Archive for May 23, 2023
LA Dodgers reverse course, will honor anti-Catholic drag group at Pride Night game
“A full apology and explanation was given to us by the Dodgers staff which we accept,” the Sisters of Perpetual... Read more
Pope Francis appoints Pennsylvania priest to lead Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Diocese of Kalamazoo, which comprises nine counties in southwest Michigan, has 59 parishes, 21 Catholic schools, and almost 80,000... Read more
Survey: Fewer Americans confident about God’s existence, but many still pray
Only about half of Americans now say they are certain that God exists, but many Americans say they still pray... Read more
Illinois AG report says nearly 2,000 were victims of clergy sex abuse over 70-year span
The report released May 23 covers allegations from 1950 through 2019 within Illinois’ six Catholic dioceses. Read more
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch blasts COVID lockdowns, closing of churches
Justice Neil Gorsuch called the COVID-19 emergency orders possibly “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of... Read more
MiraVia maternity home brings hope and life to pregnant students in North Carolina
The MiraVia maternity home on the campus of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina has helped more 60 pregnant and... Read more
Conjoined twins born, baptized, and confirmed before passing
Nicole and Austin LeBlanc, a Catholic couple from Michigan, chose to give their baby girls life and to share their... Read more
LA Archdiocese: Dodgers’ decision to honor drag queen nuns disparages real religious sisters
The archdiocese called for “all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form.” Read more
80-year-old man tries to kill archbishop after Mass in cathedral in Mexico
An 80-year-old man wielding a knife tried to kill Archbishop Faustino Armendáriz of Durango, Mexico, on May 21. Read more
UPDATE: NYC professor who vandalized student pro-life display is fired
A professor at Hunter College in New York City had vandalized a pro-life display on May 2 that was sponsored... Read more
Vatican expert to go to Bolivia to examine the progress being made in sex abuse prevention
Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith previously investigated sexual abuse in the Church... Read more
