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The Transfiguration: Gospel to the Dead
An excerpt from Frank Sheed’s To Know Christ Jesus. […]
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A detailed but sometimes lacking account of the Armenian genocide
The Ottoman Empire’s genocide of more than one million Armenians during World War I was one of history’s great tragedies. The Righteous and People of Conscience of the Armenian Genocide by Gérard Dédéyan, Ago Demirdjian, and […]
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Pope Francis appoints Providence Bishop Richard Henning as archbishop of Boston
Cardinal Seán O’Malley and Archbishop-elect Richard Henning. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA; Diocese of Rockville Centre
CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has appointed Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop Richard Henning a… […]
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The ministerial exception, religious freedom, and a tale of two courts
Recent litigation from Michigan and New Jersey, involving different factual settings focused on the same underlying issues regarding religious freedom in education, reveal two widely varying degrees of respect for the ministerial exception, which affords […]
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Vatican deplores Olympic ‘offense done to many Christians’
A banner bears the signs of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and the Olympic Rings at the Trocadero in Paris on July 14, 2024. / Credit: STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images
CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2024 / 15:16 pm (CNA).
In response to the July 26 Par… […]
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Pope Francis acknowledges conference for ‘LGBT Catholics’
Georgetown University. / Credit: Sharkshock/Shutterstock
CNA Staff, Aug 2, 2024 / 17:51 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis this week said he is “united in prayer” with those participating in a conference for Catholics who identify as LGBT taking place this… […]
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The New Manna is a Man!
On the Readings for Sunday, August 5, 2018 […]
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Catholic bishops around the world demand IOC formal apology for ‘blasphemous’ Olympic opening
The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. / Credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images
CNA Newsroom, Aug 2, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA).
In a strongly… […]
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Theology is not a trivial pursuit
It shouldn’t be shocking to me anymore, but it was. A “professor of public theology” at a Catholic institution criticized another person on social media encouraging people to evangelize. What was the problem? Was he […]
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Rupnik’s former studio: His art is being subjected to ‘cancel culture’
Sacred art under construction at Centro Aletti. / Credit: Vaticano/EWTN News
Rome Newsroom, Aug 1, 2024 / 16:16 pm (CNA).
As Church leaders and Catholic groups around the world increasingly call for the removal of sacred art created by Father M… […]