Catholic bishop condemns prayer ban for military events in Canada
The Canadian Armed Forces issued new rules in July that ban chaplains from invoking God or using ‘religious specific language’ at public military gatherings.
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Articles tagged Prayer
LGBT event mocking Christianity canceled after Catholics pray Rosary outside
An LGBT-themed ‘performance’ in a former Catholic church mocked nuns, exorcism, and the Eucharist – but now future events are canceled and the group hosting them had its lease terminated.
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Spain’s Catholic coach prays daily in thanksgiving, not for World Cup victories
Luis de la Fuente told the media before Spain advanced to the World Cup final that he prays ‘every day, but not because … I’m trying to get a certain result. I thank Him every day.’
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Monks who live in monasteries have higher life expectancies than average men
A German-Austrian Monastery Study found that men in religious orders die, on average, much later than men outside of monasteries due to a variety of factors, including structured community life.
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Ukrainian Catholic priest slams ‘Pride Masses,’ urges prayers for restoration of chastity, marriage
Fr. Andriy Kelt offered a Divine Liturgy to pray for chastity, marriage, and petition God's mercy, urging Catholics to oppose LGBT ‘pride' while building the virtue of humility.
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Jesuit-run America magazine editor condemns St. Michael Prayer after Mass
‘I cannot express how much I dislike the St. Michael Prayer after Mass. It is so, so jarring to me every time,’ said Zac Davis, co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson prays for ‘one nation under God’ at Rededicate 250
An 11-minute prayer addressed the 'challenges' that the US faces in a new era, 'attacks on our history, on our heroes, and the cherished moral and spiritual identity of this great nation.'
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Trump, Vance deliver Christian messages at ‘Rededicate 250’ prayer event
Vance noted at the celebration that ‘the morality and the religion that formed the American consciousness were decidedly Christian, founded upon the principles and divinity of Jesus Christ.’
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Marco Rubio says America’s founding was rooted in Christian prayer, fasting
Rubio stressed the importance of Christianity for the United States, highlighting how the Continental Congress called on American colonists to observe a national day of prayer and fasting.
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Bishop Mutsaerts badly injured in car accident, now stable
Bishop Robert Mutsaerts, who is known for defending Catholic teaching, struck a tree on the side of the road on his way home after hearing confessions but is no longer in intensive care.
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