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An overwhelming vote from OTWOMD readers resounded their call for nuns to bring back the tradition of wearing their religious habits. A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order (uniform in common...

While a Vatican bank official said in an interview with EWTN that countries facing economic crisis like the United States need to increase family members in order to sustain the demand for manpower resources that will eventually turn the economy around, the...

This is what makes our society crazy: bashing Catholics, the Catholic Church and the Pope is socially acceptable, even tolerated in some culture. The culture of anti-Catholicism has become so common, so widespread, so familiar, that people think that it’s...

A month ago I wrote an article about women wearing chapel veils during mass, a tradition long gone and long obsolete among Catholic women attending mass. We straighten the facts, cleared misconceptions, offered advantages and disadvantages in wearing veils and...

Have you heard the pejorative term “Cafeteria Catholicism”? basically it refers to Catholics who only select and choose Church teaching that fits them or their lifestyle. It was coined “cafeteria” because the pattern of belief is likened to a person...

The director of the Vatican press office is welcoming today’s ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, which found that crucifixes can be displayed in Italy’s public schools. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement that the Holy...

Genuflecting and Kneeling Reflect Spiritual Attitude By Father Juan Silvestre The Catechism of the Catholic Church reads: “In the liturgy of the New Covenant every liturgical action, especially the celebration of the Eucharist and the sacraments, is an encounter between...

With a Filipino Christmas carol as background music, the Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene on Friday at St. Peter’s Square that for the first time ncluded nine Filipino statues. A report on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)...

Catholics around the globe will be able to witness Benedict XVI celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Day Masses, the Vatican is reporting. Broadcasters will have access to the satellite services via Eurovision through its World Feed Service. A domestic satellite...

It seems that Poland has the monopoly of the “biggest” these days. After having the biggest Christ Statue to date, Catholic Poland now hosts the biggest and largest Catholic Bazaar in history. This trend which started a few years ago...

This is a very interesting topic. Read it on a newspaper while having my breakfast after I attended mass on all souls day and before I went to the cemetery to visit my loved ones who passed away. I am...

The relics of Mother Teresa of Calcutta is on display at St. James Parish in Oak Clif, Dallas, Texas. The relics include her sandals, rosary, crucifix lock of hair, and drops of blood in reliquaries belonging to the saint of...

This Q&A from Busted Halo caught my attention. It was not only intriguing but it also sparked curiosity on me. Can a priest really carry a handgun especially if his life is threatened, if he is on constant danger of...

On February 17, 2010, Ash Wednesday will be celebrated. Ash Wednesday is the official signal start of the Lenten Season in the Catholic Church’s liturgical year. And in this coming season of lent, we are once again given the opportunity...

Niall O’Dowd of Irish Central ran an article about the latest survey regarding American Catholics abandoning their faith. His views are based on the Trinity College survey in Hartford CT conducted by the college professors. Read on: A new survey...

The Shroud of Turin, believed to be the Burial Cloth of our Savior, will be on public exhibition coming April 10-May 23, 2010 said the Archdiocese of Turin, Italy, the custodian of the said holy shroud. People will see it...

Yesterday as I was watching CNN’s live coverage of Obama’s historic win of the US Presidency, they featured a report regarding California’s Proposition 8. I was not aware of the proposition 8 so I went to CNN.com to read more...

I wasn’t able to go to Rev. Jhoen’s diaconal ordination because something came up with my review. I have to be reviewing for the last minute because the deadline of my examination is near. Anyhow I missed the event. I...