Archive for August 19, 2024
New Father Flanagan film takes deeper look at famous founder of Boys Town
“Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story” documents Father Edward J. Flanagan’s unwavering commitment to caring for abandoned and... Read more
Biden’s Title IX gender-identity protections have been blocked in 26 states: What to know
The new guidelines prohibit any policy that “prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with... Read more
UK police pay 13,000 pounds to Christian woman arrested for silent prayer
The settlement comes as the U.K. government is reportedly set to strengthen its crackdown on silent prayer near abortion facilities... Read more
Catholic bishops in Nigeria condemn liturgical abuses, call for immediate reforms
Bishops expressed concern about a rising trend of deviations from established liturgical norms, warning that such practices are a source... Read more
Planned Parenthood mobilizes for Democratic convention in Chicago
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers said it was traveling to Chicago and performing free abortions and sterilization procedures in a mobile... Read more
Pope Francis pens preface to US death row chaplain’s book on death penalty
The pope personally penned the introduction to “A Christian on Death Row: My Commitment to Those Condemned” by Dale Recinella. Read more
Pope Francis receives Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
According to the Daily Mail, the meeting took place on Thursday, Aug. 15, the day the Catholic Church celebrates the... Read more
Rhode Island diocese ‘disappointed’ after Harris-Walz fundraiser at Catholic college
More than 300 attendees reportedly paid $1,000 to get in the door at the campus’ main administrative waterfront mansion on... Read more
‘A Short History of the Roman Mass’: New book explores evolution of the Mass
Father Michael Lang, who is from London, shared his motivations for writing this book and the importance of the liturgy... Read more
Scottish bishops: Assisted suicide leads to culture of ‘death on demand’
If passed an assisted-dying bill in Scotland would allow terminally ill adults over 16 to be provided with assistance in... Read more
A Catholic K–4 school for low-income students opens in Miami Archdiocese
The Little School, serving low-income and agricultural migrant families, is run by the De La Salle “Lasallian” Brothers. Read more
Phil Donahue, talk show pioneer and ‘lapsed Catholic’ who courted controversy, dies at 88
Phil Donahue, a self-described “lapsed Catholic” who reinvented the daytime television talk-show format, died Sunday at his home in New... Read more
