University of Notre Dame Partnership with Ukrainian Catholic University recognized with Heiskell Award

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NotreDameNews—In recognition for its support of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), the University of Notre Dame has been awarded the 2023 Institute of International Education (IIE) Heiskell Award for Strategic Partnerships. Heiskell Award The Heiskell Award is presented annually to a college or university, recognizing innovative partnerships that foster international education and demonstrate strong, sustainable links…

‘Sound of Freedom’ producer Eduardo Verástegui files as candidate for president of Mexico

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CNA—Mexican actor, producer, and founder of the Viva México Movement, Eduardo Verástegui ,registered Sept. 7, 2023, as an independent candidate for the presidency of Mexico in the 2024 elections. According to electoral regulations, after expressing his intention to run for president to the National Electoral Institute (INE), Verástegui must gather, in no more than 120…

‘Miracle’ at Catholic school leads cancer survivor to launch pediatric charity foundation

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CNA—Few young people can claim to have distinctly felt the healing touch of God or to have survived major bouts of serious cancer. Fewer still can say they’ve launched a foundation meant to help other young cancer survivors as they struggle through their own medical battles. Bryce Newman can claim all three. And he’s not…

Pope’s Remarkable, Historic Visit to Mongolia

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Vatican News—A political analyst engaged in helping Mongolia implement democracy and human rights shines a light on the current socio-political challenges in the country, and upholds its commitment to protect freedom of religion and the rights of religious minorities. Pope Francis’ historic Apostolic Visit to Mongolia would have been unimaginable during Mongolia’s communist period “where…

Catholic finance firm offers millions in loans, data consulting for dioceses

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CNA—Ninety-six loans and just over $96 million. That’s the track record thus far of Catholic Finance Corporation (CFC), a Minneapolis-based Catholic firm that has issued tens of millions of dollars in loans to regional Catholic organizations and groups over the past few decades. Michael Laughery, the group’s director of partner services, told CNA that the…

BOOK REVIEW: The Surest Way to Defeat Darkness is By Radiating Light

Thomas M. Loarie August 26, 2023 0 Comments

Book Review of Fr. Gabriele Amorth: Rome’s Exorcist: The Official Biography, by Domenico Agasso. At the crossroads of profound spirituality and undeniable reality stands a towering figure: Father Gabriele Amorth. Domenico Agasso’s masterful biography, Fr. Gabriele Amorth: Rome’s Exorcist, unravels the enigma that was Fr. Amorth, an exorcist who dedicated his life to wrestling with…

Q & A Interview with Jerusalem Patriarch Pizzaballa: Christians face co-existence problems, not persecution

admin August 26, 2023 0 Comments

Cardinal-elect Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, recently spoke with ACI Mena, CNA’s news partner agency in the Middle East, about increasing attacks on Christians by Israeli extremists, his hope for Christians in the Holy Land, and his surprise at being named a cardinal by Pope Francis. How widespread are the recent attacks against…

SAINTS AT WORK: St. Rose of Lima

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August 23 we celebrate the Feast of St. Rose of Lima, a great saint and intercessor for the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)! Isabella Flores was born in Peru in 1586, and received the name Rose at her confirmation. To earn money for her struggling family, Rose spent her days working in the gardens and her…

John Paul II Life Center Launches Critical Capital Campaign: Our journey, a corresponding parable, and a new challenge

Tim Von Dohlen August 18, 2023 0 Comments

We all reach times in our lives when we are not sure where to go next. That’s when the excitement of the guidance of the Holy Spirit becomes so evident and so absolutely necessary. Sixteen years ago when Pat and I decided, along with Chris and Sheri Danze, that it was time to take a…

Disturbing New Evidence: FBI offices ‘coordinated’ on Catholic targeting memo

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FBI targets serious Catholics. NYPost—Multiple FBI field offices were involved in drafting a controversial January 2023 internal memo suggesting traditionalist Catholic groups were potential hotbeds of domestic extremism, two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee alleged Wednesday. A less redacted version of the memo obtained by the panel last month cited a “liaison contact” at…

Archbishop Samuel Aquila issues new Pastoral Letter, Highlights ‘clearest teaching on the Eucharist’ in Scripture

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The full text reprinted below of Denver Archibishop Samuel J. Aquila’s new pastoral letter on the Eucharist, issued August 4, 2023, to mark the second year of the National Eucharistic Revival and the Parish Year. (bold added by CBJ for readability) “I am the bread of life … For my flesh is true food, and…

Why does producer Eduardo Verástegui consider ‘Sound of Freedom’ success a miracle?

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CNA—Mexican-born actor and filmmaker Eduardo Verástegui said he considers the success of his film “Sound of Freedom,” which opened in U.S. theaters on July 4, a miracle. “Sound of Freedom” is a film from Angel Studios that narrates the first mission of American federal agent Tim Ballard, played by Catholic actor Jim Caviezel, who also…

House passes amendments ending military spending on abortion travel, transgender surgeries

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CNA—The U.S. House of Representatives passed two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Thursday evening mandating the military stop its programs paying for abortion travel and transgender surgeries for service members. Under a policy laid out by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the military has been granting paid leave and subsidizing service members’ travel to obtain…

Thomas More Society Fights Biden Administration Attempt to Force Elective Abortions in ER

admin July 13, 2023 0 Comments

(July 13, 2023 – New Orleans, Louisiana) Thomas More Society attorneys have filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a lawsuit seeking to block a Biden Administration directive that forces doctors to perform elective abortions in emergency rooms. The filing, made July 7, 2023, in the United States Court of Appeals for…

Into the Alphabet Soup

Thomas Carroll June 15, 2023 0 Comments

It seems that hardly a day goes by that another major corporation doesn’t pop up with some amazing demonstration of its commitment to the LGBTIQA+ agenda. InBev, owner of Anheuser Busch brand Current star of this phenomenon is Anheuser Busch – InBev, the beer company behind the Budweiser brand. Anheuser, formerly a U.S. company headquartered…

20 attorneys general warn CVS, Walgreens against abortion pills in their states

admin February 3, 2023 0 Comments

CNA—As CVS and Walgreens continue to seek federal approval to sell an abortion drug, 20 attorneys general whose states restrict abortion warned the pharmacy chains against fulfilling mail orders within their states. What has FDA approved so far? Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the sale of mifepristone through pharmacies if…

Profiting from Abortion

Thomas Carroll January 18, 2023 0 Comments

I’d like to start this article by wishing all of you a very happy 2023! Hopefully, it will prove to be more rewarding from an investment standpoint than the exceedingly disappointing 2022. Also disappointing is the recent, January 3rd, policy change by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that allows pharmacies to sell mifepristone. What…

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

Thomas Carroll December 13, 2022 1 Comment

There is a commonly held belief that Christmas, besides celebrating the birth of our Lord, brings what is known as a Santa Claus rally in the stock market. Since we’re approaching that time of year, I thought it might be interesting to delve into the numbers and see if this perception is truly fact or…

USCCB vs ESG: What’s a Catholic Investor Supposed to Do?

Thomas Carroll November 3, 2022 0 Comments

We’ve talked in earlier articles about the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In that 26-page document, the bishops enumerate a number of business activities that make a company unfit for investment. The investment activities that the USCCB identify as unfit for investment include, but are not limited…

Understanding Catholic Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines

Thomas Carroll May 24, 2022 0 Comments

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops published the first version of Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines in 1986. Last November (2021) saw the latest update. From the beginning, the bishops have wanted to earn a reasonable rate of return and invest based on Catholic moral principles. A reasonable rate of return is one that matches the…

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John Paul II Life Center Launches Critical Capital Campaign: Our journey, a corresponding parable, and a new challenge

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