Gertrude Detzel (1903–1971), born in the Caucasus region of the Russian Empire, was later deported to Kazakhstan and became a key figure in the underground Catholic community. / Credit: Diocese of Karaganda

Vatican City, Oct 27, 2025 / 15:23 pm (CNA).

Gertrude Detzel kept the Catholic faith alive in Soviet Kazakhstan through decades of persecution. Her sainthood cause has now reached Rome.

This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Jeffrey Essmann. The Rhythm Salvation has a rhythm: how it paced Itself in times Of prophecy and kings! Oh, how it slowed And stumbled; then how of a sudden flowed With a sublime Delight when she who was so fully graced The meter of redemption […]

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A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” – J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: […]

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ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33 Please help spread the Gospel. Share this verse with family and friends on Facebook and […]

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Jesus calls us to have faith at least the size of a mustard seed.  He also constantly addresses his disciples with this command: Be not afraid!  The story of St. Francis of Assisi and the Sultan shows us how to leave behind fear and grow in faith. We all admire the heroes of faith like […]

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Habakkuk is a beautiful book that is worth a closer look than it usually gets. If you struggle with suffering in the world and the mystery of evil, this is a prophet for you. This Sunday’s first reading is from one of those minor prophets we rarely hear from; it’s likely most people sitting in […]

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A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “Behold, He, though innocent, takes upon himself the sufferings of all people, because he takes upon himself the sins of all.” – Pope Saint John Paul II,Salvifici doloris, §17, 11 February 1984 The Optional Memorial of Saint John Paul II (1920 – 2005) is October 22. Background […]

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ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him shall fail, but the righteous shall live by his faith.” – Habakkuk 2:4 Please help spread the Gospel. Share this scripture with family and friends on Facebook and other social media. We need your support… We welcome both […]

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“The only true antidote to the scourge of self-complacency is a deep encounter with God’s love for each of us as we are.” I was discerning my priestly and religious vocation when I spoke to a priest about how spiritual reading and meditation on the word of God had inflamed me with holy desires and […]

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A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “I plead with you. Never ever give up on hope. Never doubt, never tire, and never be discouraged. Be not afraid! There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is […]

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