- French Dominican friar created the motto for the Olympic Games
The motto of the modern Olympic Games, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” was coined by French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon. / Credit: Pixabay / Public Domain ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). The motto of the modern Olympic Games, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” was coined by French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon, who became friends with the founder of the modern Olympic […]
- Pope Francis and Holy See sports association to Olympic athletes: 'Win the medal of fraternity'
Norwegian players Christian Sorum (L), Anders Mol (2ndL) and Australian players Zachery Schubert (2ndR) and Thomas Hodges (R) take part in a practice session ahead of the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024. / Credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Jul 26, 2024 / 17:26 pm (CNA). Pope Francis and Athletica Vaticana, the […]
- Russian Orthodox bishop of Budapest-Hungary suspended following reports of sexual misconduct
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Russian Orthodox Church Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev during a state ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on September 22, 2016. / Credit: Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 17:15 pm (CNA). Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Budapest-Hungary has been temporarily suspended following reports about an ongoing […]
- Where Kamala Harris’ VP options stand on abortion and religious liberty
First row (L-R) Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina. Bottom row (L-R) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain/Official Photo National Catholic Register, Jul 26, 2024 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Kamala […]
- Nebraska Supreme Court upholds abortion restrictions, ban on sex changes for minors
null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 26, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA). The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of the legality of a law that restricts abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy and prohibits doctors from performing sex change surgeries on minors, which allows both rules to remain in effect in the state.Nebraska lawmakers passed the law in […]
- Omaha archbishop denies sexual abuse accusations
Omaha Archbishop George Lucas in a 2011 photo. / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 26, 2024 / 15:40 pm (CNA). Omaha Archbishop George Lucas has categorically denied accusations that he sexually abused two minors several decades ago while he was dean of education at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in Missouri.Lucas is one of several dozen priests, nuns, and lay men and women accused of sexual […]
- Florida pro-abortion activists to pay restitution following pro-life clinic vandalism
Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022. / Heartbeat of Miami. CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Four Florida activists from the abortion rights extremist group “Jane’s Revenge” agreed on July 25 to pay restitution and keep away from crisis pregnancy centers following vandalism and threats of violence on three pro-life clinics.“We will […]
- Arkansas parish hit by multiple vandalism incidents
A vandalized statue of Mary, the Mother of God, at St. Leo Parish in Hartford, Arkansas, July 2024. / Fr. Joseph Chan CNA Newsroom, Jul 26, 2024 / 14:20 pm (CNA). Police are investigating after a parish in Arkansas was struck by three vandalism incidents in recent months, including the destruction of a statue of Mary on the parish grounds. Father Joseph Chan, the pastor at St. Leo Church in […]
- Second round of aid delivered to Gaza by Latin Patriarchate and Order of Malta
In a July 24 press release, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem — a diocese that includes Jordan, Cyprus, Palestine, and Israel — announced that 40 tons of non-perishable food kits were delivered by Malteser International to a newly-established distribution center near the Patriarchate’s compound in the region for people in northern Gaza. / Courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem […]
- Bishops Barron and Paprocki stress the importance of ‘inviting Catholics back to Mass’
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, left, and Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield with Andrew Hansen, director of communications for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. / Credit: Diocese of Springfield CNA Newsroom, Jul 26, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester and Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield — both Chicagoans who have known each other since the […]
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