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Former bodybuilder Bruno Toral recently shared his personal conversion story and how he went from being totally hostile to the faith (from literally having a “burn down the churches” mentality) and denying the existence of God to becoming a dedicated disciple of Christ.The Spaniard, who now owns a gym, was featured in the “Rebeldes” (”Rebels”) ... read more

Former bodybuilder Bruno Toral shared his personal conversion story from being totally hostile to the faith to becoming a dedicated disciple of Christ. Bruno Toral found faith thanks to his wife’s example | Credit: “Rebeldes” podcast Former bodybuilder Bruno Toral recently shared his personal conversion ... read more

Hakha - The inauguration of a new church is a powerful sign of rebirth and hope for the Catholic population in Chin State in northwestern Myanmar. The only Burmese state with a Christian majority, Chin State has been largely controlled by resistance forces opposing the military junta since the 2021 coup. According to local sources, ... read more

Nairobi – “Churches are sacred places and must always be respected. Lobbing tear gas canisters at worshippers inside the church is a gross violation of the constitutional right to worship provided under Article 32 of the Constitution of Kenya,” the Kenyan bishops declared in their Lenten message. The bishops were referring to a serious incident ... read more

A leading voice from the Cardinal Newman Society shares how the new accreditation program will accelerate Catholic education reform and help support Catholic families to pass on the faith. Credit: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The Cardinal Newman Society — known for its list of authentically Catholic colleges — ... read more

The Cardinal Newman Society — known for its list of authentically Catholic colleges — is now accrediting faithfully Catholic K–12 schools, a move that organizers hope will expand education access for families.“This is a key step in Catholic education reform and helps ensure that families at faithful schools have access to school choice funds in ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Amos Mabuti Masemola, until how vicar general of the metropolitan archdiocese of Pretoria and parish priest of Saint Thomas More of Centurion, as bishop of the diocese of Kroonstad, South Africa.Msgr. Amos Mabuti Masemola was born on 5 March 1978 in Windtervald, in the metropolitan ... read more

Antananarivo – The assessment of the damage caused by tropical cyclone Gezani continues, having so far devastated 25 districts in five regions of the Indian Ocean island. According to the provisional assessment published on February 16 by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management , on-the-ground assessments and emergency responses are still underway. Damage ... read more

Bishop James Conley smiles with Christ Medicus Foundation team members: L to R: Sarah Vacca, Michael Vacca, Bishop Conley and Jen Cox. HOPE program brings faith-based health, spiritual direction and counseling to thousands of Michigan diocesan employees. ... read more

This year Lent begins on Feb. 18 with Ash Wednesday. As we quickly approach this time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, here are five programs to help you grow in your faith this Lenten season.‘Pray 40: The Return’ (Hallow)This year, Hallow’s Lent Pray40 prayer challenge is titled “Pray40: The Return.” The theme for this year’s ... read more

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, beginning a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in the Catholic Church. Hallow’s Lent Pray40 prayer challenge, “Pray40: The Return.” | Credit: Hallow This year Lent begins on Feb. 18 with Ash Wednesday. As we quickly approach this ... read more

London – “I see that you are a vibrant and dynamic community! And for us, who come from Christian traditions, there is always a danger of taking the presence of the Church for granted,” said Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Consolata Missionary and Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, in his address to those gathered at St. ... read more

Something big is happening, an earthquake. More than an earthquake, it’s an asteroid slamming to earth. And we might be the dinosaurs, depending on what we do about it. The Epstein Files: a short name referring to a huge phenomenon, and it’s so much bigger than one player. The disclosures mandated by the Epstein Files ... read more

Pope Leo XIV received Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz Braña, moderator of the Prelature of Opus Dei, on February 16. The prelature submitted revised statutes to the Holy See last year, following Pope Francis’s earlier transfer of the prelature to the purview of the Dicastery for the Clergy. Pope Leo “said that the process ... read more

A painting of St. Mesrop Mashtots (c 387–440/441), the inventor of the Armenian alphabet, by Stepanos Nersisian (1815-84); right: Verses of Mesrop Mashtots, 18th century. (Images: Wikipedia) “But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they ... read more