LEGO Announces Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Set
Lego announced on May 7 a set of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, joining the ranks of LEGO’s models of world-famous monuments, including the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramid of Giza. The 4,383-piece set, part of the LEGO Architecture Collection, joins the ranks of LEGO’s models of world-famous monuments.
Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Sunday after Ascension Thursday – What’s up?
The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, forty days after His Resurrection, was once graced with its own Octave. In 1955 Pius XII suppressed all but the Octaves of Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. These three remain now in the Roman Church’s Vetus Ordo. However, the Octave of Ascension dated back only to the 15th […]
6 Amazing Mothers Who Were Also Catholic Saints
Moms do it all—raise kids, nurture family faith, and become saints! 🌟 On this episode of “The Catholic Talk Show,” Ryan Scheel, Fr. Rich Pagano, and Ryan DellaCrosse discuss the lives of six amazing mothers who are also Catholic saints! 1) Saint Helena – Patron of Archaeologists After her son Constantine legalized Christianity, Helena went […]
The Quest for the True Cross
In a rare interview with the BBC, Evelyn Waugh, who detested giving them, was asked which of his many books was his favorite. Helena, he shot back. Puzzled, the reporter asked why. Because, he said in effect, it was both the best book he ever wrote, especially given its religious theme, and because it was […]
Be Heaven-Focused
2010 photo, FILIPPO MONTEFORTE A statue of Our Lady is displayed during a candlelight celebration in St. Peter’s Square.
Cartoon: ‘The Loveliest Masterpiece of God Is the Heart of a Mother’
The Catholic Cartoon A saintly quote to celebrate moms St. Thérèse of Lisieux on motherhood
Children’s Eucharistic Revival Holy Hour: LIVE From Mother Angelica’s Hanceville Shrine on Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
Children adore Christ during a Holy Hour in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. The worldwide prayer event will gather young people in prayer across 160 countries around the globe on May 13.
Arkansas priest credits face time with Pope Francis to serving immigrants
NEW YORK – When Father Joseph Friend had about 20 seconds to greet Pope Francis near the end of a recent retreat for parish priests in Rome, he spoke about the work he does with immigrants in his community, to which he said the pontiff replied, “Continue to work with the immigrant, continue to work […]
Protests erupt around papal event, but Francis wasn’t the target
ROME – Four police officers and one young woman were injured Friday during a protest march attempting to reach an event dedicated to raising Italy’s historically low birth rate where Pope Francis was speaking, though the pontiff was not the target of the protests. The event was titled “General States of the Birth Rate,” an […]
Joking Pope refers to prayers against him inside the Vatican
ROME – Almost anyone who’s ever met Pope Francis in person has heard some version of his standard laugh line. It generally goes like this: When the visitor assures the pope that he or she is praying for him, the pontiff, with a twinkle in his eye, will ask a simple question. Pro, o contra? […]