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Jewish actor converts to Catholicism: the Virgin Mary ‘is my most beautiful love’
by CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Nov 10, 2022 / 16:00 pm The famous Jewish actor and humorist Gad Elmaleh, beloved in France, announced his conversion to the Catholic faith, a process in which he says the Virgin Mary played a crucial role. Elmaleh, 51, was the partner of Charlotte Casiraghi, …
‘We weep with Jesus’: Catholic bishops lament pro-abortion ballot victories
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Nov 11, 2022 / 08:00 am As pro-abortion measures won on state ballots and pro-life measures faced defeat, Catholic bishops responded to election results with profound disappointment. They professed resolve to continue to work to defend unborn human life and support pregnant women in …
Arrest made in vandalism of Cardinal Dolan’s residence at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Nov 10, 2022 / 17:00 pm An arrest has been made in a two-day-long vandalism spree in October that included an attack on Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s residence at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Juan Velez was arrested by the New York Police Department’s …
Pope Francis meets with Father James Martin at Vatican
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Nov 11, 2022 / 05:24 am Pope Francis received Father James Martin, SJ, in a private audience in the apostolic palace inside the Vatican on Friday. In a tweet published after the encounter, Father Martin wrote he was “was deeply grateful to meet with Pope Francis in the Apostolic …
November 11 – St. Martin of Tours
On Nov. 11, the Catholic Church honors St. Martin of Tours, who left his post in the Roman army to become a “soldier of Christ” as a monk and later bishop. Martin was born around the year 316 in modern-day Hungary. His family left that region for Italy when his …
Election News: Republican Vance declared winner in close U.S. Senate race in Ohio
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 8, 2022 / 21:37 pm Republican J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert, will assume public office for the first time in January after defeating Rep. Tim Ryan, a fellow Catholic, in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race on Tuesday. NBC News projected that as of roughly 11 …
Steubenville-Columbus diocesan merger halted one week before vote at U.S. bishops’ meeting
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Nov 9, 2022 / 10:30 am Diocese of Steubenville Bishop Jeffrey Monforton announced Monday that a proposed merger with the Diocese of Columbus will be put on hold. Announced in early October citing several demographic and vocational concerns, the proposed merger between the two dioceses brought a …
Election News: 2022 Midterms: Which party came out on top? Stay tuned!
by Shannon Mullen, Zelda Caldwell, Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 9, 2022 / 07:55 am The American people spoke on Election Day, but it’s not clear yet what they were trying to say. The day after the 2022 midterm elections, votes were still being counted in key races across the country, …
November 10 – Pope St. Leo the Great
Nov. 10 is the Roman Catholic Church’s liturgical memorial of the fifth-century Pope Saint Leo I, known as “St. Leo the Great,” whose involvement in the fourth ecumenical council helped prevent the spread of error on Christ’s divine and human natures. St. Leo intervened for the safety of the Church …
Election News: Weed on the ballot: two states legalize recreational marijuana while three reject it
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 9, 2022 / 13:45 pm At the midterm elections on Tuesday, voters in Maryland and Missouri chose to accept ballot measures to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The decisions came despite the objections of the Catholic bishops of both states, who noted the Church’s teaching on the physical …
