Denver Bishop Tells Priests To Offer Up Masses
From Catholic News Agency: Denver, Colo., Aug 14, 2018 / 01:01 pm – Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver issued a.
Read MoreToll Nationwide: At Least 17,000
From Associated Press: Six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania joined the list this week of those around the U.S. that.
Read MoreCracks In Notre Dame Cathedral
From Crux: PARIS – Several stones fell from the vaulted ceiling of fire-ravaged Notre Dame after last month’s European.
Read MoreWhy Do They Call Liquor ‘Spirits’?
https://vinepair.com/articles/why-liquor-called-spirits/
Read MoreMore Than 1,000 Children Abused By Pa. Priests
From Associated Press (caution, graphic): HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Roman Catholic priests across Pennsylvania used religious rituals, symbols of the.
Read MoreObituary: Father DeGrandis
Rev. Paul Robert “Fr. Bob” DeGrandis SSJ (1932 – 2018) Rev. Paul Robert “Fr. Bob” DeGrandis, SSJ, age 86, a resident of Baltimore, MD and former.
Read MoreChaotic Scene As Police Question Bishop
From Crux Now: MUMBAI, India – It was a chaotic scene outside the bishop’s residence in Jalandhar, India, as police.
Read MorePrayer Need: Nun Caught Smuggling Cocaine
From Newshub: A US nun has been busted after attempting to smuggle over 1kg of cocaine into Australia. Denise Marie.
Read MoreStatue Artist
You may remember the recent stories — for instance, from the Washington Post: “Inside a Catholic church in New Mexico,.
Read MoreSex Abuse Scandals Continue Plaguing Catholic Church
From The Times-Picayune: With revelation after revelation, a new wave of sexual abuse scandals is rocking the Roman Catholic Church.
Read MoreStrange Fire Limited To Cross
From WIVB: TONAWANDA (CITY), NY (WIVB) – A City of Tonawanda church’s Cross caught fire on Sunday morning. The City’s.
Read MoreIn The Sacristy?
From Lifesitenews: GRAN CANARIA, Spain, August 1, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A priest in the Canary Islands posed with drag queens.
Read MoreHoly Water Notre Dame Tainted?
From the Sun: The London Sun reports that “Churchgoers have been taken ill following fears holy water has been poisoned.”.
Read MorePope: Fight Evil With Love
From Catholic News Agency: It is not enough for Catholics to not do bad things, they must counter evil by.
Read MoreBishop: Some Accused Still Serve
From The News-Item: The bishop of Pittsburgh’s Roman Catholic diocese said a few priests named in a soon-to-be-released grand jury.
Read MoreCan Pope Still Connect With A Changed Ireland?
From The Guardian: In the past four decades Ireland has become a different country, but you wouldn’t know it in.
Read More
Strong Believers Persist
While Christianity and Catholicism in particular have been taking hits, big-time — while clergy/bishop scandals continue to erupt; while evangelical.
Read MoreWe’ve Seen Fire, We’ve Seen Rain
Can anyone any longer doubt but that we are seeing “signs of the times” at every turn? We’re in a.
Read MoreO’Malley Orders Probe Of Seminary
From NECN: Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, said he is launching an inquiry into allegations former seminarians made this.
Read MoreAccused Italian Priest Blames Devil
From Newsweek: A Catholic priest in Italy accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl has blamed his actions on the influence.
Read MoreMuseum For Catholic Statues
From Gloria TV: Lou McClung is a make-up artist from Cleveland, Ohio. For years, he has been collecting and restoring.
Read MoreMetuchen Bishop: Fear Of Retribution for Seminarians Must Stop
From National Catholic Register: Many bishops are now facing the reality that journalists know well: the vast majority of priests.
Read MoreBible Belt Shrinking?
From the State: South Carolina churches are shedding thousands of members a year, even as the state’s population grows by.
Read MoreBeauty Amid All The Shouting
[Return to www.spiritdaily.com] Pray always for purity and love +
Read MoreArgentina Rejects Abortion
From CNN: Argentina’s Senate voted against legalizing elective abortion in the early hours of Thursday morning, dashing the hopes of.
Read MoreAtheist-Turned-Preacher Blames Fires On Sin
From Charisma News: The fires in California are a result of a seven-year-drought. Following 2 Chronicles 7:13, God has done.
Read MoreFamous Cathedral Statue Vandalized
From Ultimate Classic Rock: In what local officials are calling a “cultural atrocity,” an unknown vandal has painted Kiss makeup on a.
Read MoreStorm Miracle?
From the State: Strong winds during Monday’s thunderstorms ripped the steeple from a South Carolina church and dropped it between.
Read MoreNew Bishop: Change Culture Among Clergy
From the Catholic Herald: The new Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri has expressed his shock at the McCarrick scandal and.
Read MoreWomen Fear Afterlife More Than Men
From the American Council on Science and Health: As shown, men were the least likely to believe in the afterlife,.
Read MoreCatholics Find Sermons Half As Important As Protestants
From Christianity Today: The most important reason for going [to church]: to become closer to God. Yet 1 in 5.
Read MoreWuerl: Investigate Bishops
From the Catholic Herald: The U.S. bishops’ conference should consider setting up a panel to investigate rumours against fellow bishops,.
Read MoreIs Vatican Giving Prominence to Laity?
From Catholic Herald: It was thirty years ago this summer that St John Paul II promulgated Pastor Bonus, his reorganization.
Read MoreAbuse Handling Brings Down Pope’s Poll Numbers
From Pew: Pope Francis meets with bishops in Krakow in 2016. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images) + The long-simmering.
Read MoreDeath Penalty: Did Pope Give It Final Shove?
From NBC: Tears of relief began to fall from Vicki Schieber’s eyes early on Thursday morning when she heard on.
Read MoreWhat A Shrine!
Harissa (AsiaNews) – The shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, with the statue that dominates the entire coastline of the.
Read MoreWhy Are We Surprised (Or Discouraged)?
Missed amid the growing and understandable uproar over sexual abuse in the clergy — and of late, among the hierarchy.
Read MoreRock That Fell From Western Wall Was In Gay Area
From Religious News Service: You might have read about it. A huge rock fell from the Western Wall in Jerusalem, narrowly missing.
Read MorePope Says Birth-Defect Abortions Are ‘Nazi’
From CNN: Pope Francis compared having an abortion to avoid birth defects to the Nazi era idea of trying to.
Read More