Tag: miracle
The Eucharistic miracle of Sokolka: The host is tissue from heart of a dying man
Aletetia: Laboratory analyses confirm that the structure of the cardiac muscle fibers and the structure of the bread are intertwined in a way impossible to reproduce by human means. Every day, on the altars of Catholic churches around the world, the greatest miracle possible takes place: the transformation of bread and wine into the true… Read More ›
Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae (Chonae)
Near Hierapolis, in Phrygia, there was a place called Chonae (“plunging”), and in that place there was a spring of miraculous water. When Apostle John the Theologian, accompanied by Philip, preached the Gospel in Hierapolis, he looked upon that place and prophesied that a spring of miraculous water would open up there, from which many… Read More ›
Rosary Miracle: Brazil Saved from Communism
The world was in a state of fear and confusion. Russia was trying to make headway in converting as many countries as possible to Communism under their rule. Impoverished nations with corrupt governments in turmoil were easy targets. Cuba had just fallen to the Soviets in 1960, and Brazil was another planned conquest. The president… Read More ›
Rosary Miracle: Muslim Forces Defeated in The Battle of Lepanto ~ 1571
“The pope was in his chapel before day or battle broke…” – G.K. Chesterton, Lepanto. Today the Church commemorates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, a celebration that has its origin not, as it would seem, in simply a prayer, but in a battle. On October 7th, 1571 a fleet of ships assembled… Read More ›
Former pope destined for sainthood
A second miracle attributed to the late pope John Paul II has been reported and he could be made a saint soon, Italy’s Panorama weekly said on Thursday, citing documents sent to the Vatican. The miraculous healing occurred just weeks after John Paul II’s grandiose beatification on May 1 last year, which put him on… Read More ›
Stop believing in guardian angels and soon we’ll stop believing in anything
Guardian angels come low down on the list of Christian beliefs, yet we should not dismiss them as ‘childish’. Abandon ideas such as this and the whole edifice of belief soon falls down I have just watched an advertisement for a cartoon film about guardian angels. Called The Great Miracle and released in the US… Read More ›
Monks building new monastery at site of biblical miracle
Jerusalem, Israel, May 28, 2011 / 06:13 pm (CNA).- The Benedictine monks who oversee the site where Jesus miraculously fed thousands are building a new monastery to replace their earthquake-damaged building. Fr. Jeremias Marseille, OSB, a member of the German Benedictine community living there, said that their present house, built without proper foundations in the… Read More ›
John Paul II beatification could be possible in 2011
Rome, Italy, Jan 5, 2011 / 01:00 am (CNA).- Pope John Paul II could be beatified in 2011, Vatican expert Andrea Tornielli is reporting. In the Jan. 4 edition of the Italian newspaper Il Giornale, he reports that medical advisers of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints have ruled favorably on a miracle attributed… Read More ›
Wisconsin chapel approved as first US Marian apparition site
Champion, Wis., Dec 9, 2010 / 05:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With approval from Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, a chapel in the town of Champion is now the first approved Marian apparition site in the United States. On Dec. 8, 2010 –the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception– the bishop decreed with “moral… Read More ›
Our Lady of Guadalupe ‘completely beyond’ scientific explanation
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 7, 2009 / 04:10 pm (CNA).- Researcher and physicist Dr. Aldofo Orozco told participants at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe that there is no scientific explanation for the 478 years of high quality-preservation of the Tilma or for the miracles that have occurred to ensure its preservation. Dr…. Read More ›