“God’s Servant First: The Life and Legacy of Thomas More,” a new exhibit featuring artifacts revolving around St. Thomas More has opened at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., and will run through March, 2017.
Fortnight for Freedom
At Closing Mass, People Encouraged to Pray, Act for Religious Freedom
The theme for the 2016 Fortnight for Freedom, “Witnesses to Freedom,” unfolded as 1,500 people spent part of their July 4 holiday in Washington attending the observance’s closing Mass and venerating the relics of two saints martyred for their Catholic faith.
Relics of Sts. Thomas More, John Fisher draw crowds in Minnesota
Relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, whose lives spanned the 15th and 16th centuries, were viewed at the Cathedral of St. Paul June 26 as part of a national tour coinciding with the Fortnight for Freedom.
Bishops Act on Porn and Politics at National Meet
The U.S. bishops approved a formal statement on pornography and additions to their quadrennial statement on political responsibility at their Nov. 16-19 fall general meeting in Baltimore, Md.
Preserving Our Freedoms
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, On June 14, 1777, the Stars and Stripes were adopted as our Nation’s flag. This national symbol was the subject of Francis Scott Key’s hymn during the War of 1812 that would later become our national anthem. On this Flag Day, perhaps we might consider how best […]
