Author: Catholic News Agency

Blaze set at iconic Mexican church; Eucharist stolen from another

May 21, 2023

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The Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato expressed its “profound consternation” over a fire deliberately set at Santiaguito (St. James) Church and called it a “sacrilege.” In a statement published May 15, Father Efrén Silva Plascencia, spokesman for the diocese, said that the fire “was set on the exterior by a male…

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Judge orders psychiatric treatment for man who forcibly entered Vatican 

May 20, 2023

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A Vatican magistrate has sentenced the unidentified man who forcibly entered Vatican City on Thursday night to mandatory psychiatric treatment, according to the Holy See press office.  The man was taken into Vatican custody on the night of May 18 after driving a car at high speed through a gate at the Vatican, bypassing the…

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Here’s the prayer of a journalist saint before he died for freedom of the Catholic press

May 9, 2023

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World Press Freedom Day was celebrated May 3 and the courage to get the truth out has sometimes cost the lives of Catholic journalists, among them St. Titus Brandsma, a Carmelite priest whose efforts cost him his life at the hands of the Nazi regime. Brandsma (1881–1942), a native of the Netherlands, was a great…

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U.S. bishops call for new farm bill that prioritizes needy families

May 3, 2023

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The United States Catholic bishops are urging Congress to prioritize programs that feed needy families, support small-family farmers, and fund rural development in the 2023 Farm Bill, which legislative committees are currently crafting. The farm bill, which Congress renews every few years, is a comprehensive bill that normally includes farming subsidies, funding for food assistance…

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Venezuelan migrant thanks God, recounts journey through dangerous jungle to United States 

May 2, 2023

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Daisy Sandoval is a 25-year-old single mother who left Venezuela in February in search of the “American dream.” Trusting in God and accompanied by a group of her friends, she left her country and her loved ones.  Speaking with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, Sandoval said that to leave Venezuela they had to “cross…

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Largest statue of Christ in Mexico dedicated on Easter Sunday

April 16, 2023

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On Resurrection Sunday, April 9, the Christ of Peace statue was dedicated in Tabasco county in Zacatecas state, Mexico. The monumental sculpture which sits atop a pedestal measures 108 feet high, which makes it the largest of its kind in the country. The statue stands in the center of the esplanade atop “Faith and Religion…

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Fatima visionary predicted ‘final battle’ would be over marriage, family

December 31, 2016

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Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima, died in 2005. But before her death, she predicted that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and family.

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A crash course in Miracles 101

December 30, 2016

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What do a grilled cheese sandwich and the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe have in common?

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What to do if you’re too ashamed to go to Confession

December 30, 2016

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While Reconciliation is intended to allow Christ’s victory to overcome sin in our lives, what happens when shame over one’s sins is so great that it keeps people away from the sacrament?

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​So, Catholic coloring books for grown-ups are a thing…

December 27, 2016

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Coloring books for adults have exploded onto the bookstore scene in the past two years. What was once considered a hobby for the kids is now all the rage for people who are full-grown.

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