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The Catholic Church Does Not Condemn Trick-or-Treating — Here’s Why
The Catholic Church does not condemn children who collect sweets on 31 October. The moral quality of the act depends on the object, the intention…
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The Church Does Not Ban Halloween — Discernment Does
There is no magisterial document (from a pope or the Vatican) that declares the date inherently sinful or totally forbids participation.
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The readings at Sheen’s beatification — and why they were not all in English
At Sheen’s beatification Mass in St. Louis, the Church read Isaiah 52, 2 Corinthians 4 and Mark 16 — and did it in Spanish, Portuguese…
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The FBI File on Fulton Sheen
In 1943 the FBI opened a file on Fulton Sheen. They found a priest, not a threat — and later used him as a voice…
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The Numbers Behind a Living Devotion: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina on His Feast Day
Padre Pio feast day still draws millions. This post counts the prayer groups, the pilgrims at San Giovanni Rotondo, and the relic crowds that show…
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Where Did the Rosary Come From?
The origin of the rosary is not a single morning and one inventor. It grew. Some parts are very old. The prayer we recognize today…
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Catholics vs Muslims in Norway: Buildings, Money, and the Numbers That Matter
Norway’s religious map is changing faster than many people notice. The Lutheran Church of Norway is still by far the largest community, but two minorities…
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One Man Paid for Europe’s Tallest Statue of Our Lady – Who Is He?
In a tiny Polish village called Konotopie stands Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary — 55.6 metres high. Most people have never heard the…
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The World’s Largest Catholic Statue Is Being Built in Brazil
Brazil is the country with the largest number of Catholics in the world – approximately 182 million people. That is more than any other nation.…
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The Dangerous Idea That Muslims Have the Right to Remake Western Countries – The Catechism Explains Why
In the Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraphs 56–58), the Church teaches something that many people today find uncomfortable: the division of the human race…
