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By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Aug 23, 2023 / 14:53 pm Irish-American Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York celebrated Mass at a “Mass rock” in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, during a pilgrimage with roughly 40 people from the Archdiocese of New York on Aug. 21. Dolan shared in a video …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 24, 2023 / 09:05 am A federal judge put a 30-day pause on his order that Southwest Airlines lawyers receive religious freedom training from the Christian and conservative legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom. U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr delayed the enforcement of his …

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Aug 21, 2023 / 15:45 pm The devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier this month continue to cause misery for the island’s residents. As of Monday morning, more than 1,200 formerly missing people have been located, with about 850 still missing, the …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Aug 22, 2023 / 13:30 pm Dorothy Day’s conversion story shows the importance of “restlessness” in seeking God, struggling for justice, and loving the poor, Pope Francis writes in the preface to a new Italian-language translation of her work. The American Catholic, who is being …

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Aug 17, 2023 / 14:15 pm A new initiative from the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, aims to bring pilgrims to every corner of the state to visit its many adoration chapels. Dubbed the “Eucharistic Passport Pilgrimage,” the diocesan initiative is modeled after the Nebraska Passport, a project …

By Buchi Akpati Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 16, 2023 / 15:50 pm Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, this week argued that events such as the recently concluded World Youth Day are not only relevant to the Catholic Church but also essential to counteract what he said has been the practice …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 15, 2023 / 09:59 am Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva visited the town of Lahaina Tuesday to celebrate Mass and meet survivors of the wildfires that he said “shockingly devastated” the town. While the scope of the crisis has been “overwhelming,” the response from the …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2023 / 12:25 pm Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flip-flopped on abortion this weekend, first stating that he would support a three-month federal abortion ban but later appearing to walk back that position. On Sunday morning while at the Iowa State …

By CNA Staff Washington D.C., Aug 15, 2023 / 02:30 am On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. But while the feast day is a relatively new one, the history of the …

By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2023 / 09:40 am The devastating Maui fires appear to have spared Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina, providing a symbol of hope amid catastrophic destruction. At least 93 deaths had been reported as of Sunday, Aug. 13, making the disaster the deadliest …