October 2017

What is Dia de los Muertos?

Dia de los Muertos begins at midnight Oct. 31, when it is said that the gates of heaven open and the spirits of the little children (“angelitos”) are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. This is Dia de los Inocentes, the Day of the Innocents, and coincides with All Saints’ Day

Pope: Space Station Crew Like a ‘tiny UN’

One perk that comes with floating aboard the International Space Station is NASA arranges for occasional calls with celebrities to keep the astronauts’ spirits high during their monthslong flights.

Bad Popes?

We believe that the Holy Spirit governs the Church. Well then, how could Rodrigo Borgia, with a bad reputation, have become Pope Alexander VI?

Atheists Commit Spiritual Suicide

Tony Meehan, Cape Town – It seems that more and more people are either leaving their churches, opting for alternate faith beliefs, or totally giving up on their traditional religions.

35 New Saints Canonised

Pope Francis proclaimed 35 new saints – An estimated 35000 pilgrims — many of them from the new saints’ countries of origin — attended the Mass.