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Men’s group at Ave Maria University aims to form selfless husbands and loving fathers
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2024 / 06:00 am A men’s group on the campus of Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida, is equipping young men with the tools necessary to become selfless husbands and loving fathers. The St. Joseph’s Men’s Group is made up of roughly …
New study suggests more than two-thirds of Catholics believe the Eucharist is truly Jesus
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2024 / 07:30 am Editor’s Note: Join the pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on the Seton Route, July 1 – July 7. For details click here A new study has found that 69% of Mass-going Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the …
Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis at G7 Summit to discuss foreign policy, climate change
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 17:55 pm President Joe Biden privately met with Pope Francis early Friday evening in Apulia, Italy, at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit to discuss foreign policy and climate change. Francis is the first pope to address the G7 summit, which …
Father’s Day 10 inspiring Catholic quotes
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2024 / 13:30 pm Every Father’s Day, we recognize and give thanks for the fathers in our lives. It’s a day to honor all men who love and sacrifice for others and to remember the love each of us receives from God the …
Vatican appoints new administrator of Steubenville Diocese amid possible merger
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 14, 2024 / 14:05 pm The Vatican has removed Bishop Paul Bradley as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, the bishop revealed on Friday, with Pope Francis appointing a new administrator to take his place. Bradley said in a letter to the diocese on …
Pope Francis gets laughs at meeting with big-name comedians
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 14, 2024 / 07:20 am Pope Francis got a chuckle from an audience of comedians on Friday morning after he suggested throwing away his prepared remarks for simply making people laugh with a silly gesture. Following the advice of St. Thomas Aquinas, who said, “Those …
Pope Francis at G7: AI must not replace human decision-making
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 11:00 am Pope Francis stressed that human dignity requires that the decisions of artificial intelligence (AI) be under the control of human beings as he participated for the first time in a G7 summit on Friday. “Faced with the marvels of machines, …
Archbishop Broglio reminds bishops about Church teaching on transgenderism
By Zelda Caldwell Louisville, Ky., Jun 14, 2024 / 08:00 am The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference in a speech to his fellow bishops gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for their spring meeting discoursed on the subject of the incompatibility of “sex change” with the teachings of the Catholic Church. In …
G7 summit: Pope Francis to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Italy
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 13, 2024 / 09:11 am Pope Francis will hold bilateral meetings on Friday with nine world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, at the G7 summit in southern Italy, the Vatican confirmed Thursday. The pontiff will also hold bilateral meetings with other notable leaders, including …
The nun in a tent: Meet the sister who’s following the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
By Kate Quiñones Denver, Colo., Jun 12, 2024 / 16:00 pm In her day-to-day life, Sister Mary Rose Chinn of the Handmaids of the Triune God works with public school kids in Ventura, California, a coastal city northwest of Los Angeles. But this summer, she hit the road to camp out …