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Pope Francis: The desire for ‘eternal youth’ and ‘unlimited wellbeing’ is delusional conceit

August 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis at the general audience on Aug. 10, 2022 / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 04:48 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said Wednesday that it is “delusional” to try to stop the natural passage of time in pursuit of “eternal youth” and… […]

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Is Latin more effective in driving out demons? An exorcist responds

August 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 10, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Is Latin more effective than vernacular languages in driving out demons? An exorcist answers this controversial question.Interviewed by ACI Prensa, CNA… […]

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August 10, 2022 CWR Staff 11

‘Personal Beliefs’ vs. Objective Science – President Biden asserted his personal belief as a Catholic that human life begins at conception and that abortion, therefore, is morally wrong. He has always been quick to add, […]

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Will Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act work? Here’s what cash-strapped families need to know

August 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Aug 10, 2022 / 03:00 am (CNA).
President Joe Biden is poised to sign the $485 billion Inflation Reduction Act into law later this week, promising Americans relief from the rising cost of food and other neces… […]

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Young Catholics in Ireland say their voices have not been heard during synodal process

August 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Celtic Cross on the hill at Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland. / Tom Haymes (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

CNA Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 01:54 am (CNA).
A group of 500 young Catholics in Ireland have signed a letter saying they love the Church’s teaching, but that… […]

The Dispatch

On the ever-accelerating passage of time

August 10, 2022 George Weigel 10

In one of his Blackford Oakes novels, William F. Buckley, Jr. had a character crack a Wagnerian joke along these lines: What is Siegfried? Siegfried is the opera that begins at 7 p.m. and when […]

The Dispatch

What will be your last words?

August 10, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 7

Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the feast of St. Lawrence, August 10, 2022, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. On December 27, 1912, my father was born in Lawrence, […]

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Lightning strike causes major fire damage to historic Illinois Catholic church

August 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Firefighters work to put out a roof fire at historic St. James Catholic Church, in Rockford, Illinois, on Aug. 8, 2022. The Diocese of Rockford said a lightning strike was a possible cause. / Screenshot of Rockford Diocese video

Washington, D.C… […]

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Pro-lifers react with dismay to news that Irish government plans to fine for praying near abortion clinic

August 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

The flag of the Republic of Ireland. / Michael Care Anderson (CC BY-NC 2.0).

CNA Newsroom, Aug 9, 2022 / 09:51 am (CNA).
Pro-life campaigners and advocates for religious freedom in Ireland have expressed dismay following the news that the Irish… […]

The Dispatch

Reacting to pontifical academy, theologian says teaching of Humanae vitae can’t change

August 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 25

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Denver, Colo., Aug 8, 2022 / 19:01 pm (CNA).
The teaching of Humanae vitae on contraception is an instance of the ordinary and universal magisterium, and as such is irreformable, a moral theologian has said in respon… […]

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A powerful quote from a source that might surprise some readers: Beneath the issue of contraception is a question about the role ideals and norms play in our communal lives. Yes, they restrict our behavior […]

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