Archive for July 22, 2021

Frank DiLallo, founder and co-author of Bullying Redirect. Credit: Autumn Jones/CNA.?w=200&h=150

By Autumn Jones

'Bullying Redirect' provides Christ-centered anti-bullying curriculum

Following the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, Catholic educator and counselor Frank DiLallo knew he had to do... Read more

Shannon Mullen, Editor-in-Chief of Catholic News Agency.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

EWTN’s Catholic News Agency names Shannon Mullen as Editor-in-Chief

CNA is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing independent Catholic media outlets. Read more

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By CNA Staff

Traditionis custodes: German Catholic dioceses make no immediate changes

Several dioceses confirmed that Traditional Latin Masses would continue. Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Australian archbishop: Catholics will ‘need to adapt’ to liturgy restrictions

Archbishop Peter Comensoli said that “for some, it will be not an easy moment.” Read more

Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of Synod of Bishops.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Grech: Synodality is not a ‘fad’ of the pope

He said that synodality is “the form and style of the early Church.” Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

The increasing influence of the liturgical school Sant’Anselmo in the Vatican

The new secretary and undersecretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship both have studied at the Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo,... Read more

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By Kate Scanlon

Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions, and cited her own... Read more

St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus, by Guido Reni, circa 1635?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Annual Courage conference focuses on St. Joseph as model of chastity

The annual conference of the Catholic apostolate Courage International concluded last week, focusing on the example of St. Joseph. Read more

People demonstrate, some holding Cuban flags, during a protest against the Cuban government at Versailles Restaurant in Miami, on July 12, 2021. - Havana on Monday blamed a US "policy of economic suffocation" for unprecedented protests against Cuba's communist government as Washington pointed the finger at "decades of repression" in the one-party state. Credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images.?w=200&h=150

By David Ramos

Cuban government preparing a law regulating dissidents’ defense lawyers

Cuba’s communist government has drafted a law that would equate the role of dissidents’ defense lawyers with that of public... Read more

Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila (right) is led to his cathedra inside the Manila Cathedral by Archbishop Charles Brown, papal nuncio to the Philippines, during the cardinal's installation as new prelate of the Archdiocese of Manila on June 24, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Jose Torres, Jr.

Philippine bishops support pope’s letter on traditional liturgies

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines issued a statement on Thursday supporting Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis custodes, which... Read more

Ethiopia's bishops during their plenary assembly in Mojo, July 2021. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat via Facebook.?w=200&h=150

By Magdalene Kahiu

Ethiopian bishops call for ceasefire in Tigray crisis

As the war over control of Ethiopia's Tigray region expands into neighboring regions, the country's bishops on Saturday urged an... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Ninth Circuit favors Washington church in case against state abortion coverage mandate

A Washington church won its case against a state abortion coverage mandate on Thursday, in a ruling by a federal... Read more

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Credit: Sulfur via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Despite criticism from Wisconsin AG, Milwaukee archdiocese stresses cooperation with new abuse cases

The Milwaukee archdiocese said that to its knowledge the Wisconsin attorney general’s inquiry into sexual abuse, which some critics say... Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke listens in the audience during the presentation of the new book Christvs Vincit by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, in Rome on Oct. 14, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Alejandro Bermudez

Cardinal Burke questions Pope Francis' authority to eliminate the Traditional Latin Mass

In a 19-point statement regarding Pope Francis' motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke called the restrictions on the... Read more

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Some young people from Gaza during study aid activities in a gazebo inside the compound of the Latin Parish of the Holy Family. Beginning June 10, 2024, about 150 children and teenagers ages 4 to 17 who are sheltering in the Latin parish and in the Orthodox parish have taken up their books and notebooks again to reconnect with their studies. Three gazebos in the garden host study groups. They were open-sided, but they have been closed to help the youth avoid distractions, as there are always people around.

Under patronage of St. Joseph, parish priest restarts schooling for students in Gaza

Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., a sought-after spiritual director and retreat master, processes the massive golden monstrance containing the Eucharist into the midst of the assembled crowd in Lucas Oil Stadium.

An invitation to find healing in Jesus: Day three of the National Eucharistic Congress

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate for the Plataforma Unitaria Democratica party, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (left) and current Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appear to have the lead in that country’s upcoming elections, which will take place July 28, 2024.

The faith of Venezuela’s presidential candidates: A crucial decision for Catholic voters

Participants at NCSC 2023 in Plymouth, Michigan.

National Conference for Single Catholics promises to deepen faith, foster relationships

A migrant woman prays in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

Texas attorney general appeals decision in case against Catholic nonprofit

Priests respond to a talk at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on July 18, 2024.

Scott Hahn urges priests at National Eucharistic Congress to ‘rekindle Eucharistic amazement’ 

Abbé Pierre died at the age of 94 in 2007. He is now accused of sexually assaulting and harassing numerous women.

Famous French priest Abbé Pierre accused of sexual assault and harassment

Mark Story.

Pro-life photojournalist Mark Story remembered as ‘true man of God’ after sudden death

U.S. Supreme Court building.

Pro-life sidewalk counselors appeal to Supreme Court for stronger free speech protections

The U.S. Department of Education sign hangs over the entrance to the federal building housing the agency's headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Appeals court rejects Biden administration request to enforce ‘gender identity’ Title IX rules

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