100 days after Dobbs: Biden calls for abortion, while Catholic bishops celebrate life
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Oct 5, 2022 / 16:09 pm President Joe Biden and the U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair each have marked 100 days since the overturning of Roe v. Wade: one by advocating for abortion, the other by celebrating the intrinsic worth of every human person. “The Catholic …
Police: Man attacked Tulsa cathedral attendant with sword, tried to set building on fire
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 21:30 pm Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a desk attendant with a sword and started a fire at Holy Family Cathedral. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin tweeted the following statement at 9:14 p.m. Wednesday: “TPD …
SCHOOL NEWS: SUMMIT NAMED OHIO’S TOP CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
For the fifth straight year, The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati has been named Ohio’s best Catholic high school by Niche, a national ranking and review site based in Pittsburgh. Fifty percent of the ranking is determined by academic proficiency per SAT/ACT scores and survey responses about academics from …
Lumen Fidei award for Catholic school teachers.
Greetings from the University of Dayton! We hope this finds you all doing well and preparing for an amazing school year and the excitement of the fall which will soon be upon us. The University of Dayton’s Center for Catholic Education, housed in the School of Education and Health Sciences …
October 7 – Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope …
U.S. bishops nominate candidates for conference president and vice president
by Zelda Caldwell Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 4, 2022 / 11:41 am The U.S. bishops released on Tuesday the names of the 10 candidates nominated to be the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). An election will be held during the bishops’ Fall …
New EWTN poll: Where do Catholics stand on abortion ahead of the 2022 midterms?
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 13:31 pm U.S. Catholic voters are split on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but a majority agrees that abortion should be restricted and that there should be at least some protections for the unborn child in …
A Slice of Life
I sat in a hospital room with my seven-year-old son, the blood pressure cuff inflating and counting down, his heart rate registering on a monitor. After months of being in and out of Children’s Hospital with a mysterious illness, he was about to go under anesthesia for a biopsy and …
Companions of Saint Gerard
October 16 marks St. Gerard’s feast day. The patron saint over many causes, he is especially called on to intercede for children (particularly the unborn), a safe childbirth, expectant mothers, motherhood and those experiencing infertility. Thus, when Bradley and Meghan Barnes founded a ministry to support infertile couples, they named …
October 5: St. Faustina, Virgin
On October 5, the church celebrates the Memorial of St. Mary Faustina Kowalska, virgin. St. Faustina was born Helena Kowalska on August 25, 1905 to a poor but devout Polish family in 1905. At the age of 20, with very little education, and having been rejected from several other convents …
