Adult SEEK attendees inspired to bring evangelization tools back to their parishes
AJ Garcia, director of parish advancement for FOCUS’ Lifelong Mission team, told CNA that the purpose of the MMD program is to offer inspiration and encouragement to Catholics as well…
Some snow predicted for 2024 March for Life (plus everything else you need to know)
March for Life Expo at Westin D.C. Downtown Hotel, Rock Creek Ballroom 6–9 p.m. Rose Dinner Gala What other pro-life events are taking place in D.C.? Several other pro-life events…
Divine Shepherdess procession in Venezuela draws 2.7 million
The image is taken to represent Mary’s role in protecting the flock of her Son from the evil one. “Divine” is taken in the sense of “most excellent.” This year’s…
Exonerated Finnish politician and bishop to return to court over biblical ‘hate speech’
Räsänen’s alleged crime, according to prosecutors, stems from a 2004 pamphlet she wrote about the Lutheran teaching on sexuality, including the prohibition on homosexual activities. She then defended that teaching…
How a Supreme Court case involving herring fishermen affects the Little Sisters of the Poor
For decades, the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) has “given the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the authority to require monitors on commercial fishing boats,” Cause of Action says. The MSA…
Pope Francis to hold private Lenten retreat for fifth consecutive year
This year’s retreat will start on the first Sunday of Lent, Feb. 18, following the recitation of the Angelus at noon. It will conclude the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 23.…
Religious Americans’ lives possibly at risk in 2024, new report by U.S. bishops says
The bishops said that “were this threat limited to a continuation of the property crimes that have been perpetrated on Catholic churches over recent years, perhaps it would not be…
Americans of faith feel less accepted by society, new survey finds
The new number denotes a 5% decline in religious Americans’ feelings of acceptance from Becket’s 2022 findings. Overall, only 21% of all people of faith in America said that they…
Pope Francis responds to resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’
“The Lord blesses everyone who is capable of being baptized, that is, every person,” Francis repeated. “But we are to take them by the hand and help them go down…
Director Martin Scorsese confirms completion of script for ‘A Life of Jesus’
“Right now, ‘religion’ — you say that word and everyone is up in arms because it’s failed in so many ways,” he added. “But that doesn’t mean necessarily that the…
U.S. bishops reflect on ‘rallying cry’ of Martin Luther King Jr.
Quoting King, he wrote: “‘Deeply etched in the fiber of our religious tradition is the conviction that men are made in the image of God … the heirs of a…
Nicaraguan dictatorship releases Bishop Álvarez, brother bishop, and priests
The pope’s call was echoed by U.S. authorities. On Jan. 2, Matthew Miller, spokesman for the U.S. State Department, demanded that the Nicaraguan dictatorship “immediately and unconditionally release Bishop Rolando…