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Cardinal Schönborn: ‘We must accept the decline of Europe’

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 06:00 am Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, archbishop of Vienna, said in a recent interview with a French Catholic magazine that in the face of rising secularization and the growth of Islam in many historically Christian nations, Catholics should “trust in the work …
James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2024 / 18:15 pm James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor of stage and screen who was a convert to the Catholic faith, died Monday at age 93. Known for lending his booming voice to such characters as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” saga …
Priest chef Father Leo opens restaurant to serve second chances and feed souls

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2024 / 05:30 am It’s not every day that you see a Catholic priest working in the kitchen of a restaurant but Father Leo Patalinghug isn’t your typical priest. Based in Baltimore, Patalinghug is a radio and TV host — one of those programs …
Olympic bell given to Notre Dame Cathedral will ring during every Mass

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2024 / 05:16 am A bell made for the recent Paris Olympics will soon find a new home in one of the most historic cathedrals in the world, according to OSV News. During the Olympics, track and field athletes rang the bronze bell at …
Freemasonry: why the Church prohibits membership

By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Aug 23, 2024 / 07:30 am Catholics are strictly prohibited from being Masons or belonging to Freemasonry. Below are seven facts to know in order to not be misled about the matter. Recently, Father Eduardo Hayen, a Mexican priest of the diocese of Ciudad Juárez …
Baltimore Orioles host first-ever ‘Faith Night’; players share ‘what God has done’

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 17:36 pm The Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team, hosted its first-ever “Faith Night” on Aug. 13. Six players — including starting pitcher Trevor Rogers and All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson — shared their testimonies of faith to thousands of fans …
2024 Democratic platform: What Catholics need to know

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:26 pm Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF, and “gender-affirming health care.” The platform is an aspirational document drafted and approved by party delegates during election years. It …
Planned Parenthood mobilizes for Democratic convention in Chicago

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 19, 2024 / 13:30 pm Planned Parenthood is offering free abortions and vasectomies to residents and visitors in Chicago as the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off in the city’s downtown. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, which dispenses abortion and contraception in southern Illinois, said …
Cardinal Cupich decries ‘fear of the other,’ calls for unity at Democratic convention

By Peter Laffin CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 11:21 am In his prayer of invocation at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich lamented the “ongoing injustices in our national life” while calling for national unity. Speaking before a packed house at …
Pope Francis receives Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 19, 2024 / 14:45 pm Pope Francis received Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon — who was accompanied by his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez — at the Vatican last week. The Vatican Press Office made no mention of the meeting in its bulletin …