Category: US
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Arizona bishops oppose proposed state crackdown against illegal immigration
By Peter Pinedo Houston, Texas, Sep 5, 2024 / 18:04 pm The Catholic bishops of Arizona have come out against a ballot initiative that would criminalize illegal immigration at the state level and strengthen state border enforcement. Arizona citizens will be voting on the measure, which is titled the Arizona Immigration and Border Law Enforcement…
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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 04:00 am Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth. “Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30. “If we took the planet’s temperature, it…
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Trump says he will vote ‘no’ on Florida pro-abortion amendment
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 30, 2024 / 19:02 pm Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday that he will vote “no” on a broad pro-abortion amendment set to appear on the ballot in Florida this November. Earlier in the week Trump — who lives in Florida — was asked by an…
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House lawmakers probe HHS on its backing of sex changes for kids
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2024 / 17:48 pm The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability is launching an investigation after the Biden-Harris administration allegedly pressured an international health care organization to promote gender transition drugs and surgeries for minors. “We are concerned that HHS [Department of Health and…
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Meet Monsignor Joseph Buh, the Duluth Catholic priest who could become America’s next saint
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 28, 2024 / 17:40 pm Monsignor Joseph Buh passed away more than a century ago in 1922. Yet his memory has not faded among the faithful in northern Minnesota. To this day many in the area consider him a saint, and he is ubiquitously acknowledged as the “patriarch…
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5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 04:00 am The Catholic Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Church father, doctor of the Church, and foundational theologian, on Aug. 28. Augustine was brought up as a Christian in his early childhood but drifted from the Church, fathering a child out of wedlock…
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Priest chef Father Leo opens restaurant to serve second chances and feed souls
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2024 / 05:30 am It’s not every day that you see a Catholic priest working in the kitchen of a restaurant but Father Leo Patalinghug isn’t your typical priest. Based in Baltimore, Patalinghug is a radio and TV host — one of those programs is “Savoring Our Faith”…
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New film ‘Reagan’ aims to unite, says Catholic actor
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 24, 2024 / 04:30 am The first full-length film focusing on the life of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, will be hitting theaters on Aug. 30. The biopic “Reagan” stars Dennis Quaid and Catholic actor David Henrie portrays the teenage Reagan in the film.…
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Why the Queenship of Mary matters
By Bishop Robert Barron Mundelein, Ill., Aug 22, 2024 / 04:00 am The Catholic Church annually celebrates the feast of the Queenship of Mary on Aug. 22. Most people, upon hearing of this celebration, would think of it as something rather sweet and sentimental, a quaint devotion for grandmothers with a taste for saccharine spirituality. But…
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2024 Democratic platform: What Catholics need to know
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:26 pm Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF, and “gender-affirming health care.” The platform is an aspirational document drafted and approved by party delegates during election years. It is meant…