Kids’s Corner: St. Thomas More

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June 22: St. Thomas More

On June 22, the Catholic Church honors the life and martyrdom of St. Thomas More, the lawyer, author and statesman who lost his life opposing King Henry VIII’s plan to subordinate the Church to the English monarchy. Thomas More was born in 1478, son of the lawyer and judge John …
US Supreme Court rules against Maine’s ban on tuition aid to religious schools

By CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Jun 21, 2022 / 10:55 am The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that Maine’s policy barring students in a student-aid program from using their aid to attend “sectarian” schools violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. “Regardless of how the benefit and restriction …
Did a saint work in Catholic campus ministry? Bismarck diocese opens inquiry for Michelle Duppong

by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Jun 20, 2022 / 14:26 pm Michelle Duppong was a North Dakota Catholic woman who lived such an exemplary life of faith, joy, and campus missionary work that her home diocese will open an inquiry into whether she should be recognized as a saint …
Firebombed NY pregnancy center facing investigation — for not offering abortion services

By Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20, 2022 / 17:08 pm While Jim Harden waits for those responsible for firebombing the pro-life CompassCare pregnancy center he runs in upstate New York to be brought to justice, he’s facing another, unexpected investigation — of the clinic itself. One of several pro-abortion measures New …
June 21: St. Aloysius Gonzaga

As a young boy, St. Aloysius always had a great desire to know and serve God, but his family life was not always supportive of this desire. He was born into a noble Italian family, and his father was a compulsive gambler. He grew up in a castle and was …
Racial Justice: Daniel Rudd Catholic Journalist

One of the most influential Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s 200 year history, Daniel Rudd was a man of deep faith, zeal for justice and untiring activity. He founded the first Black Catholic newspaper, American Catholic Tribune (ACT), and the National Black Catholic Congress. Through a worldview influenced by …
Fathers’ Day: When a dad became a priest, like his son

by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 24, 2020 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- Edmond Ilg, 62, has been a father since the birth of his son in 1986. But on June 21, he became a “father” in a whole new sense: Edmond was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese …
Bishop Olmsted: Fatherhood the ‘mission of every man’

CNA Staff, Jun 21, 2020 / 06:01 am MT (CNA).- In a video message Thursday, Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix urged prayers for fathers ahead of Father’s Day, saying that fatherhood is the “mission of every man.” “In the time of the current pandemic and social unrest, in a society …
FBI investigating attacks on Catholic churches, pro-life pregnancy centers

by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 17, 2022 / 15:20 pm The FBI is asking for the public’s help as it investigates attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches. “The FBI is investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers and faith-based organizations across the country,” …