Olympic bell given to Notre Dame Cathedral will ring during every Mass
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2024 / 05:16 am A bell made for the recent Paris Olympics will soon find a new home in one of the most historic cathedrals in the world, according to OSV News. During the Olympics, track and field athletes rang the bronze bell at …
Chicago pregnancy center vandalized as Democratic National Convention closes
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 23, 2024 / 18:37 pm A Catholic pregnancy center in Chicago called “Aid for Women” was vandalized in the early morning hours after the closing of the Democratic National Convention. No one was present at the center at the time of the incident. Police …
Freemasonry: why the Church prohibits membership
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Aug 23, 2024 / 07:30 am Catholics are strictly prohibited from being Masons or belonging to Freemasonry. Below are seven facts to know in order to not be misled about the matter. Recently, Father Eduardo Hayen, a Mexican priest of the diocese of Ciudad Juárez …
Today’s Video: Evangelizing at a College Football Game?
St. Francis told his brothers to go to where the people gathered. In today’s world, that means sporting events. What a great place to evangelize! Father Casey takes you to GameDay when The Notre Dame Fighting Irish traveled to the University of Georgia to meet the Bulldogs in 2019.
Recording Elder’s History: Duwel and Langen Bring Their High School to the Community
Editor’s Note: This article was posted in 2023. As we get ready for Football Season 2024, how the Elder News Network runs. Story and photos by M.D. Pitman Elder is not just a high school for Adam Duwel and Jack Langen. For them – and the current student body and …
Baltimore Orioles host first-ever ‘Faith Night’; players share ‘what God has done’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 17:36 pm The Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team, hosted its first-ever “Faith Night” on Aug. 13. Six players — including starting pitcher Trevor Rogers and All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson — shared their testimonies of faith to thousands of fans …
2024 Democratic platform: What Catholics need to know
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:26 pm Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF, and “gender-affirming health care.” The platform is an aspirational document drafted and approved by party delegates during election years. It …
Out and About for August 2024
1) Kettering Welcomes Priests The Kettering Catholic Community (NE-5) welcomed newly-appointed pastor Father Tom Nevels and newly- ordained parochial vicar Father Anthony Sanitato (pictured with fifth graders) to their 29th annual Bible Camp from June 17-21. Over 378 campers, teens and adults participated in our week-long camp! 2) McNick Students …
Phil Donahue, talk show pioneer and ‘lapsed Catholic’ who courted controversy, dies at 88
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 19, 2024 / 17:20 pm Phil Donahue, a self-described “lapsed Catholic” who reinvented the daytime television talk-show format beginning in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in New York at age 88. Born in Cleveland in 1935 and raised in a Catholic family, Donahue …
