Seton Hall University names priest president following resignation of previous president
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2024 / 13:00 pm A Catholic university in New Jersey returned to its historic tradition of naming a “priest-president” following the previous president’s abrupt resignation and lawsuit against the school. Seton Hall University, one of the oldest diocesan-run universities in the nation, on April …
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2024 / 10:40 am Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Peter Jugis and appointed a new prelate to take his place, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The Holy Father “has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care …
Trump on abortion: ‘It’s up to the states to do the right thing’
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2024 / 12:50 pm Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for 2024, announced his abortion policy in a Monday Truth Social video in which he said that “the states will determine” the future of abortion in the U.S. In the video, …
Idaho teen arrested for plot to attack churches, kill Christians for ISIS
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 9, 2024 / 13:30 pm The Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested an 18-year-old man from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who allegedly planned to kill Christians and burn down churches in his town to further the mission of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). …
Sister Rosemary Wack of Dayton was a teacher, administrator, religious leader and nurse
[Cincinnati, OH] Rosemary Wack of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, age 95, passed away on March 24, 2024. Born February 18, 1929, Wack survived scarlet fever and the Great Depression. She was educated at Julienne High School in Dayton and was called to enter the Notre Dame de …
Where Faith and Science Meet in the CLassroom
Many young people have left the Catholic Church or, at the very least, find themselves questioning their beliefs over perceived contradictions between the faith and science. At Moeller High School, a science and religion teacher joined forces to address this perceived problem. Sean Leugers, a science teacher at Moeller, was …
Vatican document on human dignity condemns gender transition, surrogacy, abortion
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2024 / 09:15 am The Vatican’s top doctrinal office issued a declaration on the theme of human dignity on Monday that addresses growing concerns such as gender theory, sex changes, surrogacy, and euthanasia in addition to abortion, poverty, human trafficking, and war. “In …
Wisconsin bishop accuses Archbishop Viganò of ‘public defamation’
By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2024 / 11:00 am A Wisconsin bishop has publicly rebuked the former apostolic nuncio to the United States, accusing him of defamation and a possibly illicit ordination. The clash between Bishop James Powers of the Diocese of Superior and Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò stems …
5 reasons to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
By ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 7, 2024 / 10:10 am The feast of divine mercy is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter and is associated with the prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet, a pious practice revealed to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska by Jesus himself that has spread …
Why go on a spiritual retreat?
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 6, 2024 / 07:00 am Four Catholic priests shared their reflections in answer to a simple but very important question for the life of faith: Why go on a spiritual retreat? Father Antonio Domenech Guillén, a priest of the Diocese of Cuenca in …
