Archive for September 26, 2024

Father Marwan Ghanem recounts his survival of the Sept. 17, 2024, pager attack in Beirut in an interview with ACI Mena, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner.?w=200&h=150

By Elias Turk

Maronite priest recounts his experience witnessing Beirut’s pager explosions

Father Marwan Ghanem shared his story of witnessing some of the pager explosions that rocked the country on Sept. 17. Read more

Shia LaBeouf arrives for the Hollywood Film Awards on Nov. 3, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Word on Fire launches mental health, suicide prevention ministry inspired by Shia LaBeouf

The Word on Fire Institute, founded by Bishop Robert Barron, has launched a program designed to support young men amid... Read more

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By Ken Oliver-Méndez,Eduardo Berdejo

Pew survey in U.S. and Latin America gauges views on Church teachings, popularity of Pope Francis 

The Pew Research Center has released the results of a survey of how Catholics in the U.S. and six Latin... Read more

Local Republicans operate a booth at the New Britain Township Veterans Committee Fall Festival and Car Show in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 21, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

On the ground in Pennsylvania: Catholics are key swing voters in Harris-Trump showdown

In this politically divided state, the race’s outcome could come down to a few swing counties where Biden narrowly edged... Read more

Catholic Cathedral St. Peter and Paul in the Diocese of Tallinn, Estonia.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Catholic Church elevated in Estonia: Pope Francis creates Diocese of Tallinn

The Vatican made the announcement on Sept. 26, coinciding with the start of the pope’s apostolic journey to Luxembourg and... Read more

Pope Francis arrives at Luxembourg Airport on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, the first stop in a four-day tour of Luxembourg and Belgium, two historically Christian countries in Europe, both of which are experiencing steep declines in religious adherence amid the spread of secularization.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe

Before flying to the neighboring country of Belgium on the afternoon of Sept. 26, the 87-year-old pope spent one day... Read more

A group of missionaries trained in June 2024 by The Culture Project to go out and share their personal stories, educate students on the value of human dignity, and provide a moral compass through a focus on sexual integrity.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Culture Project to expand missionary efforts, announces new CEO

The Culture Project International has announced the appointment of its new chief executive officer, Gregg Schleppenbach, a leader in the... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at a meeting with other Arab bishops on Aug. 28, 2024, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Jerusalem patriarch announces ‘day of prayer and fasting’ on Oct. 7 anniversary

“May each of us with the rosary or in whatever form he or she sees fit ... find a moment... Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends a plenary session during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine on June 16, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Vatican secretary of state warns of Europe’s low birth rates, ‘demographic winter’

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in an interview with Vatican Media said Europe “greatly needs” to rediscover its Christian roots and face... Read more

A sign at the entrance to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

Doctors dispute claim raised at Senate hearing that pro-life laws are killing women

Dr. Christina Francis testified that pro-abortion misinformation, not pro-life laws, is responsible for “dangerous” delays in women receiving emergency care. Read more