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Mercy Does Not Stand Alone

In chapter 56 of Way to Happiness, “Does Mercy Stand Alone?”, Fulton Sheen asks whether mercy can stand alone. The answer is no. Mercy without…
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Norway pays churches and mosques per member. Some of those members never signed up.

After VG (a Norwegian nationwide tabloid newspaper) reported people registered in faith communities without their consent, Norwegians checked the public register. The lutheran Church of…
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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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Fulton Sheen’s Beatification: The Schedule — and How to Watch from Norway

On Thursday 24 September 2026, Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified in St. Louis. After that hour he is called Blessed. It is not…
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Brazil’s President Lula Tells the Catholic Church to Ordain Women — in an Election Year

To that audience, and with a presidential election weeks away, Lula said the Catholic Church will “face difficulties” unless it ends clerical celibacy and allows…
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How Norway Learned to Call Liturgical Collapse Normal

At King Harald’s state funeral in Oslo Cathedral on 9 September 2026, Bishop Sunniva Gylver stood near the coffin in dreadlocks and a nose piercing.…
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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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Catholic Artist Killed in Idaho Shooting Created St. Olaf Sculpture

Dale Schultz, a 66-year-old Catholic husband, father, and artist from Bountiful, Utah, was one of three people killed in a mass shooting at an In-N-Out…

