St. Chad, Bishop and Confessor
Chad, also known as Ceada, was born in Northumbria around 620 A.D. He was the youngest of four brothers: Cedd, Cynibild, Caelin, and Chad. All the brothers became priests. Cedd later was made bishop of East Saxons (London). Chad entered the monastery at Lindisfarne and studied under St. Aidain. St. Aidain encouraged his students to […]
Ash Wednesday
“Ashes will be raised and joined with ashes; and dust will be raised and joined with dust as God redeems and remakes the body for a new and eternal life.” — James L. Papandrea, What Really Happens After We Die
Biden says he will ban Russian aircraft in US airspace
Joe Biden also said Tuesday that he will not deploy U.S. troops to Ukraine, but will ‘defend our allies’ if Russia keeps ‘moving west.’Read More
Ukrainian Catholic bishop shelters with Orthodox counterpart in besieged city
ACN, CNA—According to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Ukrainian Catholic bishop is sheltering with his Orthodox counterpart in the besieged city of Kharkiv. ACN reported on Feb. 28 that Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk (featured in photo), the Latin Rite bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, had “spent the past days in a bunker with several families,…
Ukraine conflict: Bomb hits Catholic diocese’s headquarters
A bomb struck the headquarters of a Catholic diocese on Tuesday in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Forty people were sheltering in the basement of the diocesan chancery when the bomb landed on March 1, but no injuries were reported, the Italian news agency SIR said. UKRAINE LATEST 🇺🇦 The building of the Curia of…
Put Canada on list of ‘religious liberty violators’ for keeping pastors in jail, US Sen. Hawley reiterates
‘I’ve called for Canada to be put on that list, and I think we need to consider all of the options that are available.’
Head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church claims Russia may try to destroy 1,000-year-old cathedral
‘It survived a thousand years of invasions,’ explained Bishop Borys Gudziak.
Jim Jordan says investigating Fauci a priority if GOP controls House after midterm election
There needs to be an investigation into ‘all the lies [and] the misinformation, the disinformation,’ the Ohio Congressman insists.
Appeals court: Navy service members requesting religious exemption to COVID vaccine should not be punished
oasisamuel/Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, Mar 1, 2022 / 14:48 pm (CNA). A federal appeals court on Monday ruled to keep a lower court order in place, temporarily preventing the Navy and the Department of Defense from taking adverse action agains… […]
Please don’t forget to fast, pray for peace on Ash Wednesday, Ukrainian Catholic priest pleads
Photo illustration. / Shutterstock Washington D.C., Mar 1, 2022 / 15:46 pm (CNA). A Ukrainian Catholic priest who is the dean of theology at the Catholic University of America is urging the faithful to take seriously Pope Francis’ call to pray … […]