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The West Kowloon Court has set the trial date for Card Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and five well-known members of the pro-democracy movement, who are accused of failing to properly register a humanitarian fund of which they were trustees. The decision came yesterday at a preliminary hearing chaired by Judge Ada Yim, as reported by the ... read more

The multiple-choice questions are deficient, but there are also open-ended questions that will allow you to give short written responses. This is the same survey discussed by Jimmy Akin on his website, and written about in an Aug. 9 story by Zelda Caldwell at the Catholic News Agency. The deadline for responses is Aug. 15. ... read more

Marriage rates are plummeting. Faith in Jesus Christ has taken a nosedive. Are these related? What can we do to fix it? J.P. DeGance explains ... read more

At the center of our current moral, social, and cultural malaise is a rejection of what has been handed down to us, and a kind of idolatry of new and purportedly better and enlightened ways of living. This rejecting of tradition goes hand in hand with prioritizing one’s own feelings and desires. And it is ... read more

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Catholic school leaders need to be aware that their schools could be cut off from the federal government's free and subsidized lunch program if their policies don't comply with the Biden administration's revised rules against LGBTQ discrimination, experts warn.Earlier ... read more

Singer Britney Spears attends the MTV Bash at the Hollywood Palladium on June 28, 2003 in Hollywood, California. / Kevin Winter/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). American pop star Britney Spears said that she asked to get married in a Catholic church in California, pushing back ... read more

Bishop Rolando José Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was placed under house arrest by the police of Daniel Ortega's regime in early August 2022. / Photo credit: Diocese of Matagalpa Denver Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 17:12 pm (CNA). The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega in recent weeks has threatened ... read more

Franco Origlia Priests lie prostrate during their ordination by Pope Francis during Mass in St. Peter Basilica on the 56th World Day of Prayer for Vocations on May 12, 2019. COMMENTARY: Without the priest, there is no Eucharist, and without the Eucharist, there is no Church. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay speaks at a Vatican press conference on Oct. 22, 2015. In a video statement posted online, Cardinal Oswald Gracias said a 2020 recording of a telephone conversation had been ‘mischievously edited’ to give the wrong impression. The cardinal has ‘categorically, emphatically and totally’ denied any wrongdoing. The ... read more

Daniel Ibanez Pope Francis meets participants at the general audience in the Vatican on Aug. 10. The Holy Father underlined that life on earth is best understood as preparation for eternal life in heaven. The Aug. 10 reflection concluded the cycle of catechesis on old age. ... read more

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay speaks at a Vatican press conference, Oct. 22, 2015. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 15:47 pm (CNA). Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias adamantly denied allegations that he attempted to arrange for a fake paternity test for a scandal-plagued bishop accused of secretly fathering a ... read more

In the video, Gracias said that he was “distressed” to learn of the rumors, which he said he “categorically, emphatically and totally” denied. He said that an unedited version of the recorded conversation would show that he was attempting to arrange for a paternity test in a reputable Catholic hospital. “I did have a conversation ... read more

Detail from "Portrait af Sigrid Undset" (1923) by Harald Slott-Møller (Wikimedia Commons) As a devoted admirer of Sigrid Unset, I look forward to learning more about her and the influences on her writing. In Sigrid Unset: Reader of Hearts, Fr Aidan Nichols, OP, sets the stage appropriately with her foundational influences, which ... read more

Tom Haymes A Celtic cross is seen on the hill at Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland. They express concern that the synodal process underway might falsely give the impression that all Catholics in Ireland would like to see changes made. ... read more

Brother Paul Bednarczyk assumed office last month as superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Brother Paul Bednarczyk speaks of his groundbreaking election, his work in religious life among ‘educators in the faith,’ and admiration for holy witnesses. ... read more