Baltimore Orioles host first-ever ‘Faith Night’; players share ‘what God has done’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Camden Yards in Baltimore. / Credit: Debby Wong/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 17:36 pm (CNA). The Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team, hosted its first-ever “Faith Night” on Aug. 13. Six players — including starting pitcher Trevor Rogers and All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson — shared their testimonies of faith to thousands of…

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Synod organizer Cardinal Hollerich: Catholic Church in Africa ‘not afraid to speak’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:06 pm (CNA). Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich praised the boldness and the faithfulness of the…

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Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests — By: Catholic News Agency

“We cannot remain silent while this dictator closes [1,500] NGOs, suffocating civil society and violating the rights of thousands of citizens,” said Felix Maradiaga, shown here during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021. / Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 16:06 pm (CNA). The dictatorship…

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