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US SENATOR ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO FIGHT ANTI-CATHOLIC VANDALISM

CNA Staff, Aug 13, 2020 / 04:09 pm (CNA) – A United States senator has asked the nation’s attorney general... 

 

CATHOLIC BAKER’S SWEET TREATS MAKE OCCASIONS ‘A LITTLE MORE MEANINGFUL’

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — Genevie Alejandro never expected her future in the baking entrepreneurial world to begin with a bishop.... 

by Melissa Enaje Catholic News Service 

EARTHQUAKE HITS NORTH CAROLINA DURING MASS READING ABOUT EARTHQUAKE

CNA Staff, Aug 11, 2020 / 03:13 pm (CNA) – As North Carolina experienced a moderate earthquake Sunday, local pastors... 

 

ARCHBISHOP GANSWEIN: BENEDICT XVI’S ‘ILLNESS IS SUBSIDING’

Rome Newsroom, Aug 11, 2020 / 03:30 am (CNA) – Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said that... 

by Courtney Mares 

POPE FRANCIS: EVEN IN TIMES OF DARKNESS, GOD IS THERE

Vatican City, Aug 9, 2020 / 05:59 am (CNA) – When caught in difficult moments or trials, turn your heart... 

by Hannah Brockhaus 

Local

CONQUERING UNCERTAINTY

Facing an autumn of uncertainty, adult Catholics may experience feelings of anxiety, foreboding, boredom, and anger. For children, the unknown…

A BEDROCK OF DEVOTION

In the late 18th century, persecuted Vietnamese Catholics who had been driven from their homes into a nearby rainforest were…

CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL ON GOVERNOR TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP SAFE PROCEDURES TO RE-OPEN SCHOOLS

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Church in California has supported and cooperated with public officials’ efforts to contain the…

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Christ Cathedral

CHRIST CATHEDRAL, ONE YEAR LATER

On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, the great festal doors of our beautiful new cathedral were opened for the first time,…

FIRST MARRIAGE INSIDE CHRIST CATHEDRAL

The first wedding ceremony took place in Christ Cathedral, following the cathedral’s dedicated in July 2019. Christine Brito and Freddy…

HEART OF THE CAMPUS

What pulled Christianity out of the Dark Ages so many centuries ago? It was St. Benedict’s simple rule for the…

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Sports

SANTA MARGARITA HOLDS VIRTUAL SIGNING DAY

In the final collegiate signing day period of the school year, Santa Margarita Catholic High School honored nine athletes from…

MOVING UP IN THE WORLD

In another round of signing ceremonies that saw high school seniors commit to playing college athletics, both Santa Margarita Catholic…

HOMETOWN BALL

Sharing the same athletes has long been a source of tension between high school coaches and their counterparts at surrounding…

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Local Headlines

STRATEGIC CHANGES
“Change is the law of life,” John F. Kennedy once said. “And those who look only to the past or...

SUMMARY OF PRIEST ASSIGNMENT CHANGES
PASTORS    REV. REYNOLD E. FURRELL  From Pastor Extended, Holy Trinity Church, Ladera Ranch  To Pastor, Ss. Simon & Jude...

WATER FOR UGANDA
Wells of Life annual Run4Water exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $123,206 to restore and repair 40 water wells. Run4Water is the...

Opinion Headlines

THE ALO HOTEL AND COVID-19
Anyone westbound on Chapman Avenue headed toward Christ Cathedral will likely wait a few moments at the busy intersection of...

SOMETHING MISSING IN THE MASS
While watching Mass on television at St. Mathew’s Cathedral in Washington, I thanked God for technology, and especially its gift...

RESURRECTION AMID THE 2020 PANDEMIC
For Catholics and all Christians, the Easter season celebrates the most joyous time of year, the feast of the resurrection...

National

CATHOLIC GROUPS AID RECOVERY AFTER BEIRUT EXPLOSION

CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA) – Following an explosion that killed more than 150 people in…

CORONAVIRUS, VACCINES, AND CATHOLIC ETHICS

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA) – Production for a new coronavirus vaccine is speeding along,…

HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TO HELP AT-RISK FAMILIES, US BISHOPS TELL CONGRESS

CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2020 / 10:30 am (CNA) – Several leading U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops urged congressional leaders…

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National Headlines

ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ ECHOES POPE IN CALLING FOR ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
CLEVELAND (CNS) – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops echoed Pope Francis’ long-standing call for full nuclear...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ‘ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE’ IN MASS?
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 6, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA) – In 1903, Pope St. Pius X wrote that it...

CATHOLIC CHARITIES PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE TOTALS NEARLY $400 MILLION
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Scott Milliken has seen a lot of people come through the doors at the Father English Center’s...

IN PLANNING JAN. 29 MARCH FOR LIFE, OFFICIALS MINDFUL OF HEALTH SAFEGUARDS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the midst of the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the annual March for Life...

World

IN LIGHT OF PANDEMIC, POPE WILL BEGIN NEW SERIES ON SOCIAL DOCTRINE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social and environmental crises worldwide, Pope Francis announced…

Pope Francis tells youth at Medjugorje: be inspired by the Virgin Mary

Vatican City, Aug 2, 2020 / 07:30 am (CNA) – Pope Francis has urged young people gathered in Medjugorje to…

SHOW GRANDPARENTS, THE ELDERLY THAT YOU CARE, POPE TELLS YOUNG PEOPLE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on young people to reach out to their grandparents or the elderly who…

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World Headlines

VATICAN PUBLISHES BOOK OF POPE FRANCIS’ PANDEMIC HOMILIES
Vatican City, Jul 23, 2020 / 08:56 am (CNA) – A print book which includes Pope Francis’ homilies during the...

POPE MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS OF VATICAN EMPLOYEES
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Zoe, 10, showed up late for summer camp at the Vatican, she did not expect...

VATICAN PUBLISHES INSTRUCTIONS ON PARISH REFORM AND DIOCESAN RESTRUCTURING
Vatican City, Jul 20, 2020 / 04:10 am (CNA) – The Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy published instructions Monday on reforming...

VATICAN: LAITY HAVE ROLE, BUT MOST PARISHES MUST BE LED BY PRIESTS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy issued a new instruction on pastoral care that specifies the role...

Education

GRADUATING WITH GRACE

A typical rite of passage each spring for high school seniors, graduation ceremonies this year have taken on unique forms…

OC REGISTER AND TRINITY LEAGUE NAME ASIA AVINGER ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

For Rosary Academy’s Asia Avinger, basketball is more than just her favorite sport. The recent graduate strongly believes that connection…

CORNELIA CONNELLY’S FINAL GRADUATION CEREMONY

On Saturday, June 6, Cornelia Connelly School held its 56th, and final, commencement ceremony. After nearly 60 years of educating…

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Education Headlines

THE TOP OF THE CLASS
In March of this year, 14 Catholic schools from the Diocese of Orange competed in the local Catholic School Academic...

SENIORS ON THE RISE
In honor of the last official National Signing Day for the 2019-2020 school year, several student athletes from Orange County...

DRIVE-IN GRADUATION
As schools across the country spent the spring navigating campus closures and transitioning to distance-learning platforms due to COVID-19, one...

ST. CATHERINE’S ACADEMY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS CLASS OF 2020
St. Catherine’s Academy (SCA), an all boys’ Catholic school with a military tradition in Anaheim, is proud to announce its graduating...