The deadly fate of a boy, due to be killed for organ trafficking, was reversed when a priest intervened – by pretending to be a criminal. The story was revealed by El Pais, a leading Spanish National newspaper and Aleteia Catholic news.
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“Defending the Faith Without Raising Your Voice”
The story goes back to March 2010, when Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain was announced for September 16-19 of that year. The atheist leaders responded with a ferocious campaign. Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens proposed that, on arrival, the Pope be put in jail and tried by the British courts. The press announced that the visit would cost £19 million, raising an outcry of scandal.
‘God chose to call us’: three brothers ordained Catholic priests on the same day
The Avenido siblings – Rev. Jestonie, Rev. Jessie James, and Rev. Jerson Rey – were ordained by Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Jose Cabantan at the San Agustin Metropolitan Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro City, in the Philippines.
Missionaries From Macau to the World – Saint Lazarus Island (61)
As soon as João da Gama arrived in Acapulco (March 1590) his ship and the entire crew were seized, thus complying with royal legislation. The assets of the Portuguese captain, “valued at 140,000 pesos,” were also taken from him and his court case went to the Casa de la Contratación in Seville, where he was to be tried.
Usain Bolt, world’s fastest man – “With God all is possible”
The world’s fastest man, three times 100m Olympic gold medalist, and much more, was once invited to a 2013 Vatican conference on religious liberty.
China’s Hankou Diocese has New Bishop
On September 8, 2021, Bishop Francis Cui Qingqi was ordained as the new bishop of Hankou, Wuhan, Hubei, China. The 57-year-old bishop is the sixth bishop to be consecrated in China according to the terms of the provisional agreement which the Holy See signed with the Chinese government in September 2018. This means that Bishop Cui’s appointment is with the approval of both the state and the Church.
Beatified Korean martyrs’ remains found
The remains of three martyrs executed 200 years ago for being Catholic were discovered a few months back in South Korea. The investigations into who they were revealed their names this month, AFP reported. Before their bodies were found, the three were among 125 Korean martyrs beatified by Pope Francis when he visited the country in 2014.
Afghanistan – terrified Christians
Before the return to Taliban power, Afghanistan was the second most persecuted country for Christians, according to Open Doors’ latest World Watch List. But now with strict, fundamentalist Taliban rules, that is expected to get even worse.
Afghanistan’s last Sisters remain despite risks
Only two sisters remain in Kabul, no brothers or priests stayed in the country. The two Catholics take care of a mentally disabled children’s day center and school, living in a dangerous district by choice, to be nearer to the people. “We have many friends here and the rest we rely on God,” Sister Shahnaz told AsiaNews.
I thirst…on a train journey
The first fortnight of September is full of memories of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. It was on a train journey, during the night of September 10, 1946, from Calcutta to Darjeeling, India, that Jesus called her to found the Missionaries of Charity. She passed away on September 5, 1997 and the Church annually celebrates her feast on this date. However, as she was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016, the 4th joins the 5th and the feast lasts for two days.