Father Danny Roussel of Baton Rouge remembered as a ‘devoted priest’
by Carl Bunderson Baton Rouge, La., Sep 1, 2021 / 19:00 pm The Bishop of Baton Rouge has recalled Fr. Danny Roussel, who died by suicide on Monday, as a devoted and beloved priest, and encouraged prayers for the priest and for his family. “Fr. Danny was a deeply devoted …
Biden ‘deeply committed’ to legal abortion, after Texas’ pro-life law goes into effect
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 12:30 pm President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration is “deeply committed” to upholding legal abortion, after Texas’ pro-life “heartbeat” law went into effect. “My administration is deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly …
Bishop Barron: Election of atheist as Harvard chaplain president ‘complete and abject surrender’
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Sep 1, 2021 / 18:00 pm Bishop Robert Barron said on Tuesday that the Harvard University chaplains made a “complete and abject surrender” by electing an atheist as the president of their association. “What does bother me,” Barron wrote in an Aug. 31 op-ed for …
Divided Supreme Court rejects challenge of Texas pro-life law
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 2, 2021 / 07:00 am A divided Supreme Court late Wednesday evening declined a petition to block Texas’ “heartbeat” law, allowing the law to stand for now. Texas’ “Heartbeat Act” prohibits abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected – which can be as …
September 02: Martyrs of September
The September Martyrs are a group of 191 faithful Christians who were martyred at the hands of the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792. After refusing to take an oath in support of the civil consititution of the clergy, an act condemned by the Vatican which placed Catholic …
Seton High School Graduate Wins Better Business Bureau Students of Integrity Scholarship
Local student Anna Hammann was named one of BBB’s 2021 Students of Integrity (SOI) Scholars. The SOI scholarship is an ethics-based essay competition; recipients are chosen by an independent panel of judges for written submissions demonstrating an exceptional interaction with an ethical dilemma. Anna Hammann is a Cincinnati native, born …
Aid group ‘devastated’ as dozens of ‘endangered’ employees stuck in Afghanistan
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 31, 2021 / 15:30 pm As U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday, the head of a global charity was “devastated” as “endangered” Afghan employees were stranded and at risk inside the country. “I am personally devastated that with all of these …
Harvard Catholic Center responds to ‘spin’ on atheist chaplain
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Aug 31, 2021 / 11:04 am The Harvard Catholic Center on Monday clarified reports of the university’s new atheist “chief chaplain,” saying the position is administrative and will not affect the center’s Catholic mission. Last week the New York Times announced that Greg Epstein, an …
North American College to cancel teaching and celebrating Masses in the Extraordinary Form
by Alejandro Bermudez Rome Newsroom, Aug 31, 2021 / 21:51 pm Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the rector of the Pontifical North American College. The rector is Father Peter Harman. In a memo sent to “the Community ” at the North American College (NAC), Rector Fr. Peter …
After surgery, Pope Francis says a nurse ‘saved my life’
by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 31, 2021 / 07:32 am In a new interview, Pope Francis said that a nurse saved his life, in reference to a medical issue he had earlier this summer. “A nurse saved my life,” Pope Francis told Spanish COPE radio, in excerpts of an …
