Vice President Kamala Harris argued the nation is ready for the “next great chapter” of its story as she formally accepted her party’s presidential nomination for president during remarks at the Democratic National Convention Aug. 22.
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A New Incorruptible? Diocese Finds Sister Wilhelmina’s Body Seems to Have Not Decomposed
Bishop James V. Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, released results of the investigation by medical experts into Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster’s incorruptibility in a press release on the diocesan website Aug. 22, the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Walz Pledges ‘Commitment to the Common Good’ During DNC speech
Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., pledged a “commitment to the common good,” in remarks to the Democratic National Convention Aug. 21 as he formally accepted his party’s nomination for vice president.
Pro-Life Democrats Urge Their Party to Seek Alternatives as Convention Spotlights Abortion
The pro-life group Democrats for Life of America urged their party to work on policies that offer women and families support in an effort to reduce abortion at an event near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where support for abortion was very much on display.
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Biden Administration’s New Title IX Rule
The Supreme Court declined to allow the Biden administration to enforce portions of a new regulation expanding Title IX protections from sex discrimination to include students who identify as transgender while legal challenges to the rule proceed.
Catholics Back ‘Mandela Act’ in California to Limit Solitary Confinement
As time runs out for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to act on legislation that would limit the use of solitary confinement in the state, a diocese has reignited a push for faith-based organizations to sign a letter urging him to make the measure law.
Hundreds Line River Banks For Procession of Boats Ferrying Eucharist Down the Mississippi
The psalmist was clearly not speaking about the Mississippi. But his words would have been an apt description of the joy so many experienced on the banks of America’s great river Aug. 14-15 as boats ferried the holy Eucharist in Louisiana from Baton Rouge to New Orleans — a distance of 130 miles.
Liturgical (Western) Music Has a Long and Rich History Within the Catholic Church
If you were to draw a musical timeline of traditional hymns and prayers heard in the Church, it would start with the psalms heard in Jewish synagogues. liturgy, such as the monotheistic belief in one God, and the singing of psalms and hymns, were originally borrowed from the Old Testament. That’s why some early Christian hymns were adapted from Hebrew songs.
Bishops: Church Should Have Say on Native American Boarding School Issues
As both chambers of Congress consider legislation to establish a federal commission to address Native American boarding school-era trauma, the U.S. bishops have requested an amendment be made to the current proposals to give them a seat at the table.
The Cause for Father McGivney: His Road to Sainthood
A detailed timeline for “The Cause for Father McGivney: His Road to Sainthood” starting with the first event when Father McGivney was given the title “Servant of God” on Dec. 18, 1997.
