Tag Archives: Sts. Nunilo and Alodia

The future and our choices

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’ … Read More

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Possible threat against Pope Benedict

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 … Read More

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Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us

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 Christian … Read More

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

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. … Read More

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Ivory Coast: Stories of slaughter of Catholics by Muslim troops

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 … Read More

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Egyptian Army violently disperses protests by Coptic Christians

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 … Read More

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Egypt: 4000 Muslims attack Coptic homes, burn church

St. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us. Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — A mob of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes this evening in the village of Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, 30 kilometers from Cairo, and … Read More

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Set a new trend in naming that baby!

I don’t do “help me name my baby” questions around here, except to suggest that you pick a saint’s name, spell it normally, and go for it. That said, I would like to see a new trend back to some … Read More

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Pakistan: Catholic critic of blasphemy law shot dead

From the Catholic Herald.  Say a prayer for the repose of the soul of Shahbaz Bhatti. Catholic critic of blasphemy law is shot dead in Pakistan By Ed West Pakistan’s leading Catholic politician has been murdered in the capital Islamabad. … Read More

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Egyptian policeman shoots Christian girls

From Catholic Culture: Policeman shoots 4 Christians in Egypt Less than two weeks after a church bombing in Alexandria left 21 Coptic Christians dead, an off-duty policeman shot four Christians on a train, killing a 71-year-old man. A fifth person … Read More

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