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A first-timer’s guide to the Traditional Latin Mass
by Autumn Jones Denver, Colo., Aug 7, 2021 / 12:00 pm Last week, I (Autumn Jones) wanted to check out the Traditional Latin Mass for the first time. I’ve always attended the Norvus Ordo and knew little about what to expect. With the pope’s recent motu proprio, which regulates the …
New Notre Dame center seeks to bring Catholic social teaching into political discussions
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 6, 2021 / 15:01 pm A new center at the University of Notre Dame seeks to bring Catholic social teaching into current-day political and constitutional debates. In May, the university announced it was launching the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, to feature discussions …
Vatican announces launch of Catholic ‘global compact’ on the family
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 6, 2021 / 08:10 am The Vatican is launching a research project on the family to be carried out by Catholic universities around the world. The results of the project, called the Catholic Global Compact on the Family, will be presented at an event …
Catholics mourn death of labor leader Richard Trumka
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 6, 2021 / 10:01 am Catholics this week mourned the death of longtime labor leader Richard Trumka, who died on Thursday at the age of 72. Trumka, who suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday, was the president of the largest U.S. federation of …
Puerto Rican bishops encourage participation in march against gender ideology
by Cynthia Perez San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug 5, 2021 / 16:30 pm The bishops in Puerto Rico have encouraged participation in a march against gender ideology, a citizen initiative in response to the upcoming launch of the “gender perspective curriculum” announced by the territorial government. The Puerto Rican bishops’ …
‘An assault on those who are pro-life’: Legal group responds to DOJ dropping conscience complaint
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 5, 2021 / 11:15 am Members of Congress and a conservative legal group this week criticized the Justice Department for dropping its conscience rights lawsuit against a Vermont hospital. In December 2020, the Justice Department sued the University of Vermont Medical Center after a …
Sydney McLaughlin wins gold and her Catholic high school goes wild
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2021 / 17:01 pm Students and staff at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey cheered on Tuesday night as alumna sprinter Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record at the Tokyo Olympics en route to a gold medal. “The …
Archbishop Lori: St John Vianney, Bl Michael McGivney were both ‘exemplary pastors of souls’
by Jonah McKeown Hartford, Conn., Aug 4, 2021 / 15:10 pm Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, on Wednesday highlighted the similarities between St. John Vianney and Blessed Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights. He made the comparison during his homily at a …
Bioethicist: There must be conscience exemptions to vaccine mandates
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2021 / 13:01 pm As workplaces have begun to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, some Catholic institutions insist that conscience exemptions are necessary. In addition, priests should be allowed to support Catholics who conscientiously refuse COVID-19 vaccines, says one bioethicist. “It is Catholic …
Knights of Columbus highlight charitable work, faith formation at annual meeting
by Jonah McKeown Hartford, Conn., Aug 3, 2021 / 19:55 pm Patrick Kelly, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, highlighted the group’s charitable work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, announced plans to support faith formation initiatives, and lauded the group’s newly-beatified founder in a speech Tuesday. “Make no mistake: …
