$3.65 million grant will support Catholic thought at top secular universities
A national network of institutes of Catholic thought will soon launch as part of a new $3.65 million grant, issued by the John Templeton Foundation Feb. 1.
Pope, cardinal look at what ails the priesthood, offer antidotes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Opening an international conference on priesthood, Pope Francis insisted that those who are not close to God in prayer, close to their bishop and other priests and immersed in the lives of their people are simply “‘clerical functionaries’ or ‘professionals of the sacred.’” “A priest needs to have a heart sufficiently […]
Solar panels enhance students’ lessons, reduce monastery’s carbon footprint
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Students at Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis ordinarily grow in knowledge through the work they do in the school’s classrooms. But starting this semester, Cardinal Ritter’s roof is contributing to the students’ education as well. Twenty-eight solar panels have been installed on 1,000 square feet of the school’s roof, but […]
France ‘could lift’ mask mandates, vaccine passports by mid-March, Macron spokesperson says
A lifting of the vaccine passport and mask mandate in March would coincide with the run-up to the French presidential election in April.Read More
Newfoundland becomes latest Canadian province to loosen COVID restrictions
By March 14, limits on gatherings writ large will be lifted, as well as vaccination discrimination measures.Read More
If Joe Biden really supported black women, he’d protect their babies from abortion
CDC data show that a black child is 3.3 times more likely to be killed in the womb than a white child.Read More
VA Supreme Court could hear case of teacher fired for refusing to use male pronouns for female student
Peter Vlaming was fired in December 2018 after he declined to use male pronouns to refer to a female student who identified as a transgender male.Read More
Virginia school district drops mask mandate after court ruling, new opt-out law
Students at the embattled Loudoun County school district can go to class without masks starting Thursday.Read More
Use these two weeks before Ash Wednesday to prepare your heart for Lent
In today’s episode, Mother Miriam heralds the beginning of Shrovetide, a period of preparation before Lent, that began this past Sunday, a day called “Septuagesima.”Read More
Ottawa city councilwoman ousted as police board chair after calling Freedom Convoy an ‘insurrection’
Diane Deans attracted much criticism after calling the Freedom Convoy’s peaceful demonstration an ‘occupation’ and part of a larger ‘nationwide insurrection.’ Read More