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Edie Heipel
The rosary: common myths and facts
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 1, 2022 / 02:00 am October is designated by the Catholic Church as the “Month of the Rosary.” Here are seven common myths and facts about this devotion to Our Lady. Only Catholics can pray the rosary. False. While rosaries are typically associated with …
Supreme Court Justice Alito: faith ‘should affect the way you treat people’ as a judge
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 28, 2022 / 16:45 pm Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito — author of the deciding opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade — stressed the importance of his Catholic faith to serving on the highest court in the country Tuesday in a lecture to …
Catholic Charities helps to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian
by Edie Heipel, Jonah McKeown Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2022 / 13:00 pm Local and national Catholic Charities agencies are working to assess needs and provide aid after Hurricane Ian devastated Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, leading to what will likely be billions of dollars in damage and several confirmed …
7 things to know about Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s likely new Catholic prime minister
by Edie Heipel, Jonah McKeown Washington D.C., Sep 26, 2022 / 18:00 pm Italy’s national elections on Sept. 25 ended with Giorgia Meloni, a Catholic mother, poised to become the country’s first female prime minister. In the snap elections — called after former prime minister Mario Draghi’s unity government collapsed due …
Senate Republicans propose national ban on abortions after 15 weeks
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 13, 2022 / 14:00 pm South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks, except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger. The Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from …
How to honor Our Lady in your baby’s name for the feast of the Holy Name of Mary
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2022 / 09:30 am Every year on Sept. 12 since 1683, the Catholic Church has celebrated the feast of the Holy Name of Mary. Officially instituted as a feast day for the universal Church by Pope Innocent XI, the celebration dates back to the …
‘Clerical error’ wipes out thousands of comments on new Biden gender-identity discrimination rule
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2022 / 14:00 pm Today marks the end of the public comment period for the Biden administration’s updated Title IX rule after hundreds of thousands of comments disappeared from the record this weekend in a move the Education Department is calling a “clerical error.” …
Catholic colleges now offering ‘gender-inclusive’ housing, among other LGBTQ+ initiatives
by Edie Heipel, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2022 / 12:39 pm Catholic parents with children in college have something other than rising tuition bills to worry about this fall, as some Catholic colleges and universities are adopting “gender-inclusive” housing policies as part of a broader embrace of gender …
Bianca Jagger implores Pope Francis to aid persecuted Catholic Church in Nicaragua
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 16, 2022 / 14:00 pm Human rights activist Bianca Jagger is raising awareness of the Nicaraguan regime’s oppression of the Catholic Church, calling on Pope Francis to condemn the government’s targeted attacks on the faithful. In a statement earlier this week, Jagger said …
Doctor says Boston gender clinic mutilates and sterilizes children
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 15, 2022 / 17:00 pm Controversy erupted last week when news of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Clinic for kids took over social media, prompting outrage over the hospital’s “first of its kind” program to facilitate sex-changes for children in the form of hormone …