Nicaragua’s Imprisoned Bp Alvarez Echoes Cdl Pell: ‘what sustained me was prayer’ — By: OnePeterFive

In a groundbreaking interview, Bishop Rolando Alvarez attested to the power of prayer which sustained him and gave him hope, during the year he spent in a Nicaraguan jail for criticizing the regime’s abuses of human rights and religious persecution. “I always thought and believed in my freedom,” said Bishop Alvarez, speaking to EWTN last…

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Exorcist Diary #334: Seven Behaviors that Feed the Demons — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[“St. Matthew and the Angel,” Rembrandt, c. 1661] One of the basic principles in an exorcism is to starve out the demons. A few years ago, we had some cases where the demons actually got stronger as time went on, despite intense weekly exorcism sessions. In one case, the demons actually razzed me about this….

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USPS places Catholic writer, public intellectual William F. Buckley on commemorative stamp — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. Postal Service announced March 6, 2025, that it will issue a stamp of William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), a political commentator and Catholic. / Credit: U.S. Postal Service CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) this week announced that celebrated Catholic writer and public intellectual William…

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Caritas Internationalis warns violence in Democratic Republic of Congo may become regional — By: Catholic News Agency

Democratic Republic of Congo Republican Guard soldiers walk in the streets of Kinshasa on March 1, 2025. As the M23 fighters continue their offensive in eastern DR Congo, hundreds of soldiers from the Republican Guard walk the streets of Kinshasa in a show of force. / Credit: HARDY BOPE/AFP via Getty Images ACI Africa, Mar…

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White House moves to drop Biden-era lawsuit against Idaho pro-life law — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Christopher E Zimmer/Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, Mar 8, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Trump administration moves to drop Biden-era lawsuit against Idaho pro-life law  The Trump administration this week moved to drop a Biden-era federal lawsuit against Idaho’s broad abortion ban. The Department of Justice…

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