Catholic Church

September 11, 2023

Ulma Family Beatified on a ‘Day of Joy’ in Poland, by Shannon Mullen

By Shannon Mullen, EWTN News - On a “day of joy” in Poland, the Catholic Church on Sunday for the first time beatified an entire family at once: Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were martyred during World War II for sheltering two Jewish families from the Nazis... the cardinal continued, “we want today to be a day of joy, because the page of the Gospel written on paper has become for us a lived reality, which shines brightly in the Christian witness of the Ulma couple and in the martyrdom of the new Blesseds."

September 9, 2023

Catholic Culture: US Apostolic Nuncio Claims Synod Is All About Evangelization

By Editors, Catholic Culture - Cardinal-designate Pierre lamented polarization in American society, including in the Church. He also criticized some pro-life Catholics for view others as “the enemy.”... “We forget that to be pro-life is also to help the people concretely, not just to defend an idea, not to embrace a political party which is pro-life, but also to be on the ground, an actor to defend the values, because we are not just in favor of a few values,” he said. “We are disciples of Jesus.”

September 9, 2023

Infallibility: …and Protects His Church from Teaching Error in Faith and Morals’, by Jeffrey Mirus

By Jeffrey Mirus, EWTN - Infallibility is the protection given by the Holy Spirit to the pope so that he will never teach error in matters of faith and morals. The First Vatican Council, which defined papal infallibility in 1870, was acting in response to a challenge to the doctrine which has always been true and was accepted and practiced from the earliest times. The evidence for papal infallibility comes from three sources: Scripture, history and logic.

September 9, 2023

Pro-Life “Sound of Freedom” Producer Eduardo Verástegui Runs for President of Mexico, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - Leading pro-life advocate and “Sound of Freedom” movie producer Eduardo Verástegui has announced he is running for president in Mexico... “After a period of discernment, I made the most important decision of my life: I have just registered with the INE [National Electoral Institute] my intention as an aspiring independent candidate for the presidency of the Mexican Republic for the elections on June 2, 2024,” Verástegui wrote on Instagram... “My fight is for life. My fight is for freedom. It is time to remove the same old people from power. Our country needs a new way of doing politics, to eradicate corruption and impunity.”