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Catholic Charities responds to Hurricane Beryl power outages and flooding

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 8, 2024 / 19:15 pm After Hurricane Beryl hit Texas early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, claiming two lives and causing power outages in 2.7 million homes in Houston, the head of a local branch of Catholic Charities providing relief told EWTN: “We …
Seton Route makes only prison stop on National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

By The Catholic Times Columbus, Ohio, Jul 7, 2024 / 06:00 am The four routes of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage have covered thousands of miles from coast to coast and from the southern border of the United States to the far north, but only one has made a stop at a …
Biden administration retreats from sex-change surgeries for minors, still backs other interventions

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 5, 2024 / 18:00 pm U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is backing away from its previous support of sex-change surgeries for minors who identify as transgender but is maintaining its support for other medical interventions to facilitate gender transitions for those under the age …
St. Maria Goretti: an inspiring example of the power of forgiveness

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 6, 2024 / 04:00 am St. Maria Goretti, whose feast is celebrated on July 6, is one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church. Her powerful testimony of forgiveness shows how someone’s life can dramatically change after being forgiven. Goretti was born …
Vatican excommunicates Viganò for schism

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jul 5, 2024 / 09:35 am The Vatican has officially excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced Friday. Viganò was found guilty of the canonical crime, or delict, of schism, or the refusal to submit to the pope or the …
New film on the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis to hit theaters in 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2024 / 06:00 am A new documentary film exploring the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis and the lessons he offers young people regarding the challenges of the digital world will be coming to theaters in the spring of 2025. “Roadmap to Reality: Carlo …
Charles Carroll of Carrollton: a ‘patriotic’ Catholic Founding Father

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jul 4, 2024 / 04:30 am Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a man of superlatives. Out of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Carroll was the wealthiest. He was also the longest-lived of all the signers, surviving to the ripe old age of 95. But perhaps …
The rise of South Carolina’s Catholic population

By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2024 / 06:00 am While parish closures and consolidations have made headlines across the United States, a lively community of devout Catholics dedicated to deepening their faith has flourished in the South, particularly in South Carolina. “Being in the Bible Belt, or a …
Here are 11 American saints to remember on July Fourth

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2022 / 08:38 am Americans celebrate their country’s independence on July 4th — as well as the people who formed the United States into the country that it is today. Those include American saints. The U.S. bishops count a total of 11 American …
St. Thomas the Apostle: more than just a doubter

By Theresa Doyle-Nelson National Catholic Register, Jul 3, 2024 / 04:00 am Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” ―John 20:28 Although several stories of doubt exist in the Bible, it is Thomas’ incident that seems to catch the most attention, earning him the nickname “Doubting Thomas.” …