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Ex-Anglican Bishop: As a Catholic, I Want to Help the Persecuted Abroad and Marginalized Christians at Home

michaelnazirali.com. Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Anglican bishop of Rochester, England. In the article, Nazir-Ali accused the established church in England of failing to defend traditional marriage, being...

US Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Heartbeat Abortion Law

Jonah McKeown/CNA The 45th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2018. The Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8, prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected— around six...

Seattle Mariners’ Pitcher Discusses Wild Playoff Picture

Ted S. Warren Seattle Mariners pitcher Nick Margevicius is shown in action during a baseball game against the Houston Astros on April 18 in Seattle. Catholic Cleveland native Nick Margevicius is hopeful for the...

‘Pregnant People’ Terminology Prompts Backlash from Women

Black Kings Some Democrats in Congress seem increasingly opposed to the use of the word “woman” and have been employing unique new phrases related to women’s reproductive functions. Some politicians and media h...

Jesus Is Our Great High Priest — What Does That Mean?

someone10x “Christ the High Priest,” an icon at the Romanian church in Jerusalem Homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pope Francis: Catholic Social Teaching Has Useful Principles for Popular Movements to Follow

CNA A screenshot of Pope Francis speaking during the fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements Oct. 16, 2021 Pope Francis compared popular movements to the Good Samaritan, and said that these two things reminde...

Pope Francis: Catholic Healthcare is Called to Bear Witness to Human Dignity

Vatican Media. Pope Francis greets members of the Biomedical University Foundation of the Biomedical Campus University, at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Oct. 18, 2021. Pope Francis met with the foundation that...

Pope Francis Names USCCB Evangelization Chair as New Bishop of Crookston Diocese

Dave Hrbacek Bishop Andrew Cozzens. Bishop Cozzens said: “I am humbled and honored to be asked by the Holy Father to be the next Shepherd of the Diocese of Crookston. I look forward to getting to know the pries...

Catholic Priest Who Sought to Give Last Rites to British Lawmaker Says He Respects Police Decision

David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0). Belfairs Methodist Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. MPs are due to gather in the House of Commons on Monday to pay their respects to Sir David, who served in the House for 38 years.

American Missionaries Reportedly Abducted in Haiti

Michelle D. Milliman Young Haitian girl sitting on the ground eating peanut butter bread given to her by missionaries. A top Holy See diplomat on Friday warned of “unbearable” security problems in the country.

Los Angeles Renames Father Junipero Serra Park, Despite Catholic Praise for Sainted Missionary

Father Junipero Serra in the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District The park is walking distance from La Placita, the Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels, the city’s oldest Catholic church, which has elements dati...

Do You Want to Be in a Movie? This Eucharistic Miracles Film Is Looking for Extras

Ray Grijalba films an interview with Father Donald Calloway The live action film on Eucharistic miracles is the brainchild Ray Grijalba and Oscar-winning director/writer Angelo Libutti

This Sunday, I’ll Be Going to Church. Will You Join Me?

Oscar Wergeland, “Service in a German Village Church,” ca. 1880 “The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in th...

The Life, Legacy and Canonization Cause of Boys Town Founder Father Edward Flanagan

Boys Town Hall of History Archives Father Flanagan talking with children in his hometown of Ballymoe, Ireland, in 1946. Father Flanagan was a priest who loved as Christ loved, brought hope where there was desp...

Cruising With the Saints

PublicDomainPictures ‘Blessed Mother Blue’ Toyota Through decades’ worth of trips, the saints after whom our cars were named — Jacinta, Francisco and Thomas More — have kept our family safe on the road.