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Archbishop Gregory says ‘we’ve got to talk’ about police reform

October 8, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Archbishop Gregory says ‘we’ve got to talk’ about police reform

Washington D.C., Oct 7, 2020 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington called for police reform in a virtual town hall event on Tuesday, saying that fear of law enforcement officers among African-American and other minority communities is an indication of the need for ongoing conversation about policing.  The leader of the Washington archdiocese, which includes much of Southern Maryland, said that social media posts allow negative interactions with police officers to garner widespread attention, even while most law enforcement officers are com

Biden doubles down on abortion law pledge

October 7, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Biden doubles down on abortion law pledge

Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, repeated his pledge to codify a right to abortion into federal law should the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision be overturned by the Supreme Court. Speaking at an outdoor town hall event airing on NBC Monday, Biden was asked what he would do to protect “reproductive health rights” should Judge Amy Coney Barrett be confirmed to the Supreme Court. “Number one, we don’t know exactly what [Barrett] will do, although the expectation is that she may very well move to overrule Roe, and what the only thing–the only responsible response to that would be to pass legislation making Roe the law of the land,” said B

Pope signs new Encyclical “Fratelli tutti” on St Francis’s tomb in Assisi

October 4, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Pope signs new Encyclical “Fratelli tutti” on St Francis’s tomb in Assisi

Pope Francis went on Saturday to Assisi for the fourth time during his pontificate. There he signed his new Encyclical Fratelli tutti, before the tomb of St Francis of Assisi, after celebrating Holy Mass.READ ALSO05/09/2020 “Fratelli tutti”: Pope Francis to sign new encyclical on Oct. 3 in Assisi The Encyclical on fraternity and social friendship was inspired by St Francis, as was the Pope’s second Encyclical, Laudato si’, on the care of our common home, published five years ago. The Pope traveled to Assisi by car. On the way, the Pope paid a visit to the Monastery of Vallegloria in Spello. Once he reached Assisi, the Pope paid a brief visit to 

Biden launches ads touting his faith after cardinal says he’s ‘not a Catholic in good standing’

October 3, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Biden launches ads touting his faith after cardinal says he’s ‘not a Catholic in good standing’

Former Vice President Joe Biden has launched an ad campaign seeking to highlight his faith as many conservatives and fellow Catholics have questioned the sincerity of his beliefs. The campaign includes three ads that are set to run in 14 states, many of which are major battlegrounds, according to Religion News Service (RNS). “These ads are one component of our expansive, direct appeal to people of faith that Vice President Biden’s agenda is much more aligned with their common good values than the divisiveness, racism, and fear we see from the current administration,” Josh Dickson, who leads the campaign’s faith engagement, reportedly said.

Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

October 2, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON D.C., October 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — President Donald J. Trump has announced that both he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump tweeted earlier today.

Cardinal Burke: Biden should not receive Holy Communion

September 30, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Burke: Biden should not receive Holy Communion

Cardinal Raymond Burke, a canon lawyer and formerly the prefect of the Church’s highest court, has said that Catholic politicians supporting abortion should not receive Holy Communion, including pro-choice Catholic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Biden “is not a Catholic in good standing and he should not approach to receive Holy Communion,” Burke said in an Aug. 31 interview with Thomas McKenna, who as head of an organization called Catholic Action for Faith and Family periodically conducts interviews with the cardinal. “This is not a political statement, I don’t intend to get involved in recommending any candidate for office, but simply to state that a Catholic may not support abortion in any shape or form because it is one of the…Continue Reading

Biden And Harris Treat Catholics Like Racists To Smoke Out Of Public Life

September 28, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Biden And Harris Treat Catholics Like Racists To Smoke Out Of Public Life

Catholic Vote launched a $350,000 ad campaign against Democratic nominee Joe Biden this week in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan because the former vice president continually betrays Catholics and his claim to the faith. “Joe Biden would force American Catholics to pay for abortions, sacrificing his Catholic values to kneel before the leftist mob,” the advertisement said. In one particularly egregious betrayal, Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, making this Democratic ticket radically pro-abortion and anti-Catholic. Harris treats membershi

Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

September 26, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – President Donald Trump officially announced he intends to fill the open seat on the Supreme Court with pro-life Catholic Judge Amy Coney Barrett. If confirmed by the Senate, the 48-year-old will take the place of pro-abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on September 18. “I love the United States and I love the United States Constitution,” Barrett told the peopl

Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass restrictions ‘mocking God’

September 24, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass restrictions ‘mocking God’

CNA Staff, Sep 20, 2020 / 02:00 pm MT (CNA).- Catholics in San Francisco marched in Eucharistic processions across the city on Sunday to protest the city’s continued restrictions on public worship. “For months I have pleaded with the City on your behalf, advocating for your need of the consolation of the Mass, and the consolation you derive from the practice of your faith and connection with your faith community. City Hall ignored us,” Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in his homily at an outdoor Mass following the processions Sept. 20. “It has become clear to me that they just don’t care about you…We have been patiently putting up with unjust treatment long enough, and now it is time to come together to…Continue Reading

Father Altman stands by previous message denouncing Catholic Democrats in new video

September 24, 2020 breaking Comments Off on Father Altman stands by previous message denouncing Catholic Democrats in new video

In a new video, Father James Altman of La Crosse said he stands by his messages from a past video that Catholic Democrats are impostors, and adds that “hell” is seen in “left wing cancel culture.” “At this moment, allow me to respond to what has become somewhat of an intense, often belligerent reaction to a recent, and simply-stated truth: You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat,” he said, calling his original video “beautiful,” and praising the number of views it got from around the world. The original video made by Altman, the priest at St. James the Less in La Crosse, and produced by Alp