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Month: August 2022

Chapp's Schtick

Rejecting the “low-bar Thomism” of revisionist moral theologians

August 12, 2022 Larry Chapp 53

Having reviewed the republication of Henri de Lubac’s book The Church: Paradox and Mystery, I had to accept that space constraints prevented me from discussing at more length a part of the text that moved […]

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News Briefs

Globe Theatre’s new spin on ‘non-binary’ Joan of Arc detracts from her heroism and dignity, Catholics say

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Side view of the gilded statue of Joan of Arc at Place des Pyramides in Paris, France. / Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is re-inventing the story of St. Joan of Arc in an upcom… […]

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Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, southwest Nigeria, on June 5, 2022. / AFP via Getty Images

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 12, 2… […]

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As Muslims in Albuquerque grieve murders, U.S. bishops offer sympathy and support

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Denver Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 15:20 pm (CNA).
The murders of four Muslim men in Albuquerque shocked the local community. In response, Catholic leaders have offered prayer and support.“We join you in your sorrow and promise you a r… […]

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Persecuted bishop in Nicaragua tells faithful to overcome evil with good

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. / Diocese Media TV Merced / Diocese of Matagalpa

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 12, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
The bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Rolando Álvarez, who has been kept un… […]

The Dispatch

Mapping the cosmologies of Sigrid Undset

August 12, 2022 Genevieve S. Kineke 3

As a devoted admirer of Sigrid Unset, I look forward to learning more about her and the influences on her writing. In Sigrid Unset: Reader of Hearts, Fr Aidan Nichols, OP, sets the stage appropriately […]

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Catholic parish in Nigeria struggles to feed thousands uprooted by violent attacks

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022. / Courtesy of Adakole Daniel

Jos, Nigeria, Aug 12, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The news that help was on the way didn’t come soon enough for Joy Akaa.The 30-year-… […]

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Salman Rushdie attacked at lecture in New York

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 12

Salman Rushdie speaks at the Frankfurt Bookfair, Oct. 12, 2017. / Markus Wissmann/Shutterstock

Denver Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 12:01 pm (CNA).
The author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” led to a call for his assassination from … […]

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In Rome, a setback for Father Vincent Capodanno sainthood cause

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Father Capodanno with fellow Marines in Vietnam / null

Denver Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 09:40 am (CNA).
There is a new obstacle for the sainthood cause of Father Vincent Capodanno, the “grunt padre” who died on a Vietnam battlefield as a militar… […]

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Germany denies refuge to Christian convert from Iran

August 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

European Court of Human Rights. / CherryX/wikmedia. CC BY-SA 3.0

CNA Newsroom, Aug 12, 2022 / 04:05 am (CNA).
The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the case of an Iranian convert to Christianity, who is appealing his deportation from… […]

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