A Catholic leader scorched a widely condemned display at the Paris Olympics as “debased and blasphemous.” Cardinal Raymond Burke of the Roman Catholic Church is the latest public figure to condemn the 2024 Paris Olympic Games’ opening ceremony for allegedly parodying the Christian faith with a performance that many interpreted as mocking the iconic Leonardo...
Former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is continuing his campaign to cement further Catholic support — warning that the faith is being targeted by the federal government. Trump posted a message to his proprietary social media outlet Truth Social on Wednesday cheering on a recent campaign launched against Vice President Kamala Harris...
We’ve all seen it by now. The nude blue man on a plate. The repulsive Dionysus as a Jesus stand-in. A drag queen variation on the Last Supper. The Paris Olympic Committee wins the gold for bigoted mockeries of sacred Christian moments. This isn’t the first time in recent memory that Catholics have seen their...
Prominent Catholic leader and evangelist Bishop Robert Barron rebuked the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Paris this week for “mocking this very central moment in Christianity.” Barron, the head of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota and viral Catholic influencer, posted a video to X Friday lamenting the startling display of drag queens...
Catholics are encouraged to pray at least 10,000 Holy Hours in the month of July in the hopes of a “Eucharistic revival” across America. “I hope many people will participate in this campaign as a public witness to the centrality of the Eucharist,” Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota and founder of Word on...
A Ukrainian Catholic priest who gave the benediction during former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday spoke of “people who want to shoot” the Republican presidential candidate just minutes before the assassination attempt that left Trump wounded, two others critically injured and one bystander dead. Jason Charron, pastor at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church...
ACatholic university in Washington, D.C., is offering “gender inclusive” housing to students in a pilot program. Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic and Jesuit academic institution in the United States, is moving to offer special housing to students after undergraduates voted in support of the change during a referendum on the issue, according to the university’s...
For couples who wish to be wed in a Catholic church, there are certain requirements that must be met first. Weddings of all sorts take proper planning, and a sacred ceremony is no different. If you and your future spouse choose to get married in a Catholic church, give yourselves at least six months to...
On May 23, Pope Francis formally recognized the second miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis, clearing the way for him to become the first millennial saint. The Holy Father convened an Ordinary Public Consistory on July 1 to give formal approval to proceed with the canonization of 15 blesseds, including Blessed Carlo Acutis. As Pope...
