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Pope Francis names Filipino priest an auxiliary bishop of Sacramento
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Apr 20, 2024 / 07:40 am Pope Francis has named Father Reynaldo Bersabal as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California. The Vatican announced on Saturday that the priest ordained in the Philippines and incardinated into the Sacramento Diocese in 2004 will be consecrated …
Historic New York church with link to John Paul II struggles to stay open
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 06:00 am A historic Polish Catholic church in Buffalo, New York â one with a unique connection to St. John Paul II â is facing tens of thousands of dollars in bills that threaten to close the nearly-century-old structure. Father Czeslaw Krysa, …
Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 20, 2024 / 06:00 am When Luke Burgis moved to Silicon Valley to start a business, he never expected he would become a seminarian and then go on to launch entrepreneurship programs for Catholic students. Burgis had attended NYU, worked on Wall Street, started several …
Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden âstupidâ
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 18:20 pm Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw, Michigan, issued an apology on Friday for having referred to President Joe Biden as âstupidâ during a talk earlier in the month. Gruss had made the comment in a talk on April 5 titled âForgiveness …
Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 16:00 pm Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio is denying recent accusations that it misused federal taxpayer funds by paying for migrantsâ airfare. This comes after two South Texas members of Congress, Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, and Rep. …
Caitlin Clarkâs former coach says she âtries to maximize her God-given talentsâ
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2024 / 15:00 pm Caitlin Clark, a guard for the Iowa Hawkeyes, was selected as the No. 1 draft pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 Womenâs National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft on April 15. The record-breaking face of womenâs college basketball …
House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in womenâs sports
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2024 / 08:00 am A group of 17 House Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Claudia Tenney from New York, is urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to prohibit biological men from participating in womenâs sports. Under current NCAA rules, biological male athletes who …
Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains
By NicolĂĄs de CĂĄrdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 18, 2024 / 07:00 am The director of the Chair of Theology of the Consecrated Life at San DĂĄmaso Ecclesiastical University in Spain, Sister Carolina BlĂĄzquez Casado, OSA, explained that the rite of peace at Mass âis not a greeting or friendly gesture.â …
Survey: New priests are young and involved in their community
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 16, 2024 / 13:30 pm The incoming class of seminarians who will be ordained in 2024 is young and involved in their community, an annual survey released April 15 found. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned the Center for Applied Research (CARA) at Georgetown University for …
St. Peregrine Cancer Prayer Service
The Shrine is pleased to be able to offer the St. Peregrine Relic for prayer and veneration. Three times per year a prayer service is held for those who are on a journey with cancer, whether it be as a patient or as a caregiver. The next service will be …
