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Lightning suspected in fire at historic Catholic church in Rockford, Ill.
ROCKFORD, Illinois — Early morning thunderstorms are blamed for a fire that broke out in Rockford’s oldest Catholic church Aug. 8. Firefighters on the scene suspected lightning ignited the flames that destroyed the roof on the back quarter of the 136-year-old church building, although an official cause of the fire had not yet been released. […]
African bishops lament inability to stop young people from leaving
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — In the din of Yaoundé’s traffic, thousands of youths comb various offices, documents in hand, in search of jobs. As frustration sets in, many see a future beyond the country’s shores. That is how Jannet left Cameroon two years ago. A recruiter told her she would have a well-paying job upon arrival […]
Father Carl Kabat, 88, spent 17 years in prison for anti-nuclear protests
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oblate Father Carl Kabat, who routinely described himself as a “fool for Christ” for his many faith witnesses challenging U.S. nuclear weapons policy, died Aug. 4 at his religious order’s Madonna Residence in San Antonio. He was 88. His witnesses and acts of civil disobedience spanned more than four decades and included […]
Who was Joan of Arc?: Answers to your questions about this heroic saint
Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript. / Wiki Commons Denver Newsroom, Aug 13, 2022 / 11:09 am (CNA). Visited by St. Michael the Archangel and commissioned by God at the age of 13 to lead the army of France and bring an end to the bloodiest war in […]
New Play’s ‘Non-Binary’ Joan of Arc Character Detracts From Saint’s Heroism and Dignity, Catholics Say
Wiki Commons St. Joan of Arc is depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript. Shakespeare’s Globe theater is reinventing the story of the French-Catholic heroine, to the dismay of critics.
Who Was Joan of Arc?
Wiki Commons Paul Delaroche, ‘The Cardinal of Winchester Interrogates Joan of Arc,’ 1824 Q-and-A About the Heroic French Saint
Will These African Americans Be Canonized?
Top row: L to R: Venerable Henriette DeLille, Venerable Augustus Tolton and Servant of God Julia Greeley Bottom row: L to R: Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Servant of God Mary Lange and Servant of God Thea Bowman Learn about six holy lives in an upcoming EWTN documentary.
Vatican renews Pope’s push for COVID vaccination as an ‘act of love’ in new video
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development reiterated the Pope’s call to the faithful that taking an abortion-tainted COVID shot is ‘an act of love’ in new promotional material.
World Economic Forum article calls for Artificial Intelligence to monitor ‘disinformation, hate speech’
The World Economic Forum called for censorship against what it calls the ‘dark world of online harms’ in a recent article.