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Turkish police stand guard outside the scene of an armed attack at a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 28, 2024. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTN Rome Newsroom, Jan 29, 2024 / 07:27 am (CNA). The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday Mass that…
Father J.J. Mech, rector of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, stands next to the life-sized statues of the apostles that have now been installed in the cathedral’s worship space, along with first-class relics of each apostle. The “Journey with the Saints” pilgrimage, which will be dedicated Feb. 8, 2024, in a…
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We are pleased to announce the 2nd edition of Matthew Plese’s work just released: The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence. This book forms the basis for our lay sodality, The Fellowship of St. Nicholas, founded by Pese with OnePeterFive and Sensus Fidelium. Read about and join the sodality here. You can learn more and hear…
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Teacher Rose Dussault reads aloud to pre-K students at St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick, Massachusetts. / Credit: George Martell CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). The 50th anniversary of National Catholic Schools Week kicked off this week, celebrating the more than 5,200 Catholic grade schools in the country that educate more…
After the untimely revelation of Cardinal Fernández’s salacious book, Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality, some prominent progressive Catholics rushed to defend the beleaguered prelate. The cardinal, who was appointed head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith last September, has been a source of embarrassment and controversy for the Church, especially because of…
Among my earliest memories of St. Augustine—prompting an immediate deep dive into his Confessions, one of the greatest memoirs ever written—was a tantalizing passage from Joseph Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity, recounting the decisive moment in Augustine’s life when, having discovered that “the famous philosopher Marius Victorinus had become a Christian,” his whole world suddenly fell……
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Cardinal Accused of Sexual Misconduct Allegations vs. Cdl. LaCroix date back to 1980s. FULL STORY 1 in 3 Zoomers Identifies as LGBT Gender confusion common in ages 18 to 25. FULL STORY ‘Nones’ More Numerous Most popular religious affiliation is having none. FULL STORY Strong Families Beget Vocations Most consecrated religious from two-parent homes. FULL STORY Suspect Arrested in Priest’s Death Man used…
