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June 23, 2023

Pope recognises ‘heroic virtues’ of Sister Lucia dos Santos, putting Fatima visionary a step closer to sainthood

June 23, 2023

Pope Francis has advanced the cause for the canonisation of the last of the children who saw the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal, putting her a step closer to sainthood. The Pontiff declared as “Venerable” Carmelite Sister Lucia de Jesus Rosa dos Santos (pictured left), the eldest of the three children who witnessed the

The Catholic case for exploring the Deep

June 23, 2023

The bad news emerged on Thursday. Wreckage was found, two miles down in the Atlantic Ocean, close to the wreck of the Titanic, which all but confirmed that the submersible Titan had suffered a catastrophic accident. The most likely scenario, according to the experts, was “implosion” – a sudden total failure of the pressure hull.

Half of the world’s population live in countries with religious persecution, says report

June 23, 2023

More than half of the global population lives in a country in which people are persecuted for their religious beliefs, according to the 2023 Religious Freedom in the World report. The report was released on the first day of Religious Freedom Week, in which the U.S. Catholic bishops have invited Catholics to pray for greater