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Minnesota bishop retires early while seeking health treatment

August 6, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Minnesota bishop retires early while seeking health treatment

CNA Staff, Aug 6, 2020 / 04:09 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has accepted the early resignation of Bishop John LeVoir, who has led the Minnesota diocese of New Ulm since 2008, and took a leave from his position last month to be assessed for physical and psychological concerns. “I applaud Bishop LeVoir for recognizing his health concerns and making the request for early retirement. I thank him for his devoted leadership during his tenure as the shepherd of our diocese,” Msgr. Douglas Grams, Levoir’s vicar general in the diocese, said in an Aug. 6 press release. LeVoir was not expected

Lebanese priest: ‘We need your prayers’ after Beirut explosions

August 5, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Lebanese priest: ‘We need your prayers’ after Beirut explosions

CNA Staff, Aug 4, 2020 / 01:15 pm MT (CNA).- A Lebanese Catholic priest has asked believers around the world to pray for the people of his country, after two explosions in Beirut injured hundreds of people and are reported to have left at least 10 people dead. “We ask your nation to carry Lebanon in its hearts at this difficult stage and we place great trust in you and in your prayers, and that the Lord will protect Lebanon from evil through your prayers,” Fr. Miled el-Skayyem of the Chapel of St. John Paul II in Keserwan, Lebanon, said in a statement to EWTN News Aug. 4. “We are currently going through a difficult phase in Lebanon, as you can…Continue Reading

After AOC decries statue, Hawaiian Catholic says St Damien of Molokai ‘gave his life’ serving lepers

August 1, 2020 breaking Comments Off on After AOC decries statue, Hawaiian Catholic says St Damien of Molokai ‘gave his life’ serving lepers

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2020 / 01:28 pm MT (CNA).-   A Hawaiian Catholic catechist said that St. Damien of Molokai is a “hero” to the Hawaiian people, after a prominent congresswoman claimed the statue honoring him in the U.S. Capitol is part of colonialism and “patriarchy and white supremacist culture.”  St. Damien “gave his life” serving the isolated leper colony at Kalaupapa peninsula on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, said Dallas Carter, a native Hawaiian and a catechist for the diocese of Honolulu, in an interview with CNA. “Any Hawaiian here who is aware of their history–which most Hawaiians are–would absolutely, Catholic or not, d

Catholic bishops fear Scotland’s hate crime law could criminalize Bible and Catechism

August 1, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Catholic bishops fear Scotland’s hate crime law could criminalize Bible and Catechism

CNA Staff, Jul 29, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalize the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.  In a statement issued July 29, the bishops argued that the Scottish Government’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Bill could lead to censorship of Catholic teaching. “We are also concerned that section 5 of the Bill creates an offense of possessing inflammatory material which, if taken with the low threshold contained therein, could render materi

Catholic schools plan waivers, remote learning, as officials weigh safe reopenings

July 31, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Catholic schools plan waivers, remote learning, as officials weigh safe reopenings

Denver Newsroom, Jul 31, 2020 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- As the beginning of the fall school term approaches, Catholic schools in dioceses across the U.S. are asking the parents of students returning in person to sign waivers of liability amid the risk of coronavirus infection. At the same time, many dioceses are also offering remote learning options for parents who do not wish to send their children back to school in person. One such diocese is St. Petersburg, which sent a letter to the parents of its nearly 13,000 students on Monday, asking them to sign a waiver of liability, choosing to accept the risk th

Fire torches Catholic parish offices, chapel in North Carolina

July 29, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Fire torches Catholic parish offices, chapel in North Carolina

Denver Newsroom, Jul 28, 2020 / 02:30 pm MT (CNA).- A fire tore through the parish offices of a historic Catholic church in Monroe, North Carolina early Monday morning, and though the damage is extensive, the church’s pastor is thankful that the blaze did not touch the main sanctuary or the Blessed Sacrament. Father Benjamin Roberts told CNA he arrived at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Monday morn

Priests for Life Fr. Frank Pavone resigns from Trump campaign roles

July 26, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Priests for Life Fr. Frank Pavone resigns from Trump campaign roles

Priests for Life national director Fr. Frank Pavone has resigned from advisory positions in the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump. The priest withdrew at the direction of Church authorities, he told CNA Friday. “I’ve been requested by the competent ecclesiastical authority not to have an official title/position on the advisory boards. So, as a priest in good standing, I’ve followed that request,” Pavone told CNA July 24, in response to questions about his role in the Trump campaign. In January, Pavone was appointed co-chair of the Pro-Life Voices for Trump coalition, and in April was announced as a member of the Catholics for Trump advisory board; the priest headlined that month an online kickoff event for the Trump Catholic…Continue Reading

Churches burned, people beheaded in Mozambique’s escalating extremist violence

July 25, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Churches burned, people beheaded in Mozambique’s escalating extremist violence

Rome Newsroom, Jul 23, 2020 / 10:30 am MT (CNA).- A Catholic bishop has deplored the world’s indifference to escalating extremist violence in northern Mozambique, where multiple churches have been burnt, people beheaded, young girls kidnapped, and hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the violence. Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa of Mozambique’s Pemba diocese has been an outspoken advocate for the needs of the more than 200,000 people who have been displaced by the violent insurgency.  In June there were reports that insurgents had beheaded 15 people in a week. Yet the bishop sai

A shocking Vatican perspective on the pandemic

July 24, 2020 breaking Comments Off on A shocking Vatican perspective on the pandemic

The latest document from the Vatican, a reflection on the CO19 pandemic, is an embarrassment to the Catholic faithful. The Pontifical Academy for Life, under the leadership of the controversial Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, produced the document, and the Vatican press office introduced it on July 22 with a title as prolix as the statement itself: “Useful information on the Document of the Pontifical Academy for Life: Humana Communitas in the age of pandemic: untimely meditations on life’s rebirth.” That title is misleading; the document provides very lit

In Italy, new book suggests changes to Catholic doctrine on homosexuality

July 21, 2020 breaking Comments Off on In Italy, new book suggests changes to Catholic doctrine on homosexuality

Denver Newsroom, Jun 12, 2020 / 08:00 am MT (CNA).- A book published by an employee of the Italian bishops’ conference, which claims to be inspired by Pope Francis’ Amoris laetitia, suggests an approach to pastoral care that calls for changes to the church’s doctrine on homosexuality. The book “Chiesa e Omosessualitá, Un’inchiesta alla luce del magistero di papa Francesco,” (Church and Homosexuality, an investigation under the light of Pope Francis’ Magisterium”) was released in Italy, shortly after the publication in Austria of a book considering how homosexual couples might receive a formal, liturgical blessing of