FAITH AT WORK: ‘Irena’s Vow’: The true story of a Polish Catholic nurse who hid Jews during the Holocaust
CNA—A new film depicting the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse who risked her own life to hide Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II, debuts in theaters across the country April 15-16. The young Catholic nurse at the heart of the story: Irena Gut “Irena’s Vow” is…
Rerum Novarum: The Ground-breaking Encyclical that Defined the Core of Catholic Social Teaching
The year was 1891. In the wake of the Industrial Revolution sweeping the Western world at the time, radical changes were taking place in society regarding working conditions, property ownership, government responsibility vs. individual responsibility, and most fundamentally regarding the critical importance of recognizing the dignity of each individual human person. Looking at these social…
Modern Martyrs of Communism
Bianca Jagger just issued a thundering warning about Nicaragua’s human rights abuses: “Just like the Castro Regime did in Cuba during the 1960s,” she wrote in the U.K.’s Independent, Nicaragua has put “harsh restrictions on religious freedom, practices, and church processions. Catholic education has been forbidden.” She even compares the country’s current purge of the Catholic…
Baltimore Archdiocese sues insurers over abuse claims coverage
CNA—The Archdiocese of Baltimore is suing numerous insurers over their alleged failure to pay for abuse claims stretching back several decades. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in September of last year ahead of a state law that ended the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits for negligence concerning child sexual abuse. The law opened the archdiocese up…
Catholic Nebraska lawmaker leaves Democratic Party over its pro-abortion views
CNA—A pro-life Catholic lawmaker in the Nebraska Legislature is switching his party registration from Democrat to Republican because of the Democratic Party’s staunch support of abortion. Sen. Mike McDonnell, who had been a registered Democrat for 40 years before this week, said in a news conference that his party change was caused by the Democratic…
A Trip of Faith: Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia
Sometimes you find Faith where you least expect it. That’s my takeaway after visiting Southeast Asia in recent weeks. I spent time in Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia. The faithful find themselves in different and often difficult situations in each place, yet even so, I was impressed by what I saw. Vietnam Consider Vietnam, once…
St. Thomas-Houston university’s new sex and gender program based on ‘Catholic anthropology
CNA—In response to gender studies programs that often churn out ideology contrary to Catholic teaching, the University of St. Thomas, Houston, (UST) is launching a sexuality and gender studies program based on “Catholic anthropology.” New program created with Catholic business professionals in mind “For some time now, conversations about gender and sexuality have dominated our…
