Archive for November 4, 2017

A statue of Santa Muerte. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Have you heard of Saint Death? Don’t pray to her.

They call her Santa Muerte (‘Holy Death’ or ‘Saint Death’), but she’s no saint.  Read more

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Sixty Vincentians martyred during Spanish Civil War to be beatified

Next Saturday 60 members of the Vincentian Order who were martyred during the Spanish Civil War will be beatified at... Read more

Pope Francis during his June 7, 2017, Wendesday general audience in St. Peter's Square. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope taps inner Tom Petty on forced migration, a 'sign of the times'

Echoing strains of the 1979 hit “Refugee” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pope Francis on Saturday told representatives from... Read more