Deacon and layman wounded in armed attack in Colombia
null / Credit: Cathopic ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 3, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). A deacon who is set to be ordained a priest next month and a layman were wounded early Sunday morning in Colombia in an attack by a group of armed men who fired indiscrimin… […]
Archbishop Fernández didn’t side with alleged sex abuser, archdiocese says
The Cathedral of La Plata in Argentina is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 3, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). A spokesperson for Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s newly appointed head … […]
An Englishman in post-revolutionary America: A Fourth of July reflection
As Americans celebrate their independence from England, it is worth remembering an Englishman, later to be lionized by G. K. Chesterton, who moved to the United States in 1792, when the American nation was in […]
Pope Francis’ July special prayer intention is for a Eucharistic life
“If you are the same at the end of Mass, as you were at the beginning, something is wrong,” says the pope
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
St. Elizabeth of Portugal was born in 1271, the daughter of Pedro III, who would later become king of Aragon. Isabel was named for her great-aunt, St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Like St. Elizabeth of Hungary, she followed the rule of life as a Third Order Franciscan following the death of her husband, living near a […]
Something Special for the Fourth of July
Today’s Vortex is last night’s Membership Monday. Church Militant wishes all its American viewers a happy Independence Day!
BOOK REVIEW: Lindstrom says There is a Critical Need to Eliminate Nonsense in Our Culture and at Work
Martin Lindstrom’s Ministry of Common Sense is a refreshing and insightful book that shines a light on the inefficiencies and nonsense that plague organizations today. Lindstrom, a well-respected business thinker, expert in neuro-marketing, and one of the world’s most influential people, takes a bold departure from his usual subject matter to explore the loss of… […]
Bishop accountability group voices concerns about Archbishop Fernández appointment
The Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, the seat of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. / Jim McIntosh via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0). Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 3, 2023 / 14:02 pm (CNA). A bishop accountability group that tracks sexual a… […]
Archdiocese of Baltimore adds 42 accused individuals to child sex abuse list
A view of Baltimore’s Basilica nestled amid the city’s famed row houses / Public domain Boston, Mass., Jul 3, 2023 / 14:35 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Baltimore on June 30 added 42 names to its list of individuals accused of child sexual abuse. The addition of the names to the “List of Priests and […]
Study: Abortion restrictions led to 9,800 more births in Texas over nine months
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 3, 2023 / 14:52 pm (CNA). The six-week abortion ban in Texas, which outlaws abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, led to nearly 9,800 more births in the state over a nine-month pe… […]