9 facts about Catholics in the U.S., according to Pew research

9 facts about Catholics in the U.S., according to Pew research: Among the findings: Just 3 in 10 U.S. Catholics (28%) say they attend Mass weekly or more often.

Starter Parishes: The Gospel Alive in America| National Catholic Register

Starter Parishes: The Gospel Alive in America| National Catholic Register: Although church closings often make the news, new Catholic communities continue to form and grow thanks to lay and priest collaboration.

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Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: Christ ‘is the one who brings us from darkness into light’

Pope Francis at Easter Vigil: Christ ‘is the one who brings us from darkness into light’: “This is the Pasch of Christ, the revelation of God’s power: the victory of life over death, the triumph of light over darkness,” the pope said on Saturday.

PASCHALCAzT 47 – Easter Sunday: Victory!

PASCHALCAzT 47 – Easter Sunday: Victory!: A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Easter celebration. Fr. Troadec recounts the victorious elements of the Resurrection. At the end music from my home parish by Pietro Yon, Victimae paschali laudes. Yes, it’s really the parish’s choir.

Cardinal Pizzaballa’s Meteoric Rise to ‘Papabile’| National Catholic Register

Cardinal Pizzaballa’s Meteoric Rise to ‘Papabile’| National Catholic Register: ANALYSIS: As the Holy Land again descends into violent conflict, the peacemaking Latin patriarch of Jerusalem has emerged as a respected leader of the local C...

25 March 1991- Archbp. Marcel Lefebvre – Requiescat in pace

25 March 1991- Archbp. Marcel Lefebvre – Requiescat in pace: On this day in 1991 Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre died. Lefebvre was a great churchman, an astoundingly effective missionary.   Much of the Church in French speaking Africa even today owes a great deal to his work.  I find it not unusual at all that the African Church reveals strong fidelity to cert