If — like countless Catholics — you have your sock drawer stuffed with torn and crumpled Holy Cards, have no fear. Modern technology is creating a new kind of card, for a new kind of Catholic. You can now get the images sent to your cellphone: A company in Italy started offering the service on…

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe doesn’t happen until next week (December 12), but the Los Angeles Times has laid the groundwork with an interesting piece on how this particular vision of Our Lady is now being seen and celebrated far beyond the barrio: The Virgin of Guadalupe — the beloved brown-skinned image of…

One of the Church’s most admired and beloved preachers has a new book coming out, nearly 30 years after his death: Basilica Press has announced the first new book by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in over 25 years. The book, Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s St. Thérèse: A Treasured Love Story, is a 187-page hardcover, gold-embossed commemorative…

With the 150th anniversary of the Lourdes apparitions approaching next year, there is more attention than usual being focused on this remarkable place — and now the bishop who oversees that corner of France has paid a visit to the United States to promote the anniversary: People today can identify with the weaknesses of St.…

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