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Perspective from Persecution

Today, September 16, is the feast of Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian, two friends from the early Church who were martyred for the Faith.  Cornelius was elected Pope after the papacy was vacant for almost a year, due to Emperor Decius’ persecution of th…

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Extra, extra! News and tidings, February 8, 2022

• The 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki: The air was electric with a holy silence, all Nagasaki dumb with grief, as the parade of martyrs marched past toward the hilltop where their crosses waited. The Galleon, […]

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Remembering the Holy Innocents

Image: “The Flight Into Egypt” (detail) by Carl Spitzweg | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons On the fourth day of our Christmas celebration, the Church reminds us that not everyone is joyful; that there exist those who are not of goo…

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Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to WWII martyr Bl. Titus Brandsma’s intercession

Blessed Titus Brandsma, O.Carm. / public domain

Vatican City, Nov 25, 2021 / 04:32 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to Titus Brandsma, an outspoken opponent of Nazism martyred at Dachau concentration camp in 1942….

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