New film on life of Father Flanagan hopes to advance priest’s cause for canonization — By: Catholic News Agency

From left to right: Deacon Omar F.A. Gutierrez, notary in the cause for canonization, Steve Wolf, vice postulator in the cause for canonization and a Boys Town alumnus, and Father Ryan Lewis, JCL, the archbishop’s delegate. / Credit: EWTN screenshot/Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 7, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A new film depicting…

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Catholic Church tackles parental stress crisis with support programs and resources — By: Catholic News Agency

Parish-based Trinity House Community Groups are now active in 25 parishes in nine states, including 12 parishes within the Diocese of Arlington. Each parish pays an annual subscription cost to gain access to the turnkey program (videos, discussion questions, handouts, core team guides). Most of the gatherings take place on Saturday evenings in the parish…

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Panelists at Pray Vote Stand Summit slam government’s pro-abortion agenda — By: Catholic News Agency

Mark Houck and other pro-life activists share the severe suffering they have experienced due to the pro-abortion policies of the Biden-Harris administration at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 5, 2024 / 09:20 am (CNA). Pennsylvania pro-life advocate Mark Houck…

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Cardinal, exorcists have differing takes on ‘cleansing’ ritual performed on Mexican president  — By: Catholic News Agency

Among the various ceremonies at the inauguration of the first female Mexican president, Claudia Scheinbaum, in the capital city’s Constitution Plaza — commonly known as Zócalo — a group of Indigenous women performed a “sacred ceremony.” / Credit: Courtesy of Government of Mexico Lima Newsroom, Oct 5, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A Mexican cardinal…

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Actor Jonathan Roumie calls Father Flanagan’s mission portrayed in new film ‘timeless’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Devout Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as Jesus Christ in “The Chosen,” is an executive producer and narrator of the new film “Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story.” / Credit: EWTN Screenshot/Francesca Pollio/CNA CNA Staff, Oct 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). In 1917, Father Edward J. Flanagan, a Catholic…

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