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Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti: Nun stabbed to death by three teenage girls is beatified
By CNA Staff Chiavenna, Italy, Jun 6, 2021 / 11:00 am An Italian nun who was stabbed to death by three teenage girls was beatified on Sunday, after Pope Francis declared her a martyr, killed “in hatred of the faith.” Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti was beatified on June 6, the …
Perpetual adoration chapel will be a ‘spiritual gamechanger’ for New York City, priest says
By Jonah McKeown New York City, N.Y., Jun 5, 2021 / 06:01 am A perpetual adoration chapel slated to open next spring will bring spiritual healing and revitalization to Manhattan, according to a Dominican priest overseeing the project. “This is really a project of the Holy Spirit. There’s so many …
Archbishop Cordileone: We need ‘major effort’ to ‘re-catechize’ Catholics on the Eucharist
Washington D.C., Jun 4, 2021 / 16:02 pm The Archbishop of San Francisco said this week there must be a “major effort” to “re-catechize” Catholics on the Eucharist and worthiness to receive Communion. In an interview which aired on Thursday on EWTN Pro-Life Weekly, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco …
June 5: St. Boniface
St. Boniface was very bold in his faith and was well known for being very good at using the local customs and culture of the day to bring people to Christ. He was born in Devonshire, England, in the seventh century. He was educated at a Benedictine monastery and became …
George W. Bush donates to Catholic Charities’ work with immigrants and refugees
Washington D.C., Jun 3, 2021 / 13:10 pm Former President George W. Bush recently donated $100,000 to Catholic Charities USA in recognition of the group’s work with immigrants and refugees, the organization said this week. On Wednesday, Catholic Charities USA shared a letter they received from Bush, thanking the 43rd …
Beer-making returns to Belgian Catholic abbey after 200 years
By CNA Staff Brussels, Belgium, Jun 3, 2021 / 05:15 am For the first time in 200 years, beer is being brewed at a historic Catholic abbey in Belgium. The Grimbergen Abbey Brewery opened on May 27 at Grimbergen Abbey near the Belgian capital, Brussels. The Norbertine monastery, founded in …
Nuns producing Communion hosts adapt, as pandemic decimates industry
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 2, 2021 / 13:00 pm A community of Benedictine nuns known for inventing and distributing low-gluten Communion hosts has seen their business decimated by the pandemic, as the widespread suspension of public Masses last year led to a drop in demand for hosts nationwide. …
Cardinal Collins: Rediscover the ‘treasure’ of the Sacred Heart devotion this month
By CNA Staff Toronto, Canada, Jun 3, 2021 / 03:00 am The Archbishop of Toronto released a pastoral letter earlier this year offering meditations on and insights into the significance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which the month of June is dedicated. “Especially in these tempestuous times we …
Reflections on the role of the Cathedral during the Tulsa Race Massacre and today
by Eastern Oklahoma Catholic Tulsa, Okla., Jun 1, 2021 / 19:00 pm At the end of May, our local community commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Sparked by the false accusation that a young black man had sexually assaulted a white woman, the racial violence that unfolded …
Pope Francis releases video message on the beauty of marriage
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 1, 2021 / 10:00 am Pope Francis has asked people to pray throughout June for young people preparing for the life-long journey of marriage. “Getting married and sharing one’s life is something beautiful,” Pope Francis said in a video message published June 1. “It …
