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Taylor Swift engagement: Start of a promising cultural phenomenon?
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 18:52 pm News this week of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement sparked positive commentary from a wide cross-section of Catholics on social media, who anticipate a positive cultural shift from the marriage between the beloved pop star and Kansas City …
Minneapolis Catholic church shooter expressed regret about ‘gender transition’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 08:00 am The shooter who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27 voiced some regret over his ‘gender transition’ efforts when he was a minor, according to handwritten notes he displayed in a YouTube …
GoFundMe campaigns raise more than $1.2 million for victims of Catholic school shooting
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2025 / 12:21 pm Numerous online fundraising campaigns have raised well over $1 million to help support victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that claimed the lives of two children and injured approximately 20 people. Verified GoFundMe fundraisers showed over $1.2 million raised …
Andrea Bocelli, Pharrell Williams to direct Vatican concert for human fraternity
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 11:51 am Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American songwriter Pharrell Williams will direct a concert featuring musicians John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Karol G, BamBam, and Angélique Kidjo in St. Peter’s Square next month. The Sept. 13 concert, which is free …
Pope Leo XIV appoints new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of San Jose, California
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:06 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The bishop-elect is currently parish priest of St. Elizabeth of Portugal and vicar general of the San Jose Diocese. Prior to …
Minnesota school shooting came after bishops’ pleas for security went unanswered
By Jonathan Liedl National Catholic Register, Aug 28, 2025 / 06:00 am After a pair of out-of-state school shootings in 2022 and 2023 shocked the nation, Minnesota’s bishops implored state lawmakers to provide security funding for local nonpublic schools. Now, two years after their appeals went unheeded, tragedy has struck one …
5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2025 / 04:00 am The Catholic Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Church Father, doctor of the Church, and foundational theologian, on Aug. 28. Augustine was brought up as a Christian in his early childhood but drifted from the Church, fathering a …
United in prayer: A litany to be prayed after a school shooting
By Zoe Romanowsky CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 16:18 pm Two children were killed and multiple victims injured in a shooting during an opening school year Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday. In times of tragedy, the Church turns to prayer. The Catholic Church believes that prayer can effect …
UPDATES: Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 10:41 am Authorities and media reports on Wednesday morning said a mass shooting had taken place at a Catholic parish and school in downtown Minneapolis, one that police were reportedly treating as a “mass casualty” incident. The local crime watch outlet Minnesota …
Catholic community unites in prayer after shooting at Minneapolis school Mass
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 15:10 pm After a shooter killed two children and injured 17 other people on Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, the community is reeling as leaders call for prayer. The shooter opened fire from the parking lot through the …
