Archive for September 19, 2018

A home is seen inundated with water caused by Hurricane Florence as it passed throught the area Sept. 18, 2018, in Linden, N.C. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

As Florence subsides, Catholic Charities in NC ready to offer assistance

While Hurricane Florence has decreased to a tropical depression, it is still churning up tornadoes and bringing record flooding throughout... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience Sept. 19, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: To honor one's parents, follow the saints

There are many saints who demonstrate that even if one comes from a difficult childhood, or does not have good... Read more

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Ireland repeals Eighth Amendment, clearing path for legal abortion

The Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which provided legal protection for the unborn, was officially repealed Sept. 18. The... Read more

Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples speaks with CNA in Rome, Feb. 13, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Cardinal 'blanches' while celebrating recurring miracle of saint's liquefied blood

Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe of Naples usually does not faint at the sight of blood.  Read more

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Brooklyn diocese reaches $27.5m settlement over abuse by lay volunteer

The Diocese of Brooklyn and an after-school program reached a $27.5 million settlement Tuesday with four men who were sexually... Read more

Bono gives Pope Francis a plant at the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, Sept. 19, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis meets Bono

U2 front man Bono had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican Wednesday afternoon, saying afterward the Holy... Read more

Inside the Synod Hall during the meeting of bishops and cardinals on October 14, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

Never again, again: Bishops promise action, but will it make a difference?

Something must be done - this is the consensus of cardinals, bishops, priests, and laity as the Church continues to... Read more

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Ballot initiative could end legal brothels in one Nevada county

Lyon County is one of the 16 counties in Nevada that allows for legal prostitution. But this November, voters will... Read more

USCCB president Cardinal Daniel DiNardo in Vatican City in October, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

U.S. bishops announce new abuse-prevention measures and call for McCarrick investigation

The reforms include the establishment of an independent reporting mechanism to receive complaints against bishops, and the development of a... Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. ?w=200&h=150

Bishop Cozzens: The light shines in the darkness

In a column in The Catholic Spirit last week, Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Saint Paul and Minneapolis reflected on... Read more

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By JD Flynn

Commentary: Getting to forgiveness

I have spent most of this summer angry with Christ’s Church.  Read more

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Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’

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Arizona lawmakers vote to retain law protecting life at conception

Father Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org, speaks during a panel discussion on Day 2 of The National Conservatism Conference at the Claridge on April 17, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.

Belgian court overturns ban on conservative conference attended by German cardinal

Caitlin Clark attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, where she was coached by Kristin Meyer, who joined “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on April 16, 2024, to share what it has been like for her to watch Clark become a basketball phenom.

Caitlin Clark’s former coach says she ‘tries to maximize her God-given talents’

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