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‘Miracle’ at Catholic school leads cancer survivor to launch pediatric charity foundation
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2023 / 05:00 am Few young people can claim to have distinctly felt the healing touch of God or to have survived major bouts of serious cancer. Fewer still can say they’ve launched a foundation meant to help other young cancer survivors as …
September 8: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne. The circumstances of the Virgin Mary’s infancy and early life are …
Why did dozens of religious sisters show up at this rural Michigan ice cream stand?
By Martin Barillas Detroit, Mich., Sep 6, 2023 / 08:30 am For some people, a refreshing ice cream treat on a scorching summer day is like a taste of heaven. All the more so perhaps if it’s in the company of dozens of joyful Catholic nuns. On Aug. 16, Merrill Dairy …
NFL kicker Harrison Butker and Notre Dame to reward innovative use of Church property
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 5, 2023 / 12:06 pm Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker is teaming up with the University of Notre Dame to offer a $10,000 award for the innovative use of Catholic Church property in light of societal and demographic change. In partnership with Notre Dame’s Church …
Jimmy Buffett: more Catholic than you think?
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 6, 2023 / 07:45 am Jimmy Buffett, for years an iconic purveyor of beach-themed soft rock, died Friday, Sept. 1, after living with Merkel cell skin cancer for four years. He was 76. The “Margaritaville” singer was raised Catholic, though he did not — …
Labor Day means ‘radical solidarity’ with working families, U.S. bishops say
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Sep 2, 2023 / 06:00 am Economic policy and community advocacy must prioritize working families as part of the Christian mission to bring good news to the poor, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in its statement for Labor Day 2023. “We are called …
Tim Ballard, real hero of ‘Sound of Freedom’: I’ve spent more than 20 years in this fight
By Ana Paula Morales ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 3, 2023 / 07:00 am Tim Ballard, a former U.S. Homeland Security agent who risked his life to fight child trafficking, discussed the impact of the movie “Sound of Freedom,” which is based on his work, in an Aug. 29 interview with ACI …
Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak a key leader at Hillsdale College, a hub for Catholic converts
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 3, 2023 / 06:00 am Pat Sajak, the longtime host of the popular television game show “Wheel of Fortune,” will be retiring after this upcoming season. After more than 40 years in that role, Sajak is like a member of the family for the …
The Way of Beauty Unemployment and St. Joseph the Worker
By Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J. Apr 24, 2013 In 1955, Pope Pius XII designated May 1st as the feast of St. Joseph the Worker to counter two other celebrations in the Northern Hemisphere: the pagan and neo-pagan festivities ushering in spring and International Workers’ Day for unions, workers, and socialists. …
Group behind abortion initiative sues Ohio over use of ‘unborn child’ in ballot language
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2023 / 10:15 am A group that is leading a ballot initiative to establish abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution sued state officials this week after a board finalized ballot language that uses the term “unborn child” rather than the group’s preference to …
