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Month: May 2023

Analysis

Why the serious drop in priestly vocations in Europe’s largest diocese?

May 5, 2023 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 67

On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Archbishop of Milan, Mario Delpini, made international news with his own “annunciation” that the priestly formation program in the Archdiocese was to undergo a major re-structuring. Before getting […]

The Dispatch

Selfless love in the face of That Hideous Strength

May 5, 2023 Julian Kwasniewski 1

In That Hideous Strength (1945), the third volume of his Space Trilogy (1938-1945), C. S. Lewis follows the diverging paths of newlyweds Mark and Jane Studdock as they become embroiled in the cosmic forces battling […]

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Mexican bishop expresses Church’s concern for unaccompanied child migrants

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

A group of migrants from South America crosses the Rio Bravo border between Mexico and the United States to request asylum. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, May 5, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
Auxiliary Bishop Francisco J… […]

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Mother’s Day gifts from small mom-run Catholic businesses

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Mother and Home gift set / Photo courtesy of Mother and Home

Denver, Colo., May 5, 2023 / 11:30 am (CNA).
As Mother’s Day approaches, it’s time to find that special gift that will tell the mothers in your life just how much they mean to you. An… […]

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UPDATE: Feds back off demand that Catholic hospital extinguish chapel candle

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

An inspector had deemed the Catholic chapel’s sanctuary candle a fire hazard. / Credit: Saint Francis Health System

Denver, Colo., May 5, 2023 / 10:25 am (CNA).
Federal government regulators backed off their demands that a Catholic hospital ext… […]

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A guide to the Christian — and Catholic — symbolism in King Charles III’s coronation

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 12

The Imperial State Crown, Sceptre, and wreath of symbolic flowers adorn the coffin of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the gun carriage for the funeral procession, Sept. 19, 2022. / Credit: Kelly Chow/Shutterstock

St. Louis, Mo., May 5, 2… […]

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Pope Francis invites child protection group to have ‘a spirituality of reparation’

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis meets with the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in an audience May 5, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, May 5, 2023 / 09:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis invited the Vatican’s child protection commission to ha… […]

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Film about freedom activist Jimmy Lai surpasses 1 million YouTube views in under 2 weeks

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Jimmy Lai at a Hong Kong protest / Courtesy of the Acton Institute

Washington D.C., May 5, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA).
A new film about Hong Kong media mogul turned pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has amassed more than 1 million views on YouTube an… […]

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Vatican’s new bishops’ prefect shares his ‘portrait of a bishop’

May 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Robert Francis Prevost was named prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops on Jan. 30, 2023. / Credit: Frayjhonattan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican City, May 5, 2023 / 07:50 am (CNA).
A bishop should nurture closeness to… […]

The Dispatch

Updated: HHS rescinds order to Catholic hospital to extinguish living flame in chapel

May 5, 2023 Charles J. Russo 30

Update (May 5, 2023 | 1:30 EST): Recognizing that the position of the Department of Health and Human Services was indefensible, on Friday May 5 the Biden Administration rescinded its threat to revoke the certification […]

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