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Pope Francis unveils sweeping reform of Catholic Church’s penal sanctions
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 1, 2021 / 05:00 am The Vatican published Tuesday major revisions to Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which covers penal law in the Church, including sanctions related to clerical sexual abuse. The revisions, which have been more than a decade in …
Archbishop Broglio: Military ‘largest single source’ of vocations to priesthood
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 31, 2021 / 05:01 am The archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services says that the military is the “largest single source of vocations to the priesthood” in the United States. Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Archbishop Timothy Broglio spoke with EWTN News …
Military chaplains inspired this soldier, abandoned as a toddler, to enter seminary
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., May 30, 2021 / 17:00 pm Retired Army Col. Cameron Song Sellers served his country, and now, he’s serving God. Sellers spoke with EWTN News In Depth on Friday, ahead of Memorial Day, about his extraordinary faith journey. Now in his fifties, he is studying …
Paris archbishop laments attack on Catholics honoring city’s martyrs
By CNA Staff Paris, France, May 31, 2021 / 04:00 am The archbishop of Paris on Sunday lamented an attack on Catholics taking part in a procession commemorating the city’s 19th-century martyrs. Archbishop Michel Aupetit deplored May 30 the “anger, contempt and violence” directed at the group of around 300 …
10 surprising facts of America’s first cathedral in Baltimore
By CNA Staff Washington D.C., May 30, 2021 / 15:30 pm The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, the first cathedral built in the United States, is turning 200 years old on May 31. Below are 10 facts that make this …
Military chaplains embrace God’s call: ‘This is where God wants me’
Washington D.C., May 29, 2021 / 05:00 am Two military chaplains are embracing their vocation to serve God by ministering to those who serve their country. In anticipation of Memorial Day, two U.S. military chaplains spoke with EWTN News In Depth on May 28: Fr. Jim Hinkle, a Navy chaplain, …
Pope Francis: The Holy Trinity invites us to grow in unity as Christians
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 30, 2021 / 06:00 am On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is a communion of love. “This mystery of the Trinity was revealed to us by Jesus himself,” Pope Francis said …
Biden eliminates Hyde amendment from 2022 budget request
Washington D.C., May 28, 2021 / 13:59 pm President Joe Biden on Friday did not include a 45 year-old pro-life policy in his final budget request to Congress for the 2022 fiscal year, thus allowing for funding of abortions. The Hyde Amendment, enacted into law since 1976, bars federal funding …
Mother Teresa’s lawyer blasts new podcast likening her order to a cult
by Kate Scanlon Washington D.C., May 28, 2021 / 16:02 pm A new podcast that likens St. Teresa of Calcutta to a cult leader is full of “untruths and false accusations,” the former legal counsel for St. Teresa told CNA on Friday. The podcast, titled “The Turning: The Sisters Who …
Catholic summer camp for teens aims to produce ‘active voices for life’
Washington D.C., May 28, 2021 / 18:01 pm A five-day summer camp in California is aiming to give Catholic teens the tools they need to be “courageous and active voices for life” in the modern world. The Vox Vitae Catholic Pro-Life Teen Leadership Camp, to be held from July 18-23 …
