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Jonah McKeown
Meet the young Catholic pilgrims who will walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist this summer
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By Jonah McKeown, Peter Pinedo CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 15:30 pm A group of two dozen young Catholic pilgrims will walk thousands of miles across the United States this summer, carrying Jesus Christ in the Eucharist through city streets and the countryside, converging at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress. Collectively, the …
What to expect at the 2024 Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2024 / 07:00 am The 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, taking place July 17–21 in Indianapolis, is expected to draw tens of thousands of people for Masses, worship, talks, workshops, and more to celebrate Christ’s true presence in the Eucharist. The congress, the first such event …
Catholic Charities Chicago to cut 300 jobs amid transition away from government contracts
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 17:35 pm Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced large-scale job cuts this week amid a plan to move away from “increasingly complex and uncertain” government contracts and rely instead more heavily on charitable donations. In a March 7 statement shared with …
Leading bishop urges U.S. to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, two years into war
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2024 / 17:10 pm A leading Maronite Catholic bishop this week urged ongoing humanitarian support for the suffering people of Ukraine, two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, which …
Russian opposition leader, outspoken Christian Alexei Navalny reportedly dead in prison
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 15:30 pm Russian leaders on Friday announced the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition politician to President Vladimir Putin, in a Siberian prison. Navalny, 47, had been serving a 19-year sentence for alleged extremism and years of criticism of the authoritarian Putin in …
Catholic mother killed in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs victory parade
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 14:50 pm Following a shooting in downtown Kansas City yesterday afternoon during a packed Super Bowl victory rally, nearly two dozen people were injured and one person, so far, is confirmed dead. The lone fatality so far, according to local news reports, was Lisa …
Notre Dame cathedral spire to be unveiled nearly 5 years after devastating fire
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2024 / 16:55 pm The unveiling process for the newly rebuilt spire of Paris’ legendary Notre Dame Cathedral began this week, with the process expected to be completed in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July. Deconstruction of the scaffolding surrounding the spire …
Human Trafficking Bill: U.S. bishops urge passage in Congress
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 9, 2024 / 17:00 pm The bishops of the United States have urged Congress to pass a bill aiming to combat human trafficking that would, among other things, provide grants to aid organizations in areas with high rates of trafficking. The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims …
St. Stephen: Visiting the spot where the first martyr died
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Dec 26, 2023 / 04:00 am If “Good King Wenceslas” is one of the Christmas hymns you look forward to each year, you probably know which saint is celebrated today — St. Stephen, the first person to die for the risen Christ. Roman Catholics celebrate his feast on Dec. 26, …
O Little Town of Bethlehem… Pennsylvania? The story of ‘Christmas City USA’
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Dec 25, 2023 / 07:00 am There are at least 18 cities and towns in the United States named Bethlehem, but one of the first and perhaps the most famous is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town of 75,000 in the eastern state’s Lehigh Valley, a short drive …