‘The Chosen’ Series Gets Waiver to Continue Filming During Strike
‘The Chosen’ Jonathan Roumie portrays Jesus in the series ‘The Chosen’ On July 16, ‘The Chosen’ began airing on the CW Network, a major broadcasting television station. Its first three seasons will air there, with the Season Three finale available on Christmas Eve.
Iraq’s President Revokes Recognition of Catholic leader
Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako. Cardinal Sako said he will be taking up residence in a monastery in Kurdistan, an autonomous region of Iraq, where he will continue to lead the Chaldean Church.
French Priest Accused of Abusing a Young Girl Commits Suicide
Credit: Archdiocese of Cambrai, France Father Benjamin Sellier Father Benjamin Sellier of the Archdiocese of Cambrai in France died by suicide in the early hours of July 11 after learning that he was being investigated for the alleged sexual abuse of a young woman.
Man arrested in attack on Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine at Manhattan parish
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is home to the Seton Shrine in New York City. / Beyond My Ken|Wikipedia|GFDL Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2023 / 12:06 pm (CNA). An “unhinged” individual reportedly broke into a Catholic church in Manhattan and… […]
Protest Calls for Defunding the Bishops
In this special edition of The Download, hosts Brad Eli and Simon Rafe discuss a prayerful protest and press conference, both happening in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, July 20. They are joined by Senior Executive Producer Stephen Wynne, who’ll explain how Church Militant and other organizations are banding together as the Deposit of Faith Coalition. […]
The “Synodal Process”: Talking a New Church Into Being?
One of the worst of contemporary hymn-texts bids us to “Sing a new Church into being.” Not only does this injunction debase the noble hymn-tune “Nettleton;” it teaches a pseudo-Christian hubris that is contrary to the Gospel. I know of more than one bishop who has banned “Sing a New Church” in his diocese. That […]
10 Principles for Genuine Catholic Conservatism…
Conservatives often receive a bad rap as negative reactionaries who continually complain about the state of society and the Church. Conservation, however, flows from our original mission to till and protect the Garden, implying that God entrusted a good to us that must be preserved and cultivated within the limits of his original work. Conservatives […]
New Orleans priest pleads guilty to two child molestation charges
Father Patrick Wattigny pleaded guilty July 12, 2023, to two child molestation charges. / Credit: Warren Montgomery District Attorney’s Office Boston, Mass., Jul 17, 2023 / 12:38 pm (CNA). A New Orleans priest pleaded guilty last week to two child molestation charges for incidents that took place as recently as 2013. Father Patrick Wattigny, 55, […]
Man Arrested in Attack on Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine at Manhattan Parish
Beyond My Ken| Our Lady of the Holy Rosary is home to the Seton Shrine in New York City. The police department identified the individual as 42-year-old New Jersey resident Walter Chisolm.
Memo to Millennials: Organized Religion Isn’t Bad
Bill Perry This 6th-century mosaic map, discovered in 1884 in the region of Madaba, Jordan, depicts Jerusalem and the Holy Land. If you want to get somewhere, you have to follow the map.