It was end of the 3rd century in the Roman Empire, and Christians were still a persecuted minority. The terrible Diocletian persecution was on the horizon and Emperor Constantine’s edict of toleration was still decades away. Paganism was still operating in full force. Cyprian (not to be confused with...
Imagine a young woman, my mother, anxious about her sister missing in Europe during WWII, writing to a mysterious priest rumored to have the stigmata, to read souls, and work miracles. No one in fact knew of this correspondence, including my dad. But when he was emptying out the house...
The Spanish daily “La Razon” has published an article on the pro-life conversion of a former “champion of abortion.” Stojan Adasevic, who performed 48,000 abortions, sometimes up to 35 per day, is now the most important pro-life leader in Serbia, after 26 years as the most renowned abortion doctor...
Is an exorcist afraid? What is the devil’s favorite sin? These and other questions were tackled in a recent interview with the Dominican priest, Father Juan José Gallego, an exorcist from the Archdiocese of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It has been nine years since Fr. Gallego was appointed as...
As confusing and difficult the current controversy in the Church regarding the indissolubility of marriage is, there’s one important thing to keep in mind: this isn’t the first time in history some Catholics have really wanted to be able to get divorces. Most people are already aware of...
Deep in a halite mountain near the modest city of Zipaquirá, Colombia, there exists one of the most unique churches in the whole world: the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. Buried 200 m (650 ft) underground, the unusual Catholic church is located inside tunnels carved by rock salt miners decades ago,...
