Bishop Robert Barron speaks at Harvard University: ‘The glory of God is man fully alive!’
CNA—Addressing a packed audience of approximately 1,000 on the campus of Harvard University on Sunday, Bishop Robert Barron offered those in attendance a window into the “Catholic intellectual tradition” by emphatically proclaiming: “The glory of God is man fully alive!” The founder of the Catholic media apostolate Word on Fire, Barron is one of the…
2023-09-20
Memorial of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest and Martyr, and St. Paul Chong Ha-sang, Catechist and Martyr, and their Companions, Martyrs
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: September 17, 1787 — The U.S. Constitution Is Signed
CTP—In the hot, humid weather of a Philadelphia summer, delegates wrangled, tempers flared over the one issue they could not resolve—how states should be represented in the national government. Finally, after delegates from Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland threatened to return home, Roger Sherman again stood up and again offered his plan—proportional representation in the…
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon: Pope Francis calls Catholics in Korea to echo their patron saint with “a burning faith”
Saint Andrew Kim. CNA—Pope Francis on Saturday invited Catholics in Korea to emulate the zeal of their patron saint, St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, as his statue was blessed at St. Peter’s Basilica. “[St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn’s] figure invites us to discover the vocation entrusted to the Korean Church, to all of you: You are called…
Which states now protect churches from closure?
CNA—After hitting their lowest recorded levels since the start of the pandemic in early summer, COVID-19 cases have begun to increase again, raising the specter of new mask mandates and recalling the early days of the pandemic, when fears of COVID outbreaks led much of society to shutter — including, controversially, many churches around the…
Irish-born founder of Boys Town, Father Flanagan, may soon be declared Venerable
I share an inherited appreciation for Fr. Flanagan thanks to my father. Boys Town and similar organizations were always close to my dad’s heart and among the top of his donation pile, next to our local parish church fund. The reason is that he was sent to spend the last few years of high school…
2023-09-16
Memorial of St. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr, and St. Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr
2023-09-13
Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
‘Sound of Freedom’ producer Eduardo Verástegui files as candidate for president of Mexico
CNA—Mexican actor, producer, and founder of the Viva México Movement, Eduardo Verástegui ,registered Sept. 7, 2023, as an independent candidate for the presidency of Mexico in the 2024 elections. According to electoral regulations, after expressing his intention to run for president to the National Electoral Institute (INE), Verástegui must gather, in no more than 120…
‘Miracle’ at Catholic school leads cancer survivor to launch pediatric charity foundation
CNA—Few young people can claim to have distinctly felt the healing touch of God or to have survived major bouts of serious cancer. Fewer still can say they’ve launched a foundation meant to help other young cancer survivors as they struggle through their own medical battles. Bryce Newman can claim all three. And he’s not…