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Jimmy Buffett: more Catholic than you think?
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 6, 2023 / 07:45 am Jimmy Buffett, for years an iconic purveyor of beach-themed soft rock, died Friday, Sept. 1, after living with Merkel cell skin cancer for four years. He was 76. The “Margaritaville” singer was raised Catholic, though he did not — …
Labor Day means ‘radical solidarity’ with working families, U.S. bishops say
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Sep 2, 2023 / 06:00 am Economic policy and community advocacy must prioritize working families as part of the Christian mission to bring good news to the poor, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in its statement for Labor Day 2023. “We are called …
Tim Ballard, real hero of ‘Sound of Freedom’: I’ve spent more than 20 years in this fight
By Ana Paula Morales ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 3, 2023 / 07:00 am Tim Ballard, a former U.S. Homeland Security agent who risked his life to fight child trafficking, discussed the impact of the movie “Sound of Freedom,” which is based on his work, in an Aug. 29 interview with ACI …
Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak a key leader at Hillsdale College, a hub for Catholic converts
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 3, 2023 / 06:00 am Pat Sajak, the longtime host of the popular television game show “Wheel of Fortune,” will be retiring after this upcoming season. After more than 40 years in that role, Sajak is like a member of the family for the …
The Way of Beauty Unemployment and St. Joseph the Worker
By Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J. Apr 24, 2013 In 1955, Pope Pius XII designated May 1st as the feast of St. Joseph the Worker to counter two other celebrations in the Northern Hemisphere: the pagan and neo-pagan festivities ushering in spring and International Workers’ Day for unions, workers, and socialists. …
Group behind abortion initiative sues Ohio over use of ‘unborn child’ in ballot language
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2023 / 10:15 am A group that is leading a ballot initiative to establish abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution sued state officials this week after a board finalized ballot language that uses the term “unborn child” rather than the group’s preference to …
An update on the status of Fulton Sheen’s beatification cause
By Tina Dennelly Long Island, New York, Aug 31, 2023 / 09:25 am “Sheen is clean.” That’s the message from Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation, regarding the status of the cause for beatification of “America’s bishop,” the late televangelist Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. “I …
Pope Francis appoints Pittsburgh priest as bishop of Ohio-based Byzantine eparchy
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 31, 2023 / 11:55 am Pope Francis this week confirmed the appointment of a Pittsburgh priest as the bishop of a Byzantine Catholic eparchy serving several midwestern U.S. states, the Vatican announced Thursday. In its regular update of resignations and appointments, the Holy See …
Beatification novena for family of 9 martyred by Nazis begins Friday
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 31, 2023 / 12:30 pm An archdiocese in Poland is encouraging Catholics to join them in nine days of prayer leading up to the beatification of a family martyred by the Nazis in 1944. Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children were executed by …
Biden campaign launches pro-abortion ad; pro-life groups label it ‘extreme’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 28, 2023 / 15:15 pm President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new pro-abortion ad in several swing states, which some pro-life groups are calling extreme. The ad, called “These Guys,” launched Friday and will run for two weeks in seven key states. It targets …
