Tag Archives: Sts. Nunilo and Alodia

NIGERIA: Muslim attack on Catholic church – 4 dead, others wounded

Posted on 11 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There has been another attack in Nigeria by Muslim suicide bomber on a Catholic church. 4 DEAD.
Coming to a neighborhood near you… though it will probably be a different set of activists before these other killers get around to it.
Sts. … Continue reading →

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Nigeria: Islamists bomb churches for Christmas

Posted on 25 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us
From Reuters:
By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh
ABUJA | Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:17am EST
(Reuters) – Five bombs exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one killing at least 27 people, raising fears that … Continue reading →

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22 October: Sts. Nunilo and Alodia! Virgins and Martyrs

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today, 22 October, is the feast of the glorious martyrs Sts. Nunilo and Alodia!
Nunilo and Alodia were 9th c. virgin martyrs in Huesca, Spain. They were born to a Muslim father and Christian mother. They chose … Continue reading →

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Saints of pots and pans, shipwrecks, beheading, and music both mystical and sublime

Posted on 17 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I bring to your attention four saints on the calendar listed in the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum.
1. Sancti Roberti Bellarmino, episcopi et Ecclesiae doctoris, e Societate Iesu, qui praeclare de theologicis temporis sui controversiis peculiari ac subtili habitu disputavit; cardinalis renuntiatus, … Continue reading →

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The future and our choices

Posted on 4 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is an interesting story from The Mail Online:
Christian nurse ‘ordered to remove crucifix… at hospital where Muslims were allowed to wear headscarves’
By Luke Salkeld
A Christian nurse was ‘forced to choose between her job and her faith’ after being ordered … Continue reading →

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Possible threat against Pope Benedict

Posted on 13 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Apparently some Islamic group said that the Pope would be an “easy target”, and so security has been increased.
Security was considerably increased in the Vatican yesterday after direct threats against the Holy Father were made in a recently-released video … Continue reading →

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Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was delighted to receive a little book from a reader in Pamplona, Spain, about Saints Nunilo and Alodia.
Our saints, little girls, were 9th c. virgin martyrs in Huesca, Spain.  They were born to a Muslim father and … Continue reading →

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22 October: a new feast day and an old feast day!

Posted on 13 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A long-time participant here just pointed out to me in my email that the new feast day designated for Bl. John Paul II, 22 October, is also the feast of Sts. Nunilo and Alodia!
Nunilio and Alodia were 9th c. virgin … Continue reading →

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Ivory Coast: Stories of slaughter of Catholics by Muslim troops

Posted on 3 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I found this via Gateway Pundit:
Bumped: MUSLIM TROOPS SLAUGHTER 1,000 CATHOLICS IN IVORY COAST
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, April 3, 2011, 10:22 PM
(UPDATED & BUMPED)
At least 1,000 Christians were slaughtered this week in at the Salesian Saint Teresa of … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Army violently disperses protests by Coptic Christians

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us.
From ahramonline:
Army violently disperses new Copts’ protest
Thousand of Copts organised a protest calling for the punishment of all those who attacked and injured pro-Coptic sit-in demonstrators on Sunday night in front of the State … Continue reading →

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