Well, it took a while, but the Church — according to this report — has given her approval to an apparition in France: A Roman Catholic bishop said Sunday that the church has officially recognized that the Virgin Mary appeared to a teenage shepherd girl in the French Alps starting in the mid-1600s. The announcement…

A few weeks back, there was news of a book that was published – it may be one of the most talked about, written about, and wondered about books in the world. But hardly anyone has read it. There is only one copy. It is 40 pages long, bound in leather, written by hand. It…

We spend a lot of time praying for vocations, but here is a vocation that doesn’t get much attention — but should. Like all religious vocations, it entails commitment and sacrifice and formation. From Florida Catholic in Tallahassee: Seven new members of the Third Order Lay Carmelites of St. Thérèse of the Holy Face put…

The Archbishop of Washington, Donald Wuerl, has now joined Cardinal Egan in discussing the controversy over communion during the pope’s visit. From the Catholic Standard: A decision regarding the refusal of Holy Communion to an individual is one that should be made only after clear efforts to persuade and convince the person that their actions…

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