Florida bishop calls for prayers ahead of Hurricane Ian
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 27, 2022 / 16:00 pm As Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg asked for prayers for “protection during the storm.” In a message emailed to each parish in his diocese and posted on the …
Amid outcry, FBI disputes account of raid at pro-life Catholic family’s home
by Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2022 / 15:00 pm The FBI is disputing published accounts of a “SWAT” raid on a pro-life Catholic family’s home in Pennsylvania last week. The alleged circumstances of the Sept. 23 arrest of Mark Houck, a 48-year-old father of seven, have …
7 things to know about Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s likely new Catholic prime minister
by Edie Heipel, Jonah McKeown Washington D.C., Sep 26, 2022 / 18:00 pm Italy’s national elections on Sept. 25 ended with Giorgia Meloni, a Catholic mother, poised to become the country’s first female prime minister. In the snap elections — called after former prime minister Mario Draghi’s unity government collapsed due …
Andrea Bocelli to sing in St. Peter’s Square this Sunday
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Sep 27, 2022 / 09:30 am Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Vatican this Sunday as a special guest for the inauguration of a new light display on the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica. The Italian tenor is scheduled to perform on Oct. 2 a …
Church and contraception: Experts expose errors in Pontifical Academy for Life book
by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Sep 27, 2022 / 10:07 am Nine international experts have pointed out in an open letter the serious errors contained in a book published a few weeks ago by the Pontifical Academy for Life, which promotes a change in the Catholic Church’s teaching on the …
September 28: St. Wenceslaus
On Sept. 28, the Catholic Church honors Saint Wenceslaus, a Central European ruler who died at the hands of his brother while seeking to strengthen the Catholic faith in his native Bohemia. During his 2009 visit to the Czech Republic, Pope Benedict XVI called the country’s patron saint “a martyr …
September 27: St. Vincent de Paul
On Sept. 27, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Vincent de Paul, the French, 17th century priest known as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work among the poor and marginalized. During a September 2010 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI noted that St. Vincent “keenly perceived the strong contrast …
New information puts in question legality of FBI raid on Catholic father of 7
by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2022 / 17:31 pm The arrest of a Catholic apostolate leader and father of seven in an FBI raid last week has sparked a groundswell of support for him and his family as new information has raised serious questions about the legality …
