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An estimated 7,000 people gathered to celebrate the beatification of Patriarch Estephan Douaihy on Aug. 2, 2024, in Bkerké, Lebanon. / Credit: Marwan Semaan/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Aug 5, 2024 / 14:28 pm (CNA). In a ceremony that blended centuries-old tradition with new hope, the Maronite Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Patriarch Estephan Douaihy…

Protesters attempt to enter the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, which is housing asylum seekers, on Aug. 4, 2024, in Rotherham, United Kingdom. / Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 14:58 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of the United Kingdom are praying for peace amid rioting sparked by the tragic stabbing of…

Cardinal Seán O’Malley and Archbishop-elect Richard Henning. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA; Diocese of Rockville Centre CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop Richard Henning as the archbishop of Boston as longtime Archbishop Cardinal Sean O’Malley is retiring at age 80. The Vatican said in…

Father Kevin Lenius, a priest from the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, takes part in the “Concert for Life” playing the electric violin. / Credit: JC Orillion CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Six Catholic priests from across the United States will be coming together Aug. 6–9 to take part in the…

null / Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Members of the United States Congress are demanding immediate answers after the U.S. State Department admitted a $500,000 grant the agency awarded to a humanist group may have been misused to promote atheism in Nepal and Asia under the…