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‘Wolves in sheep’s clothing’: California diocese warns about imposter priests

By Joe Bukuras CNA Newsroom, Oct 23, 2023 / 17:05 pm The Diocese of Stockton, California, has issued a warning about a pair of imposters posing as Catholic clergymen in the city of Modesto and charging high fees for blessings and sacraments. The diocese said that two unidentified men are falsely …
Catholic Relief president on aid to Gaza: Let’s ‘get it going,’ ‘take care of these people’

By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2023 / 10:10 am The president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) this week said he was hoping for a quick reopening of border access to Gaza and deployment of aid to stricken civilians in the war-torn area. CRS on Wednesday repeated its call for “an end …
Ahead of major abortion vote, thousands to descend on Ohio’s capital for March for Life

By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2023 / 18:15 pm An estimated 5,000 Ohioans will be marching for life this Friday in the state’s capital of Columbus just one month ahead of a November election that could fatally influence the futures of many unborn children. In a battleground abortion state …
New study shows that now almost two-thirds of US Catholics believe in Real Presence

By Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 29, 2023 / 18:05 pm A new study shows that almost two-thirds of adult Catholics in the United States believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, a significantly different result from the often-cited 2019 Pew Research study that suggested only one-third …
Cardinal Dolan says Biden ‘doesn’t take my calls’ on migrant crisis in New York City

By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2023 / 16:08 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in an interview that President Joe Biden is ignoring his calls about the “tragic, broken” migrant system in the U.S., which has landed tens of thousands of migrants and refugees in …
Hall of Famer Tony Dungy corrects ‘SportsCenter’: Coco Gauff ‘was praying’

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 11, 2023 / 13:10 pm After 19-year-old Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam title at the women’s tennis championship in the U.S. Open on Saturday, she dropped to her knees, put her elbows on the bench, clasped her hands, and brought them to her …
‘God was with us on the stairwell’: A hero of 9/11 finds his vocation

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 11, 2023 / 05:00 am Paul Carris had started a new job working in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the 71st floor in July 2001. Two months later, on the morning of Sept. 11, Carris had just hung up the phone …
NFL kicker Harrison Butker and Notre Dame to reward innovative use of Church property

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 5, 2023 / 12:06 pm Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker is teaming up with the University of Notre Dame to offer a $10,000 award for the innovative use of Catholic Church property in light of societal and demographic change. In partnership with Notre Dame’s Church …
Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak a key leader at Hillsdale College, a hub for Catholic converts

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 3, 2023 / 06:00 am Pat Sajak, the longtime host of the popular television game show “Wheel of Fortune,” will be retiring after this upcoming season. After more than 40 years in that role, Sajak is like a member of the family for the …
U.S. pilgrims reflect on World Youth Day experience: a ‘small taste’ of heaven

By Jonah McKeown, Joe Bukuras CNA Newsroom, Aug 9, 2023 / 15:45 pm Tens of thousands of American pilgrims traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, for World Youth Day Aug. 1–6, a trip some attendees called “a dream,” “a blessing,” and “incredible.” World Youth Day, a global event for young people that takes place …