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Catholic food pantries struggle with demand as inflation soars

by Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder CNA Newsroom, Aug 20, 2022 / 12:30 pm Amid the highest levels of inflation seen in the United States in four decades, food pantries across the country — many of which are run by Catholics — are seeing an increased demand for their services. Catholic food …
Rosaries are flying off the shelves after ‘The Atlantic’ article suggests link to ‘extremism’

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Aug 16, 2022 / 13:04 pm Three online shops that sell rosaries have reported a boost in sales following a controversial article published Sunday in The Atlantic magazine which attempted to link the rosary to right-wing extremism in the United States. In the article, Daniel …
The Sistine Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption: 5 things to know

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Aug 14, 2022 / 06:47 am On August 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this historic chapel. One of …
Catholic schools’ free lunch funds jeopardized by Biden LGBT rule change

by Edie Heipel, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 18:00 pm Catholic school leaders need to be aware that their schools could be cut off from the federal government’s free and subsidized lunch program if their policies don’t comply with the Biden administration’s revised rules against LGBTQ discrimination, …
Lightning strike causes major fire damage to historic Illinois Catholic church

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 9, 2022 / 15:10 pm A lightning strike caused a roof fire Monday that severely damaged a historic Catholic church in Rockford, Illinois, and left three firefighters injured, authorities said. The Rockford Fire Department determined that lightning set the roof on fire, Mike …
Meet Michael McGivney Schachle, the miracle baby who helped make his namesake a Blessed

by Joe Bukuras Nashville, Tenn., Aug 7, 2022 / 04:00 am Seated in a small black wagon pulled by his father, 7-year-old Michael McGivney Schachle happily rolled along the hallways of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville last week, innocently unaware that people were staring at him …
Nashville Dominican Sisters support Hillbilly Thomists on country music’s most famous stage

by Joe Bukuras Nashville, Tenn., Aug 4, 2022 / 12:00 pm The famous Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, has hosted stars such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, and many more. But it wasn’t until Aug. 1 that a band of wisecracking, bluegrass-playing, …
Cardinal Gregory restricts Traditional Latin Masses to three locations in DC archdiocese

by Courtney Mares, Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2022 / 08:00 am Cardinal Wilton Gregory announced Friday that the Traditional Latin Mass will be restricted to three locations in the Archdiocese of Washington. Starting Sept. 21, the Extraordinary Form of the Mass will only be allowed to be offered …
Any arrests so far in attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers? Here’s what we know

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 20, 2022 / 16:07 pm An arrest has been made in connection with the arson and vandalism of both a Catholic church and a Methodist church in Bethesda, Maryland, that occurred on July 9 and July 10. Peter Piringer, a spokesman for the …
Pro-abortion protesters disrupted Mass at Catholic church in Chicago

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 7, 2022 / 16:00 pm Pro-abortion protesters were quickly escorted out of a Mass last month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chicago, according to the church’s bulletin. A video of the June 26 protest shows protesters standing up from the pews during …