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South Korea’s Catholic bishops pray for Halloween crowd surge victims
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 31, 2022 / 04:40 am Catholic bishops in South Korea have offered condolences to the bereaved families of the more than 150 people killed in a crowd surge during Halloween festivities in Seoul on Saturday night. The South Korean bishops’ conference released a statement …
Four ideas to celebrate ‘Holywins’ with your family on the eve of All Saints
by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Oct 29, 2022 / 06:00 am The celebration of “Holywins” (“Holiness wins“), is an initiative that originated in Paris in 2002 with the aim of celebrating the eve of All Saints on Oct. 31 in a Christian way. Over time, this Catholic celebration spread to …
Archbishop Gomez condemns violence, prays for Paul Pelosi after attack
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Oct 29, 2022 / 01:55 am The president of the United States bishops’ conference said he is praying for Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after he was attacked in his home in San Francisco on Friday morning. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los …
Ohio senate race: What Catholics should know about J.D. Vance, Tim Ryan
by Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 28, 2022 / 14:10 pm The U.S. Senate race in Ohio, set to be decided at the midterm elections on Nov. 8, features a pair of Catholics with diverging policy positions. Republican J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert, is squaring off against Rep. …
Russia is ‘willing’ to speak with Pope Francis about the war in Ukraine
by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Oct 26, 2022 / 13:33 pm Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said his government is willing to talk with Pope Francis, the United States, and France to find a solution to the war in Ukraine. “We are willing to discuss all this (the situation in …
What does the synod document say about ordination of women, LGBTQ issues, and the liturgy?
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 27, 2022 / 04:20 am At the heart of the synodal process is “a Church capable of radical inclusion,” according to a key document released by the Vatican on Thursday to guide the Synod on Synodality. Titled “Enlarge the space of your tent,” the …
October 28: St. Jude Thaddeus and St. Simon the Zealot, Apostles
St. Jude Thaddaeus St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Lesser, and a relative of Jesus. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62 and …
COVID setback: Public school students in some grades lost more ground than Catholic school students
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Oct 26, 2022 / 07:45 am The pandemic’s negative effect on learning was more pronounced among fourth- and eighth-graders at public schools than among their Catholic school counterparts, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education. The new data comes from The …
Pope Francis warns seminarians that the vice of pornography ‘weakens the soul’
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 26, 2022 / 09:11 am Pope Francis warned seminarians this week about how the vice of digital pornography “weakens the priestly heart.” In a meeting with hundreds of seminarians studying in Rome, the pope underlined that it is important for seminarians and priests to …
Bishops, local parishes pray after St. Louis high school shooting kills 2
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Oct 25, 2022 / 15:38 pm After a gunman at a magnet high school in St. Louis killed two people in an Oct. 24 rampage, the local bishop and several nearby parishes are urging prayers for the victims and an end to gun violence …
