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Wildfires wreaking ‘profound damage’ in multiple California dioceses

By Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Aug 22, 2020 / 03:34 am MT (CNA).- As wildfires rage across California, scorching more than 700,000 acres of land in multiple dioceses and killing at least four people, Catholics are asking for prayers and offering resources to the displaced. “In our diocese alone the …
Legal abortion ‘above my pay grade,’ says religious sister who lead prayer at DNC

by Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, Aug 20, 2020 / 10:52 am MT (CNA).- Sister Simone Campbell, who offered a prayer at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, has declined to take a stand on the morality of abortion protections, and a CNA examination finds donors to her organization, Network Lobby, have …
Justice Department: Vermont college tuition program can’t exclude Catholic school student

CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2020 / 03:39 pm MT (CNA).- The U.S. Department of Justice has sided with a Vermont Catholic high school student who has said a state program wrongly excluded her participation in a college credit coursework program because she attends a religious private school. The Vermont Education …
Analysis: The end of business as usual for the USCCB?

by JD Flynn Denver Newsroom, Aug 21, 2020 / 01:23 pm MT (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ conference has canceled its in-person November meeting in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sources say that conference leadership is now considering whether to conduct an abbreviated virtual meeting in place of the canceled event. …
Notre Dame classes go online for two weeks amid rising COVID-19 cases

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Aug 21, 2020 / 04:00 am MT (CNA).- The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday announced a two-week hiatus from in-person class instruction, amid a growing number of COVID-19 infections on campus. Some alumni, students, and faculty are calling on university president Father John Jenkins …
KofC says ‘under God’ in flag pledge represents ‘fundamental American belief’

CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2020 / 05:35 pm MT (CNA).- After some caucus meetings at the Democratic National Convention omitted the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, the Knights of Columbus told CNA the words represent a fundamental American belief, and said the group is proud of its …
California parish prays for vandal after Mary statue beheaded

CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2020 / 04:20 pm MT (CNA).- After its statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was beheaded, a California parish asked Catholics to pray for the vandal who desecrated the statue, along with another monument at the parish. “It is heartbreaking to see desecration to an image …
San Francisco churches adapt to 12-person outdoor Mass limit

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Aug 19, 2020 / 05:01 pm MT (CNA).- Parishes in San Francisco, including the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, have been holding concurrent outdoor Masses in order to adapt to the city’s COVID-19 health orders. Several Masses took place concurrently on San Francisco’s …
Bishop Bransfield offers ‘apology’, repays $400k to W Virginia diocese

CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2020 / 08:15 am MT (CNA).- Bishop Michael Bransfield has repaid more than $400,000 to his former diocese and issued a narrowly-worded apology to the faithful. The apology comes nearly two years after Pope Francis accepted his resignation amid accusations of personal and financial misconduct. The …
‘Go to Joseph’: Diocese of Lafayette kicks off Year of St Joseph

by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Aug 20, 2020 / 03:01 am MT (CNA).- He’s been called Terror of Demons, but even St. Joseph has to adhere to some coronavirus restrictions. The Diocese of Lafayette was going to kick off their Year of St. Joseph a couple months ago, but coronavirus …