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7 quotes from Cardinal George Pell on life and death
By Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Jan 10, 2023 / 17:58 pm Cardinal George Pell, who served as prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, died on Tuesday at the age of 81. Here are seven quotes from the Australian cardinal about the meaning of life and death. “While all Catholics …
Australian Cardinal George Pell dies at 81
By Katie Yoder, AC Wimmer Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 10, 2023 / 16:15 pm Cardinal George Pell, prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, died on Tuesday at the age of 81. The Australian prelate suffered a cardiac arrest and died at 8:50 p.m. Rome time, his secretary confirmed to …
El Paso bishop meets with Biden, warns of ‘suffering’ to result from new immigration policy
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jan 9, 2023 / 14:00 pm During President Joe Biden’s four-hour visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday he spoke with Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, about the effect the Biden administration’s recent crackdown on immigration will have on migrants. In a …
Meet me in St. Louis: SEEK24 to return to ‘Rome of the West’
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jan 9, 2023 / 10:07 am The SEEK conference, a major Catholic conference for students, adults, and clergy put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), will return to St. Louis in 2024 for the second year in a row, FOCUS announced late last week. According …
The Virgin and the national soccer team give hope to Argentines, priest says
By CNA Staff ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 6, 2023 / 17:00 pm The World Cup won by the Argentine soccer team arrived Wednesday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján as a way of thanking the Virgin for the team winning the world championship. The rector of the basilica, Father …
‘God is real,’ says Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen after game honoring Damar Hamlin
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jan 9, 2023 / 12:00 pm There’s been a lot of God talk around the professional sports world since NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a game last week. After the Bills defeated the New England Patriots on Sunday in stunning fashion, …
Arkansas monastery’s altar desecrated with sledgehammer, 1,500-year-old relics stolen
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jan 6, 2023 / 13:51 pm The altar of an Arkansas Benedictine monastery was destroyed Thursday, and several relics of ancient saints were stolen. Subiaco Abbey in Subiaco, Arkansas, said in a press release that on Jan. 5, a man using “a regular hammer and sledgehammer/ax” began …
Young Catholics converge at SEEK23: ‘I love seeing people fall in love with Jesus’
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Jan 6, 2023 / 15:45 pm After three years apart, more than 17,000 people — students, adults, families, bishops, priests, sisters, and more — descended on St. Louis this week for the SEEK23 Catholic conference, put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). The gathering marks …
Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop for St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jan 6, 2023 / 16:45 pm Father Michael John Izen has served the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as a priest for almost 18 years, and Pope Francis has decided he will be the archdiocese’s next auxiliary bishop. “I was surprised, humbled, and …
Jesus cured a blind man to open to public
by CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Jan 7, 2023 / 09:00 am The excavation site of the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem, the place where Jesus restored sight to a blind man, will be open to the public for the first time. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the Israel National Parks …