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Gary Sinise extols his son’s musical legacy, love of the Catholic faith
By Diego Lopez Marina, CNA Staff ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 29, 2024 / 18:00 pm Gary Sinise, the Catholic actor who played Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump,” announced the death of his 33-year-old son Mac, the victim of a rare form of cancer. Sinise, also known for his starring …
Vatican unveils the Holy Lance: a solemn tribute to soldier of faith St. Longinus
By Jacob Stein Vatican City, Mar 1, 2024 / 12:37 pm The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus, holds a significant place in Christian tradition as the weapon believed to have pierced the side of Jesus during his crucifixion. Tradition holds that the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica has …
Biden says he disagrees with Catholic Church’s stance on IVF
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 29, 2024 / 16:35 pm President Joe Biden expressed today his disagreement with the Catholic Church’s position that in vitro fertilization (IVF) is immoral because it kills countless unborn human babies. As the controversy continues after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling established the personhood of unborn …
Relic of martyr killed by Mafia to be used in prison ministry in Naples
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Feb 29, 2024 / 09:15 am The relics of Blessed Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge brutally killed by the Mafia in 1990, will be brought to a prison in Naples on Saturday as his relics tour the southern Italian city plagued by organized crime. The Archdiocese …
What is the Catholic Church’s position on IVF?
By Peter Pinedo CNA Staff, Feb 28, 2024 / 18:13 pm Since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are human children, debate over fertility treatment has erupted anew. Here’s everything you need to know. What is IVF? IVF is a medical procedure that fuses …
Jordan Peterson discusses wife’s ‘miraculous’ recovery from cancer and her embrace of Catholicism
By Kate Quiñones Denver Newsroom, Feb 28, 2024 / 17:30 pm In an interview with EWTN News, renowned psychologist and author Jordan Peterson shared his perspective on his wife’s “miraculous” recovery from cancer and his view of her embrace of the Catholic faith. Peterson recounted that upon learning of his wife Tammy’s diagnosis, …
Milei ends Argentine government use of ‘inclusive language’ promoted by gender ideology advocates
By Julieta Villar Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 28, 2024 / 19:19 pm Argentine President Javier Milei has ordered the prohibition of inclusive language by the national government, the spokesman for office of the president, Manuel Adorni, announced at his daily press conference. In Spanish, all nouns have a gender, usually designated …
Two San Francisco Bay Catholic schools to close over security and other concerns
By Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 27, 2024 / 07:00 am The Diocese of Oakland in California has announced that at the end of the school year it will close two private Catholic schools in the east San Francisco Bay area amid concerns about security and the presence of …
Leading bishop urges U.S. to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, two years into war
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2024 / 17:10 pm A leading Maronite Catholic bishop this week urged ongoing humanitarian support for the suffering people of Ukraine, two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, which …
Beer for Lent? The Diocese of Scranton’s ‘40 Days’ brew helps feed the homeless
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2024 / 07:00 am Many Catholics give up beer as part of the penitential rigors of Lent. One diocese is brewing it as part of a Lenten tradition stretching back 400 years. The Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has launched a beer collaboration with a …
