Martyrs of the Century
The assumption of most intellectuals and their media echo chamber is that believers, particularly Christians, are a danger to society and to liberty.
The assumption of most intellectuals and their media echo chamber is that believers, particularly Christians, are a danger to society and to liberty.
Beatification and canonization in the Church involve judgments of sanctity on the merits and holiness of an individuals life.
In Canada, reports of abuse under the residential school system, run primarily by Christian religious, have been so frequently and energetically reported in the press that abuse and victimization have come to characterize the entire legacy of the residential schools.
Miguel Pro and the other Mexican martyrs provided millions of people with inspiration to resist the most anti-Catholic government ever seen in the Americas.
The 20th century witnessed great advances in science and medicine. But it was not an era for truth.
The Nazis gave various reasons for imprisoning these clergymen: stirring up the masses, spying, aiding prisoners, suspicion of treason, behavior unfriendly to Germany, support of Jews, insulting the Fuhrer or National Socialism, or sometimes no reason at all.
A Father Jochmann was the prison chaplain in Berlin and spent some time with Jägerstätter that day.
Bishop Romzha was only one of many brave believers who paid the ultimate price for their loyalty to the faith in Ukraine. As horrible as their experiences were, their commitment bore rich dividends.
On Monday, March 24, 1980, at 6:25 p.m. in the chapel of the Divina Providencia Cancer Hospital, where he lived in a small house, Oscar Arnulfo Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, the capital of the Central American nation El Salvador, was killed during his homily by a gunman who fired one, well-placed bullet through his heart.
Albania is a small country that prides itself on its fierce national identity and long Christian history. But after the communist takeover 1946 tens of thousands of common people perished for religious reasons.