Archive for May 13, 2011

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By Marianne Medlin

Movie fails to capture anti-Catholic brutality of Spanish Civil War (Updated)

A new film on the Spanish Civil War falls short in portraying the brutal persecution that the country's Catholics underwent,... Read more

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Backing bishop’s sacking, Australian bishops cite doctrine and discipline issues

Australia’s bishops say they back Pope Benedict’s decision to remove renegade Bishop William Morris from his post in Toowoomba, in... Read more

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New guidelines for Tridentine Mass – 10 key facts

Local dioceses should give a “generous welcome” to any laity who wish to attend Mass in the “extraordinary form” and... Read more

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Universae Ecclesiae: One priest’s story

Father Stephen Dunn had a very personal reason for wanting to learn the Tridentine Mass. Read more

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Peruvian children make act of consecration to Our Lady of Fatima

The Archdiocese of Lima announced that 5,000 children will make an act of consecration to Our Lady of Fatima on ... Read more

Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins at his Rome apartment on May 13?w=200&h=150

By Alan Holdren

On Fatima feast, Portuguese cardinal marks 30 years since JP II attack

“Sorrow and gratitude” describe Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martin’s memory of May 13, 1981. Read more

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Historian: John Paul II saw spiritual meaning behind assassination attempt

On the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, historian Lucetta Scaraffia says that the late... Read more