University of Nebraska apologizes for ‘drag Mass,’ investigates controversial performance — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska (pictured in St. Peter’s Square in 2019) criticized the University of Nebraska for allowing a student to mock the Mass in a drag show. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2025 / 13:08 pm (CNA). The University of Nebraska has officially apologized for sanctioning a profane “drag”…

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Join EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa as he investigates ‘The Paths of Edith Stein’ — By: Catholic News Agency

A Jesuit priest fluent in 13 languages, Father Mitch Pacwa hosts several programs on EWTN, including “EWTN Live.” / Credit: EWTN Birmingham, Ala., Aug 8, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Edith Stein, the Jewish woman who would become St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was murdered in the gas chamber at the Auschwitz concentration camp…

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Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building, says critics are anti-Catholic — By: Catholic News Agency

Statues of St. Michael and St. Florian. / Credit: Office of Mayor Thomas Koch National Catholic Register, Aug 8, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). A Massachusetts mayor is going to bat for including statues of two Catholic saints on the city’s new public safety building, saying he picked them because of their importance to police…

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