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Actor Eduardo Verástegui may run for president of Mexico, says conservative party there ‘is dead’
By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 8, 2023 / 04:00 am Actor, producer and Catholic activist Eduardo Verástegui, who is considering running for president of Mexico, said in a July 5 video that the National Action Party (PAN), traditionally identified as a pro-life, pro-family conservative party “is dead.” U.S. moviegoers …
Blessed Carlos Acutis’ eucharistic miracles exhibit goes to Hollywood
By Greg Hardesty Los Angeles, Calif., Jul 9, 2023 / 08:00 am Being three minutes late was all it took to change Patrick Magat’s life. Magat and seven other members of his church group had made it to the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi last September during a tour of …
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Fernández
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jul 9, 2023 / 05:15 am Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the Vatican’s recently appointed doctrinal chief Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, at a consistory on Sept. 30. The 86-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. …
Synod on Synodality: Vatican publishes full list of participants
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2023 / 06:42 am The Vatican published Friday the full list of participants who will take part in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October. Nearly a third of the 364 voting delegates in the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of …
Pope Francis hosts Bill Clinton, foundation head Alex Soros
By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2023 / 15:10 pm Pope Francis met with former U.S. President Bill Clinton in a private audience at the Casa Santa Marta papal residence on Wednesday. Clinton’s delegation included several prominent Americans, including Alex Soros of the Open Society Foundations. Clinton, who now …
The founder of Domino’s Pizza wants to be beacon for Catholic higher education
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jul 6, 2023 / 12:30 pm Thomas Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, sat down with EWTN News InDepth on June 23 to share how he went from living in an orphanage to becoming one of the wealthiest men in the world. He now devotes …
Sound of Freedom, Anti-human-trafficking film, just topped ‘Indiana Jones’ at box office
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 6, 2023 / 15:19 pm “Sound of Freedom,” an anti-human-trafficking film made by Catholic filmmakers Eduardo Verastegui and Alejandro Monteverde, had a massively successful opening day in which it reached number one at the box office, beating out Disney’s fifth “Indiana Jones” installment, and raking …
Vatican offers plenary indulgence for third annual Grandparents’ Day this month
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 5, 2023 / 10:58 am The Vatican will again offer a plenary indulgence to mark the third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 23. The indulgence can be received by grandparents, the elderly, and all Catholics who, “motivated by the true spirit …
Destruction of Catholic retreat center’s cross a possible hate crime, Orange County authorities say
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jul 5, 2023 / 07:30 am An unknown vandal or vandals sawed down a 14-foot cross at a Catholic-run retreat center in Orange County, California, and investigators are considering whether the act was a hate crime. “It’s still a mystery why an apparently hateful person …
Catholic priest shares inside look of accompanying a man on death row
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jul 4, 2023 / 07:00 am Darryl Barwick was 19 years old when he killed 24-year-old Rebecca Wendt on March 31, 1986, at her Panama City, Florida, apartment. After watching her sunbathe by the pool, he followed her back to her room where he stabbed …
