Archive for December 27, 2018

Students at Christ the King Prep, Newark.  Courtesy photo?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Cristo Rey Network puts low-income students to work--and on to college

As urban Catholic schools nationwide are closing their doors, it may come as a surprise that the Catholic Cristo Rey... Read more

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St. Mary Mackillop and the miraculous bookstore rescue

When your business runs out of money and you need a miracle, whom do you call? The Catholic Church, apparently.  Read more

Fr. Juan Pablo Aroztegi is ordained July 2 by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla. ?w=200&h=150

Questions from agnostic friend lead Spanish man to the priesthood

Fr. Juan Pablo Aroztegi became the youngest priest in the diocese of San Sebastian, Spain, when he was ordained last... Read more

The cloister of Batalha Monastery in Portugal. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

The deep roots of Portugal's Marian devotion

When the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima in 1917, Portugal had already acclaimed Mary as their... Read more

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Ohio senate fails to override veto of 'heartbeat abortion' bill

Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio on Dec. 21 vetoed a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat... Read more

The monastery church of Immaculate Mary in Vienna. ?w=200&h=150

Abbey robbed in Austria

Two men robbed the monastery church of the Immaculate Mary in Vienna Thursday, according to Austrian police, injuring five religious... Read more