National Prayer Vigil for Life on January 23
WASHINGTON – Catholics across the country are invited to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, January 23 to Friday, January 24, 2025, to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life. The National Prayer Vigil for Life is hosted each January by the …
Obituary: Fr. John Hoying, C.PP.S.
Fr. John Hoying, C.PP.S., 89, died at 4:29 a.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, after a brief illness. He was born on June 17, 1935, in Botkins, Ohio, to Aloys and Mary (Borchers) Hoying, and spent his early years in Celina, Ohio. He entered the …
Lights, Camera, Elder!
Real World Broadcasting Experience in the Classroom!! By Kary Ellen Berger It’s a Friday night as you tune into a high school football or basketball game. One might expect such a broadcast from a local news station, but this is the ENN—Elder News Network. Established at Elder High School in …
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 14:15 pm Israel and Hamas forces have agreed to a ceasefire deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and facilitate a hostage exchange, according to several news reports on Wednesday afternoon. Brokered by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt after 15 …
Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi vows to end ‘weaponization’ against Catholics
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 16:15 pm President-elect Donald Trump’s presumptive nominee to serve as attorney general, Pam Bondi, at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday vowed to stop government “weaponization” against Catholics, pro-life activists, and concerned parents. During her Jan. 15 hearing in front of …
Obituary: Sister Judith Joan (Judi) Keehnen
Sister Judith Joan (Judi) Keehnen (formerly Sr. Joan Elizabeth), CSJ entered eternal life Dec. 17, 2024. Loving daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (nee Paddock) Keehnen, sister of Linda Connor, the late John Keehnen, Jr., aunt to Sarah and Erin Keehnen and Rick Connor, Kelly and David Ealy, Christopher …
Keeping the Faithful in the Loop
by Matt Hess The Lord’s final mandate to His disciples before the Ascension was to preach the Gospel to all the world. To do this today, followers of Jesus are called to be communicators, passing on the faith through word and deed. Not everyone is called to this professionally, but …
Exorcists: 9 practices to avoid when fighting the devil
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 12, 2025 / 07:00 am The International Association of Exorcists has expressed concern over several erroneous practices, including those carried out by some priests, which confuse the faithful who seek help when possibly facing extraordinary actions of the devil. The association, which has some 900 exorcist …
President Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Jan 11, 2025 / 19:45 pm U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and named him a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the White House said in a statement. As the nation’s highest honor, the medal is “presented to individuals …
Imagining Heaven
What will Heaven be like? Heaven surpasses human understanding. None of us knows for sure what it will be like. The Church’s teaching provides few details, calling Heaven “a mystery of blessed communion with God,” which “is beyond all understanding and description” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1027). While it …
