The Museum of the Souls in Purgatory is located inside of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Prati, near Castel Sant’Angelo. It contains around 15 testimonies and artifacts, collected from around Europe by a French priest Victor Jouët. In many of the cases, it is held that the marks were left as Read more
It could be a television first: the moment a reality TV producer actually stepped in to stop his contestants arguing. A reunion dinner party for the feuding contestants of reality show Married at First Sight was brought to an early halt in Sunday night’s episode when a senior television executive intervened. Warner Bros managing director Greg Heathcote interrupted the dinner Read more
Sixty members of the Vincentian Order who were martyred during the Spanish Civil War will be beatified at a Mass in Madrid next Saturday in a “celebration of hope, faith and forgiveness.” Read more
Leo Francis John Buchanan RIP, was a well-known paediatrician, proud Māori, devout Catholic, rugby nut and a lover of art and music. His daughter, Rachel Buchanan, says he helped thousands of Kiwi children flourish, particularly through his work to increase breastfeeding rates in Māori communities, save premature babies and help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Continue reading
“We need to open the dialogue” to reduce tensions between North Korea and the United States, says Stephen Colecchi. Colecchi is the director of the U.S. bishops’ Office of International Justice and Peace. He was one of three panelists at a Georgetown University forum discussing the issue. “The only way to open up the relationship Read more
Fr Patrick Joseph Cumisky passed away peacefully in Wanganui last Wednesday at the age of 96. His Funeral Mass takes place in Wanganui on Thursday, November 9. Cumiskey was educated at Mohill Boys National School, St Mel’s College Longford and All Hallows College Drumcondra, Dublin. He was ordained a priest in All Hallows on Sunday, 30th Read more
Two new postage stamps will be released by the Vatican on 23 November. One is a 2.55-euro stamp celebrating the 450th Anniversary of Saint Francis de Sales’s birth. The other is a 1.00-euro stamp marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Read more
Caritas Oceania, represented by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, will return to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference – COP 23 – to advocate for climate justice in Oceania and globally. Coming just after the launch of Caritas’ State of the Environment Report for Oceania 2017: Turning the Tide, Caritas will be Read more
A bishop who is the former chief of staff for the U.S. Bishops’ committee on doctrine has written to Pope Francis. He says the current pontificate is marked by “chronic confusion”. He warns Francis his teaching with a “seemingly intentional lack of clarity risks sinning against the Holy Spirit.” Read more
Abortion will come back into contention as Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, has promised a reform of the abortion law. However, the policy does not appear in the Labour Party’s 100-day plan. Justice Minister Andrew Little says it would be “well into next year” before any changes.said the government remained committed to modernising the law. Continue Read more