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Wild West nun Sister Blandina is focus of a planned TV series titled "Trinidad."

Wild West nun Sister Blandina is focus of planned TV series ‘Trinidad’

Apr 8, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A trailer for the “Trinidad” series describes Sister Blandina Segale as “an unsung hero of the West who never carried... Read more

Representation of the Salem witch trials, lithograph from 1892.

Was the last 'witch' of Boston actually a Catholic martyr?

Oct 29, 2017

By Mary Farrow

The last person hanged for witchcraft in Boston could be considered a Catholic martyr.  Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, Colorado.

Anti-Catholic history in US shows Church has survived and will continue, historian says

Jul 1, 2015

By Matt Hadro

As bishops warn of current threats to religious liberty in the United States, Catholics can take heart that such challenges... Read more