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Not over the rainbow, yet: Lawsuit blocks Catholic University’s auction of ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress
by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, May 22, 2022 / 12:12 pm A dress worn by Judy Garland in her classic role as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” is now the main character in a surprise drama. Supporting characters are the Catholic University of America and some relatives of …
Here are two basic requirements Catholics must meet to receive Holy Communion
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 22, 2022 / 08:24 am The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments. Of these, the Eucharist stands apart. St. Thomas Aquinas called it the “Sacrament of Sacraments.” The Eucharist is the real presence of Jesus Christ, body, blood, soul, and divinity, under the appearance …
10 times Nancy Pelosi supported abortion while citing her Catholic faith
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2022 / 13:48 pm House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may no longer receive Holy Communion in her home archdiocese of San Francisco after publicly supporting abortion as a Catholic politician. The Catholic Church considers abortion — the destruction of a human person — a grave …
Roe v. Wade: Could the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs case come Monday?
Security fencing was erected outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the leak of a preliminary draft opinion in a pivotal abortion case that could decide the fate of the Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973 that legalized abortion nationwide. | Katie Yoder by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., …
Catholics respond to barring of Nancy Pelosi from Holy Communion
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2022 / 15:10 pm Catholics are responding in a variety of ways to Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s decision not to admit Nancy Pelosi to Communion, from viewing it as a compassionate act to the “waging [of] a culture war.” Cordileone notified the Speaker …
Full text of Archbishop Cordileone letter to Nancy Pelosi banning her from Communion
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 13, 2012. | Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Shutterstock, Michelle Bauman/CNA by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2022 / 15:37 pm Editor’s note: Below is the full text of San …
Archbishop Cordileone tells priests that Nancy Pelosi Communion denial is ‘pastoral, not political’
“Those who live among us without a permanent home, then, provide us a powerful reminder that we are people on pilgrimage, that this is not our true home,” said Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone during a homily in a Requiem Mass for the homeless on November 6, 2021. | Dennis Callahan By …
‘I felt I completely lost my soul’: Ex-military nurse battling addiction finds solace at Lourdes
by Solène Tadié Lourdes, France, May 19, 2022 / 09:10 am In 2001, Richard Johnson suffered a major knee injury during an operation in Kosovo. The military nurse was given strong painkillers, which led him into an addiction that gradually dragged him into the abyss. He spent the next 14 …
George Weigel on what the Vatican can learn from JPII’s diplomacy with Russia
by Courtney Mares Rome, Italy, May 19, 2022 / 06:23 am John Paul II began his pontificate with the words “Be not afraid” — a phrase that the Polish pope’s biographer believes can be applied to Vatican diplomacy with Russia and China today. George Weigel, author of the bestselling biography “Witness to …
Priest killed near US-Mexico border
by David Ramos Mexico City Newsroom, May 19, 2022 / 15:14 pm The body of Father José Guadalupe Rivas Saldaña, 57, has been found with signs of violence on the outskirts of Tecate, a city located on the border with the United States in the Mexican state of Baja California. …