Bishop urges US House to support immigrant, refugee ‘essential workers’
CNA Staff, Sep 24, 2020 / 06:19 pm MT (CNA).- The chair of the US bishops’ migration committee emphasized the importance of immigrant workers in testimony submitted to a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held Wednesday. Bishop Mario Dorsonville, an auxiliary bishop of Washington …
Bishop Michael Bransfield: I do not want to ‘do battle’ with successor
By Ed Condon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 24, 2020 / 11:10 am MT (CNA).- Retired West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield told CNA Thursday that he is retired, wants to stay retired, and does not want to “do battle” with his successor, after Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston called an apology …
A Look Back: Archdiocese pilgrims experience a ‘day of blessings’ in Philadelphia
By Eileen Connelly, OSU As the sun rose on Philadelphia Sept. 27, dozens of pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati arrived on several buses that departed from the Pilarczyk Center in Dayton the night before for the trip of a lifetime — to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis and …
Knights of Columbus organize novena for Respect Life Month
CNA Staff, Sep 24, 2020 / 11:01 am MT (CNA).- The Knights of Columbus announced Tuesday a “Novena for the Cause of Life” as part of Respect Life Month, observed in October. The novena will take place Oct. 4-12. Each day of the novena will include a decade of the …
Pastor urges prayer, forgiveness after Florida man tries to burn down Catholic church
CNA Staff, Sep 23, 2020 / 03:01 pm MT (CNA).- Police are searching for a man who broke into a Catholic church in Florida on Friday and tried to burn it down. The church’s pastor in a Sept. 20 video urged prayers for the man and thanked God that the …
Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu resigns from office and ‘rights’ of cardinals
CNA Staff, Sep 24, 2020 / 12:32 pm MT (CNA).- Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who until today was prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints, has resigned from that office, and in an extremely rare move, from the rights extended to members of the College of Cardinals. The …
Annual Blessing of Vehicles and Mass for Police/Fire Being Held this Weekend
Police Chaplain and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Rev. Steve Angi will be the celebrant again this year for the annual Blue Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. This is the 16th annual Blue Mass, in honor of police, fire, and public safety personnel. A …
Mom of Carlo Acutis: Teen computer whiz was an ‘influencer’ for God
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 24, 2020 / 04:00 am MT (CNA).- Venerable Carlo Acutis, who will be beatified in Assisi Oct. 10, is an example of a teen who used the internet to “influence” people to draw closer to God, his mother said. “Carlo was able to use …
Trump announces ‘Born Alive’ executive order for abortion survivors
By Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2020 / 10:40 am MT (CNA).- President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are born alive after failed abortion attempts. “Today I am announcing that I will be signing the …
Archbishop Hebda: Minnesota priest’s coronavirus homily ‘inappropriate’
CNA Staff, Sep 23, 2020 / 01:20 pm MT (CNA).- The Archbishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis has said that priests should not “present medical or scientific speculation” in their homilies, in response to a controversial homily on the coronavirus pandemic preached by Minnesota priest Fr. Robert Altier, which has become widely …
