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Meet the Catholic nun who has helped Haitians through multiple earthquakes
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 5, 2021 / 10:46 am Sister Marilyn Marie Minter was praying when she felt an earthquake rock Haiti. “My chair began to shake,” she told EWTN News In Depth on Aug. 27. “And I’m going, ‘What the heck is going on?’” As one …
‘We took the direct hit’: Louisiana diocese in ‘some crisis’ a week after Ida
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2021 / 16:15 pm Nearly a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodeaux is still without electricity. Many parts of the diocese do not have running water, and hospitals that were not damaged in the storm are …
Church of England bishop to be received into the Catholic Church
by Luke Coppen London, England, Sep 3, 2021 / 11:00 am A Church of England bishop said on Friday that he was stepping down to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. The Rt. Rev. Jonathan Goodall, the Anglican bishop of Ebbsfleet, explained that he had taken the decision …
September 4: Saint Boniface I, Pope
Though few details are known of Boniface’s early life, he was elected Pope on December 28, 418. He is believed to have been ordained a priest by Pope Damasus I (366-384) and to have served as representative of Innocent I at Constantinople (c. 405). Boniface was highly esteemed for his …
Contradicting past statements, Biden says he doesn’t believe life begins at conception
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2021 / 12:01 pm President Joe Biden (D) said on Friday, Sept. 3, that he does not believe life begins at conception – contradicting his previous statements on when life begins. Biden answered a reporter’s question on abortion on Friday, after addressing …
BREAKING: Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick makes first court appearance, pleads not guilty
by Joe Bukuras, Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2021 / 07:48 am Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded ‘not guilty’ on Friday to several charges of sexual assault, while appearing for the first time in a Massachusetts court. McCarrick, 91, has been charged with three counts of indecent assault …
‘We’ll get through it’: New Orleans pastor looks to rebuild after Ida
By Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Sep 2, 2021 / 15:00 pm A New Orleans pastor whose parish school was severely damaged in Hurricane Ida is bracing himself for a “big expense,” but hopes classroom life will not be overly disrupted for students this year. St. Stephen Catholic School, located in …
Louisiana schools closed amid prayers for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ida
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 16:15 pm At least one Catholic church in New Orleans has opened its doors to serve as an emergency shelter amid widespread power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. St. Francis Xavier Church in Metairie, adjoining New Orleans to the …
Father Danny Roussel of Baton Rouge remembered as a ‘devoted priest’
by Carl Bunderson Baton Rouge, La., Sep 1, 2021 / 19:00 pm The Bishop of Baton Rouge has recalled Fr. Danny Roussel, who died by suicide on Monday, as a devoted and beloved priest, and encouraged prayers for the priest and for his family. “Fr. Danny was a deeply devoted …
Biden ‘deeply committed’ to legal abortion, after Texas’ pro-life law goes into effect
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 12:30 pm President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration is “deeply committed” to upholding legal abortion, after Texas’ pro-life “heartbeat” law went into effect. “My administration is deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly …
