40 Years Ago, Brave Nuns Shielded a Maryknoll Msgr. From a Guatemalan Hit Squad
March 11, 2024
n the fall of 1984, Msgr. John Vesey was a Maryknoll missionary working with the indigenous people of southwestern Guatemala,...
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NYPD Seeks Man Who Said He Was a Priest & Allegedly Stole $900 from Queens Pastor
March 6, 2024
Police request the public’s help to catch a man who reportedly bluffed his way into American Martyrs Parish Sunday, March...
New Religious Community Aims to Be ‘Spiritual Mothers to Spiritual Orphans’
March 4, 2024
Jennifher Dircio and Basia Cdno are the first candidates for a new community of religious sisters under development — the...
‘Generous Benefactor’ Helps Aspiring Religious Sister Pay Off Debt, Pursue Vocation
March 4, 2024
Aloni Bonilla — a candidate to be a religious sister — had a rough 2023, but this year began with...
Persecution And Death Continue to Stalk Clergy
February 29, 2024
Aggression against Catholic priests and religious — including kidnappings, imprisonment, and murder — is on the rise.
‘Cabrini’ Shows Patron Saint of Immigrants Living ‘Life in Hope’
February 28, 2024
Mention the word “masterpiece” and one could get eyed for exaggeration, yet one group of filmmakers believe they hit the...
Catholicism in China Struggled Under Mao; a Vatican-Brokered Detente Signals Rebirth
February 20, 2024
The Cultural Revolution evolved under the rule of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. The legacy of Mao...
Born Into Slavery, Daniel Rudd Went on to Found Black Catholic Newspaper
February 20, 2024
In the 1858 tax records of a Kentucky plantation, there is perhaps the earliest mention of Daniel Rudd who would,...
First U.S. Black Catholic Church Has Persevered Since 1841
February 15, 2024
Just north of New Orleans’ French Quarter — on soil once worked by slaves — stands a Catholic church believed...
Brooklyn Couple’s Strong Catholic Faith Kept Them Bonded for 43 Years
February 12, 2024
Sitting next to each other is an opportunity for Carmen and Fred Fulford to hold hands, and so they do...