October 19, 2023
Catholic Conservative Sentenced to Prison Ryan Kelley facing 2 months behind bars. FULL STORY Trump Touts Pro-Life Record Puts out ads noting overturn of Roe v. Wade. FULL STORY Priests Transferred to Infamous Prison Eight more Nicaraguan clerics behind bars. FULL STORY Bishop Laments Collapse of Marriage Notes many British children are born out of wedlock. FULL STORY Leftists […]
St. Isaac Jogues, St. John de Brébeuf, and Companions
North American Martyrs The French Jesuit priests St. Isaac Jogues (1607-1646), St. John de Brebeuf (1593-1649), and their companions St. John de Lalande, St. René Goupil, St. Anthony Daniel, St. Charles Garnier, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Noel Chabanel were among the first missionaries to the North American Indians, and were the first martyrs of […]
The Role of Mary in Mental Prayer
Popular devotion is very important for contemplative prayer. Holy images, beautiful churches, holy shrines, rosaries, and Eucharistic Adoration are given to us to dispose us to a deeper encounter with God. Mary is of special importance. Different cultures have developed different expressions of Marian piety. These sources of contemplative prayer need to be rediscovered and […]
Synod on Synodality asked to ‘rethink the whole Church’ according to synodality
Father Dario Vitali speaks at the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican, Oct. 18, 2023. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican Media YouTube Vatican City, Oct 18, 2023 / 13:48 pm (CNA). The next stage of the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality opened Wednesday wi… […]
After elections, bishops of Ecuador call for building together the common good
The flag of Ecuador. Credit: Millenius/Shutterstock. / null ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 18, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). The bishops of Ecuador issued a statement Oct. 16 on X about the results of the presidential runoff election held Oct. 15 in which Dani… […]
Mexican diocese building new shrine to martyrs of Cristero War
The project of the sanctuary of the holy martyrs of the Cristera War in Mexico is expected to be completed in 2026. / Credit: SAAX Arquitectura Construcción ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 18, 2023 / 18:25 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Durango in Mexico h… […]
Franciscan University offers safe haven for Jewish students experiencing antisemitism
The Portiuncula Chapel on the campus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville. / Credit: Robert Pernett via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0) CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2023 / 19:07 pm (CNA). Franciscan University of Steubenville has announced the creation of … […]
The state of the pro-life movement in New Jersey
After some initial pro-life fits and starts following Roe v. Wade, abortion decisions in the state of New Jersey were gradually taken out of the Legislature’s hands by an activist New Jersey Supreme Court. Its […]
Congress Going After Catholic Charities
TRANSCRIPT I’m Michael Voris coming to you from the nation’s Capitol, where the Catholic bishops’ social justice arm — Catholic Charities — is about to come under intense congressional scrutiny. For a number of years now, as longtime followers will attest to, Church Militant has been chasing down the story of the U.S. bishops’ Catholic […]
Behind the Scenes of the Synod’s First Week
The former Prefect of the defunct Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith—rebaptized, within the framework of the Roman Curia, as the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF)—became a topic of conversation during the first week of the Synod on Synodality, which opened in Rome on October 4, 2023. In his interview with […]