What does the Church Say About Praying in Tongues?

woman praying bwC asks: “What are the Church’s teachings about speaking in tongues?  I have to admit that I was thrown for a loop while reading a book by Fr. George Montague about The Holy Spirit when he talked about speaking in tongues as though it is normal. Is this true?  I am in RCIA, so still learning about the church.”

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Another American Saint-in-the-Making?

Mother Mary Tallon

Mother Mary Tallon

During the recent General Assembly of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the nation’s bishops conducted the required canonical episcopal consultation on the sainthood cause of Servant of God Mary Teresa Tallon, the daughter of Irish immigrants from New York who could be on her way to becoming America’s next saint.

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