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Arlington priest reveals former KKK membership, takes voluntary leave of absence
An Arlington priest revealed Monday that he was a former member of the Ku Klux Klan before converting while in prison, and has asked for a temporary leave of absence from ministry. The Diocese of Arlington released a statement saying that Fr. William Aitcheson, a parochial vicar at St. Leo... Read more -
New Bishop for Syrian Christians Brings Hope Following Genocide, Over 330,000 Deaths
Syriac Orthodox Christians in the northeastern city of Hasakeh celebrated on Saturday the inauguration of Archbishop Maurice Amseeh, giving the community a bishop for the first time in four years, since the last one left the country. Christians have been the subject of a genocidal campaign by... Read more -
Kenyan bishops call for peace in disputed presidential election aftermath
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling for peace and unity in the country, following the conclusion of general elections held on August 8. A day after the incumbent, President Uhuru Kenyatta, was declared winner by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on August 11,... Read more -
Pope orders Belgian religious group to stop offering euthanasia to patients
Vatican City, Aug 10, 2017 / 10:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis is cracking down on a Belgian Brothers of Charity-run organization, giving the group until the end of August to stop offering euthanasia to patients in their psychiatric centers. In addition, each of the religious brothers... Read more -
Return of the Vocations Crisis
The recovery in priestly vocations seems to be over. Between 1978 and 2012, after the great crisis of the 1970s following Vatican II, seminaries around the world enjoyed a season of growth. The growth was not constant, nor was it uniform across countries and continents. But the trend was clear.... Read more -
Edith Stein’s Journey to Sainthood
At the end of her life, Edith Stein considered herself one of the countless “hidden souls” who are part of the invisible Church and who regularly remain hidden from the whole world. She was a contemplative nun, a member of the Discalced Carmelite Order. Yet, as Edith herself pointed out,... Read more -
Who are the martyrs Pope Francis will beatify in Colombia?
[caption id="attachment_87052" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Pope Francis. Credit: Polifoto via Shutterstock. Colombia flag. Credit: J. Stephen Conn via Flickr (CC BY NC 2.0).[/caption] Rome, Italy, Jul 28, 2017 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his six-day visit to Colombia in September,... Read more -
Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I participated in the Convocation, representing The Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network, and here I offer you an honest reflection on my experience. The Good Truly there was much good to be affirmed at the Convocation: Daily Mass, a Eucharistic Adoration chapel, a Eucharistic... Read more -
Pope Francis creates new path to beatification under ‘offering of life’
Vatican City, Jul 11, 2017 / 06:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Tuesday Pope Francis declared a new category of Christian life suitable for consideration of beatification called “offering of life” – in which a person has died prematurely through an offering of their life for love of God and... Read more -
The Drug-Fueled Homosexual Scandal Allegations at the Holy Office
According to reports in the mainstream media, Vatican police broke up a drug-fueled homosexual debauched party in an apartment of the Holy Office, but how true is it? The news first broke in a June 28 article in Il Fatto Quotidiano: the Vatican gendarmerie raided a flat in the same... Read more
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