A Christian law firm is applauding a major bank chain for rolling back one of its controversial policies that led to the de-banking of several conservative individuals and nonprofit organizations over the last few years. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., rolled back its WePay service that required merchants to refrain from accepting payments or using the service …
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The cross at the apse of Notre-Dame de Paris, which survived the devastating 2019 fire, was reinstalled atop the cathedral’s framework Friday after a meticulous restoration by artistic ironworkers from Normandy. The imposing cross, spanning 12 meters and weighing 1.5 tons, is the only element of the choir roof that resisted the flames. Workers celebrate after reinstalling the Notre Dame …
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Pope Francis issued a decree on Thursday announcing the recognition of a miracle attributed to Bl. Carlo Acutis — clearing the way for the Italian teenager’s canonization in the near future. Pope Francis, along with Cardinal Marcello Semaro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, announced the recognition of the miracle along with news that three others will …
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Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese, the nation’s oldest, will cut the number of parishes in the city and nearby suburbs by about two-thirds as part of a realignment plan responding to falling attendance and aging infrastructure. Under the final plan released Wednesday, the number of parishes will drop from 61 to 23 with 30 worship and ministry sites. CATHOLIC MONK COMES OUT …
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A Catholic monk in Kentucky has come out publicly as a transgender man and claims to be the first person in his position to do so. Brother Christian Matson, 39, a Catholic hermit in the Diocese of Lexington in Kentucky, made the declaration on Sunday, the diocese announced Tuesday. Hermits are a small subset of religious persons who mostly spend …
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A Catholic service organization has sued the Biden administration for religious discrimination after it was stopped from holding its longstanding Memorial Day mass at a national cemetery. Attorneys for the Knights of Columbus filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against the National Park Service (NPS) in Petersburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, after officials refused to grant a permit for …
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Imagine all the love you’ve experienced in your entire life, from parents, spouses, friends, family — and then multiply it by a thousand. That’s the kind of love experienced by people who’ve had near-death experiences. They report being in the presence of God. John Burke, the Texas-based bestselling author of “Imagine Heaven” and now the follow-up book, “Imagine the God …
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The nation’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, GLAAD, has issued a fact check of Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at a private Catholic college last week, saying the three-time Super Bowl winner’s address was filled with “erroneous and dangerous claims,” even suggesting the kicker was out of step with Pope Francis. “Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was not only …
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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California took a moment in his keynote speech at the Vatican’s Climate Summit last week to jab Donald Trump, accusing the former president of cozying up with big oil companies in what he called “open corruption.” “And with respect and, forgive me, if this comes off a little too harsh. It’s been said and I’ll …
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Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the late Rev. Billy Graham, revealed Sunday that his father would have been “uncomfortable” with the statue unveiled last week in his honor at the U.S. Capitol. “He’d be a little uncomfortable, to be honest with you, because he would not want the attention to be drawn to him,” the CEO of the Billy Graham …
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