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Boston Celtics head coach, NBA Champions, treasures his Catholic faith
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 14, 2024 / 11:30 am The Boston Celtics won their first NBA title since 2008 — and their head coach Joe Mazzulla has already decided what he will do. “We’re flying to Jerusalem and we’re walking from Jericho to Jerusalem,” Mazzulla said in an NBC …
Harrison Butker supported by Kansas City bishop, prominent Catholics amid speech backlash
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, May 16, 2024 / 18:37 pm Prominent Catholics are voicing their support for Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker after he delivered a commencement address to graduating students at Benedictine College on May 11 that touched on hot-button issues, causing outrage among the left-leaning media and commentators. Butker, …
Winner, winner, Rice-A-Roni dinner? Bishops bet on the Super Bowl
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Feb 10, 2024 / 06:00 am It’s a tradition for the Catholic bishops from the two cities sending teams to the Super Bowl to make a friendly wager before the big game. With the Kansas City Chiefs back in their fourth Super Bowl in five years …
Latin Mass held in Capitol on anniversary of FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics
By Joe Bukuras, Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 23, 2024 / 19:25 pm One year after the FBI’s Richmond office sent out a memorandum outlining an investigation into traditionalist Catholics, a Latin Mass was held in the U.S. Capitol with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson and two other Republican …
Shia LaBeouf enters Catholic Church, considers vocation to the diaconate
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 14:10 pm Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday evening. The Capuchin Franciscans-Western American Province announced LaBeouf’s confirmation on their Facebook account Tuesday. “We are thrilled …
March for Life marks 51st anniversary in January: Here’s what to expect this year
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 06:00 am The 51st annual March for Life will kick off in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 under the theme “With Every Woman, For Every Child.” The March for Life, which calls itself the world’s “largest annual human rights demonstration,” takes place …
New Catholic trade schools are sprouting up across the country — here are four
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Jan 2, 2024 / 08:00 am There is growing interest in the trades for many families around the country, according to the leaders of postsecondary Catholic trade institutions, and it comes amid major skilled-labor shortages in the U.S. According to the 2023 Career Advancement in Manufacturing Report by …
Chris Christie ties his shift on gay marriage to Vatican ruling on same-sex blessings
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 17:30 pm Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie, once an opponent of same-sex marriage, said Thursday his views on the matter have shifted, citing the Vatican’s recent document on same-sex blessings as evidence that “even the Church is changing.” “And so you know …
2023 witnessed continued attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers, churches
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 06:00 am Pro-life institutions continued to be targets of pro-abortion attacks in 2023 following the landmark Supreme Court decision in June 2022 overturning Roe v. Wade. Roe, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, was struck down on June 24 — the …
Biden-Harris to prioritize abortion stance for reelection campaign
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2023 / 19:05 pm Vice President Kamala Harris announced she will embark on a tour across the nation promoting abortion rights, beginning on the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade next month. In focusing on abortion, the vice president’s tour …