Ancient Greeks Teach Lessons for Today on Religious Liberty
Aldo Lugli, “Antigone Accompanies Oedipus,” 1914 ‘Antigone’ especially offers timeless lessons about the clash between secular power and religious liberty
Roof of church collapses in Mexico, killing at least 10
Tampico Bishop José Armando Alvarez said in a statement on social media Oct. 1, 2023, that “the roof of the parish of Holy Cross” collapsed while parishioners were “celebrating the baptism of their children.” / Credit: Facebook de la Parroquia d… […]
Rebuild and elevate: New Catholic center at Kansas State aims to bring students to God
The exterior of the new St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center at Kansas State University. / Credit: Jacob Bentzinger CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 17:15 pm (CNA). There’s a quote from Jerome Tang, head coach of the Kansas State University (KSU) basketball team, that Father Gale Hammerschmidt likes. “I didn’t come to rebuild. I came […]
Annual Requiem Latin Mass canceled at Westminster Cathedral in London after 50 years
null / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 17:35 pm (CNA). An annual Requiem Mass that has been held at Westminster Cathedral in London, England, for more than 50 years has been relocated amid the continued restrictions on the celebrat… […]
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Birmingham, 51, passes away in sleep
Kevin Birmingham, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, passed away in his sleep Oct. 2, 2023, at age 51. / Credit: Archdiocese of Chicago CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 17:55 pm (CNA). Kevin Birmingham, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdi… […]
Jesuit Father James Martin says there are many chaste gay priests in the Church
Father James Martin, SJ. / Credit: Shawn’s Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 18:30 pm (CNA). Jesuit Father James Martin, who will attend the first session of the Synod on Synodality as a participant appointed by Pope Francis, said that “without a doubt, there are many chaste and celibate gay […]
Pope Francis sends telegram to Iraqi Christian community after tragic wedding fire
The Christian community in Qaraqosh, in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, was devastated last week after a fire broke out at a Syriac Catholic wedding celebration. / Credit: Rody Sher/ ACI MENA CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 18:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis sent hi… […]
Vatican responds to Cardinal Duka’s dubia on divorced and remarried Catholics
Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10, 2021. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Oct 2, 2023 / 19:48 pm (CNA). On a day dominated by news of five cardinals publishing … […]
Federal court rules against Iowa school district forcing students, staff to use preferred gender pronouns
The Friday decision bars the district from enforcing a part of its policy that prohibits using the correct pronouns to refer to a gender-confused student.Read More
Construction companies receive Canadian gov’t bonuses to hire non-white heterosexual apprentices
Companies are paid a cash incentive of $10,000 for hiring newcomers to the profession who self-identify as LGBT, a person of color, a woman, or a disabled person.