Nuns fail to block new Atlantic City pot dispensary just feet from convent (New York Post)
Despite objections from the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, a New Jersey state agency, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, has approved a cannabis dispensary 150 feet from the sisters’ convent in Atlantic City. The city’s mayor believes that pot dispensaries are a “powerful economic engine that will spur investment and job creation,” the New York […]
Michigan bishop on blessing same-sex couples: We lack charity if we foster confusion (Marquette Mining Journal)
Reacting to the new Vatican document on blessing same-sex couples, Bishop John Doerfler of Marquette (MI) said that “we readily give blessings and pray for people who are seeking help from God, even if they are in an irregular situation. We would never bless or condone sin.” “In granting such spontaneous blessings, great care is […]
As war rages, Gaza’s Christian minority worries about survival (Wall Street Journal)
More than 20 of Gaza’s 1,000 Christians have been killed since the Israel–Hamas war began, including 17 in an Israeli airstrike that damaged the Greek Orthodox parish, and two women killed by an Israeli sniper at the Catholic parish. “If they [Gaza’s Christians] survive, the danger is that everyone will want to leave,” said one […]
Hezbollah rocket strikes Catholic church in northern Israel (Greek City Times)
A rocket fired by Hezbollah forces has struck St. Mary’s Church in the northern Israeli village of Iqrit, injuring nine Israeli soldiers and a civilian. The church, a Melkite Greek Catholic church, was misidentified by an Israeli government spokesman as a Greek Orthodox church, according to the Greek City Times. Iqrit is historically a Christian […]
Caritas staff convicted, ‘posadas’ forbidden amid Christmas crackdown in Nicaragua (Our Sunday Visitor)
Six lay staff members of a Nicaraguan Caritas office have been convicted of money laundering as part of the Ortega regime’s persecution of the Church in Nicaragua. The Christmas Eve convictions follow the December 20 arrest of Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega of Siuna.
Hezbollah-Israel clashes displace thousands of Christians in South Lebanon
Up to 90 percent of the population of southern Lebanon’s Christian villages have left their homes since October seeking safety from daily rocket fire exchanged on the Israel-Lebanon border. Read all
Blessed Odoardo Focherini and holy dads
Odoardo Focherini was a dad. Since June 15, 2013, the Catholic Church has called him Blessed Odoardo Focherini. What does it take for a husband and a father to earn the title of blessed? The […]
YDisciple, una plataforma con recursos en nuestro idioma con propósito evangelizador
(OSV News) — En noviembre, NET Ministries, un ministerio católico juvenil con sede en Minnesota que por décadas ha inspirado y formado a jóvenes para vivir su fe, anunció cómo estaba ampliando su alcance hacia los jóvenes hispanos por medio de su proyecto YDisciple. Por medio de un comunicado, anunció que han venido trabajando en […]
Maryland 2024 referendum proposes constitutional right to abortion
Maryland Capitol. / Dave Newman / Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 27, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Voters in Maryland will take part in a statewide referendum next November to decide whether to make abortion access a constitutional right there. A simple majority will be required to pass the amendment when voters head to the […]
Vulnerable People Project works to bring heat to Afghans facing harsh winter
Founder and President of the Vulnerable People Project Jason Jones speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on Dec. 8, 2023. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” CNA Staff, Dec 27, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). Afghans are facing yet another brutal winter with millions struggling to buy fuel to stay warm. One Catholic organization […]