investigation

Diane has the scoop: (Vatican Radio) The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr....