England’s historic Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham gets new rector
The historic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. / Credit: Norman Servais/EWTN Great Britain London, England, Sep 25, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). The Rev. Dr. Robert Billing became the next rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham, the third one in the last eight years, succeeding Monsignor Philip Moger, who was […]
Abducted priest in Nigeria released, diocese ‘grateful’
Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide was reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Enugu Diocese on Sept. 17, 2023. / Credit: Enugu Diocese ACI Africa, Sep 25, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria has expressed its gratitude to God and the faithful following the release of Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide, who had been abducted […]
State of California Sues Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Over Abortion Pill Reversal Drug
Susanne Pommer The California State Capitol in Sacramento. The lawsuit accuses the pregnancy centers of violating California’s False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law.
England’s Historic Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham Gets New Rector
Norman Servais The historic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Father Billing has been involved in various roles and projects, including his work as a diocesan spokesperson and personal secretary to three bishops of Lancaster.
U.S. bishops call for bipartisan action to bring an end to federal government shutdowns
Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops conference, have cautioned against allowing a government shutdown before the deadline on Sept. 30, urging lawmakers to come to an agreement and keep the government open.
ID Cards For Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Biden administration is proceeding with its initiative to provide identification cards to illegal immigrants through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Secure Docket Card program. Alleged Purpose The cards are ostensibly meant to serve as a modern alternative to the paper documents given to those entering the United States without proper documentation. […]
Don’t Know How to Spend a Holy Hour? 7 Steps for Making the Most of Eucharistic Adoration
Don’t know how to spend your Eucharistic holy hour? Here are seven steps for making the most of this special moment with the Blessed Sacrament. In 1674, Jesus appeared multiple times to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. In those appearances, Christ asked the saint to spend an hour of meditation and adoration every Thursday night to […]
This angel-botherer knows: If you call angels, they will come!…
Parents are all too familiar with the sort of anxiety that can subconsciously nag at you all day long, before really kicking in at night. While we’re up and about and keeping busy, it’s possible to shush the parental panic that ever resides just below our breastbones — that is implanted within us at our […]
A ‘very human life’ is the hallmark of Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs’ sacred art…
Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs said her husband Andrew asked her after Mass, “Did you see the guy with Jesus hair?”She did see him and had wanted to run after him, but she hesitated, and now she regrets it. He would have made a great model.It was one leap she didn’t take, but only one.Four years ago, she […]
“Verdigris” is the color of oxidation, impermanence, and the Statue of Liberty…
It’s hard to imagine now, but people once gathered together freely, shoulders rubbing against shoulders, breath exchanged between lungs, bodies open to one another—all this closeness, almost a million people standing in a crowd just to watch a statue get undressed.