Trans-identifying monk risks ‘scandal’ and ‘confusion’ in Church, experts say
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 18:20 pm Church leaders risk sowing scandal and confusion, experts say, by allowing a female monk who has been living as a male for years — and who recently publicly announced her transgender identity — to continue presenting herself as a man. …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for June 2024
For migrants fleeing their homes We pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of danger and violence, find welcome and new opportunities in the countries that receive them.
Catholic Relief Services unable to provide aid to southern Gaza amid ongoing war
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 30, 2024 / 09:10 am A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) official told CNA this week that the organization has been unable to get humanitarian supplies through the southern Gaza Strip since early May and that it no longer has supplies in the warehouses in the …
Harrison Butker doubles down on commencement speech at Catholic gala
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 28, 2024 / 17:10 pm Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker doubled down on his May 11 Benedictine College commencement speech comments during a Catholic home schooling association’s gala in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday. “If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it …
Catholic family dedicated to regenerative agriculture says farming and faith go together
By Mary Gates Lansing, Mich., May 28, 2024 / 16:40 pm Two Sparrows Farms, named for God’s promise to care for his sons and daughters (see Mt 10:29-31), has provided abundant evidence that God is faithful to his word. Owners Dan and Whitney Belprez have grown their farm and family while …
From Hinduism to Catholicism: How Blessed Carlo Acutis inspired a man to convert
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 27, 2024 / 07:00 am On May 23, Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first millennial saint. The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great …
The Video: Seven Men Ordained Priests May 18, 2024
Seven men from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati were ordained to the priesthood on May 18, 2024 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. Fathers Brice Berger, Adam Berning, John Grusenmeyer, Benjamin Mersch, Matthew Montag, Anthony Sanitato and Jeremy Stubbs.
‘He’s coming!’: Joyous Eucharistic pilgrimage visits New York, crosses Brooklyn Bridge
By Sabrina Ferrisi New York City, N.Y., May 27, 2024 / 17:11 pm The eastern route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marked one of its most anticipated early highlights Sunday in New York City, with stops at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the former home of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton before a …
Carbon dating reveals true age of purported tunics of St. Peter and St. John
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, May 25, 2024 / 13:30 pm The Vatican Museums on Thursday announced the new permanent exhibition of two relics purportedly belonging to St. Peter and St. John the Evangelist, shedding light on their origin and age. The conference titled “The Tunics of St. Peter and St. …
Vatican apologizes after pope’s derogatory remark on gay men in Catholic seminaries
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, May 28, 2024 / 12:35 pm The Vatican on Tuesday issued an apology after Pope Francis’ use of an offensive word in Italian regarding seminarians who identify as gay. Matteo Bruni, the Holy See spokesman, said in Tuesday’s press statement that the Holy Father was “aware …
