Detroit chapel declared a shrine (The Detroit News) A Detroit-area chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary and her appearance to children in Europe in 1917 has been declared a local Roman Catholic shrine. The designation recognizes the popularity and significance of the Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Riverview, Archbishop Allen Vigneron said…
Catholic symbols in Ireland state schools to be phased out (The Irish Times) State secondary schools are to phase out a range of Catholic influences such as mandatory graduation Masses, the display of Catholic symbols only and visits from diocesan inspectors. The new rules will apply to more than 200 secondary schools run by the State’s Education and Training Boards (ETBs) – formerly vocational schools – which are officially categorized as multi-denominational…
Mexico’s president calls on pope, Catholic Church, to apologize for conquests (FOX) Mexico’s president published an open letter to Pope Francis Saturday calling on the Roman Catholic Church to apologize for abuses of Indigenous peoples during the conquest of Mexico in the 1500s…
New Orleans archbishop consecrates new altar after ‘demonic’ desecration (Daily Mail) The Archbishop of New Orleans has consecrated a new altar at a Pearl River church after its predecessor was burned amid allegations a priest allegedly recorded himself performing sexual acts on it with two corset-clad dominatrices. Archbishop Gregory Aymond appeared at Saints Peter and Paul Church to sanctify its new altar on Saturday, having ordered the old one be removed and ritually burned earlier this week…
The miracle linked to Blessed Carlo Acutis (CNA) The beatification of Carlo Acutis took place Oct. 10 after a miracle attributed to his prayers and the grace of God. In Brazil, a boy named Mattheus was healed from a serious birth defect called an annular pancreas after he and his mother asked Acutis to pray for his healing…
