Archbishop Wilton Gregory announced in an interview yesterday that he will not deny Holy Communion to Joe Biden, and committed himself to working with the president-elect’s administration. But the soon-to-be cardinal’s pledge could put him in tension with the work of the U.S. bishops’ conference,
Due to COVID-19 and other challenges, 2020 will have a unique place in history books because of its trials and tribulations. Thus, when the 2020 calendar tells us that it is time to feel gratitude, to count our blessings and give thanks, it may feel
Philip Kosloski While we may not always know what we can be thankful for in our lives, we can always be thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. It was this sacrifice that opened the gates of Heaven and has since provided for us innumerable
Edward Pentin What are the strengths and weaknesses of the McCarrick Report, and what can be learned from it that could be applied to similar cases in the future? Father John Lavers, a Canadian priest of the Diocese of Portsmouth in England, currently serves as the
Fr. Leo Patalinghug Thanksgiving is a religious holiday. It’s also a very Catholic religious holiday. Celebrate it with gusto! But before historians, politicians and secularists get up in arms to blast my thesis, let me first explain what I mean by “religious” and “Catholic.” The
A South Dakota priest has been sentenced to almost eight years in federal prison, after he was convicted of 65 felonies related to stealing donations from Catholic parishes. Ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution, the priest said he stole in part because he
Joseph Hanneman Nearly two-thirds of state capitol buildings in the United States will display a Nativity crèche this Christmas season, a nearly 50 percent increase in just two years under a partnership between American Nativity Scene and the Thomas More Society, a public-interest law firm.
Jonah McKeown DENVER, Colo. — Amid debate over the ethics of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate under development by Moderna, a Catholic microbiologist told CNA that while research connected to aborted fetal cells may have contributed to the knowledge base being used in the vaccine’s development,
CNA Doctors in the Netherlands are now permitted to sedate patients without their knowledge or consent prior to euthanizing them if there is a chance the patient could “become agitated” as a doctor prepares to end their life. The rule change was reported on Friday,
Today the Church honors 117 Christians who suffered and died for their faith in Vietnam since the seventeenth century—they stand as representatives for the hundreds of thousands who have suffered for their faith in Vietnam. The canonized group includes 96 people who were from Vietnam
Praying the Rosary
Familiarize yourself with the prayers of the rosary.
