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New parish outside Nashville welcomes growth of community, plans for new Catholic schools
by Autumn Jones Nolensville, Tennessee, Nov 5, 2021 / 03:51 am After moving to Nolensville, Tennessee, 14 years ago, Laura Czarka began frequent drives out Nolensville Road to a greenhouse where she would buy plants every spring and fall. On each drive, she passes a hilly horse farm, where she …
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of Pittsburgh
by CNA Staff Vatican City, Nov 5, 2021 / 09:00 am Pope Francis on Friday named a new auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The pope appointed Fr. Mark A. Eckman to the post on Nov. 5, assigning him the titular see of Sitifi. Eckman is the pastor of Resurrection Parish …
November 5: Sts. Elizabeth and Zachariah
Sts. Elizabeth and Zachariah were the parents of John the Baptist. She was a relative of Mary the Mother of God; no one knows the exact biological relationship between them, but tradition often says that they were cousins. The Gospel of Luke states that though Elizabeth had committed no evil …
Catholic school defends importance of pro-life assembly boycotted by students
by Jonah McKeown San Francisco, Calif., Nov 3, 2021 / 11:19 am Students at a Catholic high school in San Francisco staged a walkout last month to protest an all-school assembly which featured a pro-life speaker. Despite the students’ actions, the school’s president defended the talk as “an opportunity to …
Pope Francis to COP26: ‘Now is the time to act, urgently, courageously, and responsibly’
by CNA Staff Vatican City, Nov 2, 2021 / 13:00 pm Pope Francis told world leaders attending a United Nations climate summit on Tuesday that “now is the time to act, urgently, courageously, and responsibly.” In a message read out at the meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, the …
What’s in (and isn’t in) the bishops’ draft document on the Eucharist?
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 2, 2021 / 17:25 pm A draft text of the U.S. bishops’ forthcoming document on Eucharistic coherence does not make explicit mention of denying the sacrament from certain high-profile Catholics and instead focuses on the importance of teaching the Real Presence of the …
In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage
by Kevin J. Jones Washington D.C., Nov 1, 2021 / 15:56 pm Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a New York state court to reconsider their decision. The law’s narrow religious exemption wrongly disqualifies …
Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas abortion ban
By Shannon Mullen, Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2021 / 14:27 pm The U.S. Supreme Court spent nearly three hours Monday hearing arguments in a pair of cases challenging Texas’ new abortion ban. Now the justices must decide what action, if any, to take in response to a …
How to get a plenary indulgence any day this November 2021
By Francesca Pollio Denver Newsroom, Nov 2, 2021 / 07:42 am Did you know that you can get a plenary indulgence any day this November? It’s true. The Vatican has decided to grant Catholics who visit a cemetery to pray for the dead on any day in the month of …
President Joe Biden receives Communion at Mass in Rome
by Autumn Jones Denver Newsroom, Oct 30, 2021 / 12:10 pm President Joe Biden received Communion during Mass Saturday evening in Rome, according to a report from the Associated Press. Biden met with Pope Francis on Friday, during which, he says, Pope Francis told him to “keep receiving Communion,” despite …
