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God put Abraham to the test.He called to him, “Abraham!”“Here I am!” he replied.Then God said:“Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah.There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.” When they came to the place of ... read more

Between Moses and Elias Jesus shows forth His divine glory, thus foreshadowing His resurrection. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end of all things. Today's Mass places before us the transfigured Lord and the model toward Whom we must tend, and our own transfiguration as the goal we must attain. ... read more

Allie Caulfield The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in San Jose, California Last night’s order from Justice Elena Kagan followed a Feb. 5 Supreme Court ruling that effectively required the state to lift bans on indoor worship. ... read more

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Denver Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- An effort to restore strong religious freedom protections in Iowa has the backing of the state Catholic conference and others who say there should be a high threshold for any state interference with the free exercise of religion. While the legislation does not mention LGBT issues, ... read more

Denver Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 03:01 pm MT (CNA).- An effort to restore strong religious freedom protections in Iowa has the backing of the state Catholic conference and others who say there should be a high threshold for any state interference with the free exercise of religion. While the legislation does not mention LGBT ... read more

Canada We learn from the New York Times that a group of singers performed a virtual concert of Frederic Handel’s “Messiah,” giving it a thoroughly modern interpretation. One self-identified gay Chinese-Canadian “struts through the streets of Vancouver” singing “ev’ry valley shall be exalted” as a coming-out anthem as the camera “focuses on his six-inch ... read more

Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio is pictured cooking (CNS photo/courtesy of Maria Elena Bergoglio via Reuters) Vatican City, Feb 27, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper Saturday.The pope ... read more

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Denver Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a California county’s continued ban on indoor worship services due to the coronavirus pandemic, drawing the praise of a local bishop. “I join all Catholics and people of faith in Santa Clara County in expressing our satisfaction in tonight’s ... read more

Denver Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 12:01 pm MT (CNA).- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a California county’s continued ban on indoor worship services due to the coronavirus pandemic, drawing the praise of a local bishop.  “I join all Catholics and people of faith in Santa Clara County in expressing our satisfaction in tonight’s ... read more

Denver Newsroom, Feb 27, 2021 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a California county’s continued ban on indoor worship services due to the coronavirus pandemic, drawing the praise of a local bishop.  “I join all Catholics and people of faith in Santa Clara County in expressing our satisfaction in tonight’s U.S. ... read more

Bishop Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz was named Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia.The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos was named Archbishop of Tunja in February 2020.Bishop Ramírez Díaz had been serving as Bishop of El Banco. ... read more

Bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos retired and Bishop-elect Roberto Madrigal Gallegos was named Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México. ... read more