Archive for August 22, 2022

Ann Wittman with Farid Wardak, an Afghan immigrant, in front of the house that the Wittmans purchased for the Wardak family in the St. Louis suburb of Affton.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

In St. Louis, this Catholic rallies her community to treat Afghan immigrants ‘like Jesus’

By the time the Taliban captured Kabul at the end of August 2021 and began ruling with oppression, hundreds of... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal Becciu ‘reinstated’ by Pope Francis?

Cardinal Becciu, who resigned from all positions and is involved in the Vatican’s historic corruption trial, will reportedly participate in... Read more

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By Hannah Brockhaus

Theologian at Academy for Life claims one may dissent from Church teaching on contraception

The Pontifical Academy for Life has published an interview with a theologian who says Catholic teaching on contraception is open... Read more

Former archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rembert Weakland kneels and prays as he is given a standing ovation of support after he apologized publicly for sexual indiscretions during a prayer service May 31, 2002 in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Weakland admitted to having a relationship with and paying $450,000 to former seminary student Paul Marcoux.?w=200&h=150

By Carl Bunderson

Archbishop Weakland dies at age 95

Archbishop Rembert Weakland, a Benedictine who served as archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002, died overnight on Monday. Read more

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By CNA Staff

Catholic Church in Argentina opposes legalization of euthanasia

There are currently four bills being considered in Argentina’s Congress to legalize euthanasia. Read more

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The Texas Supreme Court will allow the execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of the murder of his infant child, with the ruling coming after a legislative committee attempted in October 2024 to delay the capital sentence by subpoenaing the condemned man.

Texas Supreme Court allows previously-delayed execution of Robert Roberson to proceed

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New Jersey bishop says hundreds of diocesan donations have gone missing from drop box

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Pope Francis laicizes schismatic Argentine priest 

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn pastor removed after secretly loaning $2 million of parish funds to lawyer

Pope Francis attends a Vatican screening of the 2022 documentary “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” on Feb. 24, 2023.

Pope Francis conveys closeness to Ukraine in letter marking 1,000th day of war

Sarah Richardson, a sidewalk counselor with Coalition Life in Carbondale, Illinois.

Pro-life group asks Supreme Court to throw out abortion ‘buffer zone’ laws

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla was among the speakers featured at the 2024 Conference on Catholics and Public Life Nov. 15–17, 2024.

Socialism is ‘an enemy of the cross,’ Spanish bishop says

Coat of arms of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher.

What is the Jerusalem Cross?

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America’s pro-life movement readies 2025 federal- and state-level policy efforts

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis’ claim that Israel action in Gaza could be ‘genocide’ draws criticism

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