Muslim leaders condemn ‘disgraceful’ Olympics scene: It ‘offended us as much as them’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. / Credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images; Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 16:22 pm (CNA). Top government officials in Iran and Turkey, along with other Muslim religious figures, are speaking out against the drag-queen-led parody of the…

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Franciscan University launches video series to address ‘woke’ culture — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and Noelle Mering speak at Franciscan University of Steubenville on the new series “In Focus: Confronting the Woke World.” / Credit: JW Beatovich/Franciscan University CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, has launched a video series that plans to examine “culture, science, politics, the…

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Ohio priest steps down after calls for resignation over child porn hard drive controversy — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: OlegRi/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). A priest in Ohio has resigned from his parish after parishioners demanded his ouster due to his having destroyed a hard drive containing possible child porn.  Father Barry Stechschulte announced his departure from St. Susanna Catholic Parish in Mason, Ohio, in a…

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