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  Venerable Edward Mico, SJ Born: circa 1647 Died: 24 November 1678 Edward Mico was born in Essex, England of Catholic parents. At the age of about fifteen, he enrolled at the English College in Saint-Omer, Flanders and about four years later, he went to the English College in Rome. There Edward became acquainted with the Jesuits and later managed to get the permission of the Jesuit Father General to enter the Society. He interrupted his course in philosophy and left Rome to join the English Jesuit novitiate at Watten, Flanders on March 28, 1650. After his noviceship training, Edward went to Liege for his philosophical studies and later, theology. He was ordained on March 31, 1657. After that he taught for a while at Saint-Omer and may have gone to the English mission as early as 1661. He carried out his priestly ministry in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Sussex and served under three successive provincials during the last six years of his live. Fr Mico accompanied Fr Thomas Whit...

  Doctrine of the Faith: Monogamy is not a limitation but a promise of the infinite - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-11/doctrine-of-faith-monogamy-not-limitation-but-promise-infinite.html

  Meeting with Latvian pilgrims, Pope offers spiritual advice for 'turbulent times' - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-11/pope-latvian-pilgrims-evika-silina-war-hope.html

  Pope Leo issues Apostolic Letter 'In unitate fidei' on Nicaea Anniversary - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-11/pope-leo-issues-apostolic-letter-in-unitate-fidei-on-nicaea.html

  Shakespeare Makes a Fool of His Censors By  Joseph Pearce | November 20th, 2025 | Categories:  Joseph Pearce ,  Literature ,  Senior Contributors ,  William Shakespeare Heeding Shakespeare’s insistence that we need to heed the wisdom of the fool, it shocked me that a recent production of “King Lear” at a local Christian university had excised most of the key speeches of Poor Tom, which enunciate radical Christian wisdom, thus eviscerating Shakespeare’s profound moral vision. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God…. (1 Corinthians 3:19). The above epigraph from Scripture serves splendidly as an epigraph to Shakespeare’s  King Lear  and as an epigram that encapsulates the play’s deepest meaning. The whole play plays paradoxically with the radical abyss that separates worldly wisdom from that other wisdom, the sanity of sanctity, which the world sees as madness. Since this is so, we should play particular attention to the “foolishness...

  Finding God in the Everyday: A Week of Accompanied Prayer at Home https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53749

This is what the study says, which shows a growing wave of anti-Christian persecution in Europe - ZENIT - English : The Vienna-based observatory has documented 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes committed in 2024, a figure assembled by triangulating police data, OSCE/ODIHR reports, and its own independent research to avoid duplications

The percentage of people who consider religion important in their lives is falling, according to a US study - ZENIT - English : According to Gallup’s latest findings, fewer than half of Americans—49 percent—say religion remains important to their daily lives. Ten years ago, that figure stood at 66 percent

  St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop of Neocesarea - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/11/17/st--gregory--thaumaturgus--bishop-of--neocesarea.html St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop of Neocesarea - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/11/17/st--gregory--thaumaturgus--bishop-of--neocesarea.html St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop of Neocesarea 17 November Meeting a master Young Theodore – Gregory’s name from birth – was born around 213 in the city of Neoceasarea in Pontus, in present-day Turkey, into a pagan family. At fourteen, shortly after his father’s death, he and his brother Athenodorus set out for Palestine. The two adolescents were escorting their sister to Caesarea in Palestine, where her husband had been appointed a government functionary. But they had also left home with a dream: from Caesarea they would continue onto Beirut and study law in one of the most prestigious...

  George Orwell's 1984 - Ownlife Leads to Crimethink - and Crime think leads to the ministry of Love 🕯 🙏 😇 ⛪ 🍷 An original short s... https://youtu.be/cusZ6oNSGpM?si=FBpZJB-g6E1c8fAc via @YouTube

USA: Supreme Court upholds gay unions, equating them with marriage - ZENIT - English : For now, Obergefell stands as it did in 2015: a pillar of constitutional law and a lightning rod of moral debate. The justices may have chosen silence, but their silence has spoken clearly—America’s marriage law will not be rewritten, at least not by this Court

Vatican announces doctrinal document on monogamy: here's what we know - ZENIT - English : According to Vatican sources, We Two will seek to reaffirm the enduring truth of Christian marriage as an exclusive and indissoluble covenant. It will explore the theological depth of monogamy, not merely as a social convention, but as a sign that participates in the mystery of Christ’s unbreakable bond with his Church

  St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/11/10/st--leo-the-great--pope-and-doctor-of-the-church.html

The Vanishing Line Between Sin and Choice: How America’s Moral Compass Is Being Rewritten - ZENIT - English : When researchers asked adults to evaluate twelve behaviors traditionally viewed as sinful, only six were still condemned by a majority: lying or manipulation, taking God’s name in vain, idol worship, sex outside marriage, pornography, and the use of illegal drugs. On the rest, the moral consensus has fractured.

Pope Leo XIV's call for unity and communion with the Church of Rome - ZENIT - English : Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, November 9, 2025

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Pope Leo XIV and his “brief treatise” on journalism and communication - ZENIT - English : Pope's speech to participants at the MINDS International Association conference Pope Leo XIV and his “brief treatise” on journalism and communication - ZENIT - English https://zenit.org/2025/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-and-his-brief-treatise-on-journalism-and-communication/?eti=27979  (ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.11.2025).- On the morning of Thursday, October 9, Pope Leo XIV received in audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace a group of people who participated in the 39th conference of the MINDS International Association. MINDS is a global network of leading news agencies that collaborate in the new media business at the executive level.  Below is the English translation of the words the Pope addressed to the participants in the audience: *** In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Peace be with you. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome t...

  A spiritual guide for sinners on how to stop a sinful habit https://aleteia.org/2025/10/12/a-spiritual-guide-for-sinners-on-how-to-stop-a-sinful-habit/

  The Boy Who Walked to Rome: Breakspear The English Pope https://g.co/gemini/share/46e83e262a58

86 Senators Demand Action as Anti-Christian Attacks Surge in France - ZENIT - English : What has long been described as an underreported reality is now impossible to ignore. Eighty-six senators, nearly a quarter of the French upper chamber, have issued a public appeal urging the government to take decisive measures to safeguard Christians as fully as it protects other religious communities

  At Cross Purposes: Why Are English Christian Leaders Condemning Christian Symbols as “Un-Christian”? https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/at-cross-purposes-why-are-english-christian-leaders-condemning-christian-symbols-as-un-christian?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare At Cross Purposes: Why Are English Christian Leaders Condemning Christian Symbols as “Un-Christian”? https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/at-cross-purposes-why-are-english-christian-leaders-condemning-christian-symbols-as-un-christian?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare At Cross Purposes: Why Are English Christian Leaders Condemning Christian Symbols as “Un-Christian”? While older Christian leaders act as if they're still in the 70's, young Christians around the world are taking up the sign of the Cross. Steven Tucker Suddenly, crosses are everywhere on the streets of Great Britain. And the automatic main response of the Christian church in that co...

  Diocese of Westminster celebrates 175 years of the restoration of Catholic hierarchy in England https://aleteia.org/2025/09/30/diocese-of-westminster-celebrates-175-years-of-the-restoration-of-catholic-hierarchy-in-england/

Official: British monarchs announce state visit to Pope Leo XIV - ZENIT - English : The October gathering will therefore carry a double resonance: continuity with the memory of Francis, and the promise of a new chapter under Leo

  An Unhailed Holy Queen https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/an-unhailed-holy-queen?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare

  10 Great Ways To Teach Your Child To Pray https://catholic-link.org/10-great-ways-to-teach-your-child-to-pray/