A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
-
Experts have warned that 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.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252011/catholic-schools-free-lunch-funding-threatened-by-biden-lgbt-rule-change
The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its solidarity with the Church in Nicaragua, whose freedom of speech and religion is under attack by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega. “At this time of profound suffering, the bishops of Mexico wish to convey to you our fervent prayer, closeness, and support, imploring the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, the much-longed-for peace, justice, and harmonious coexistence of your people,” the conference said in an August 8 statement. The recent wave of repression against the Nicaraguan Church began August 1, when the Ortega dictatorship ordered the closure of eight Catholic radio stations in the Diocese of Matagalpa. Later, the bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando José Álvarez, was placed under house arrest and threatened with prison for allegedly trying to “organize violent groups” to destabilize the government. The Mexican bishops also lamented “that in communities, families, consecrated life, priests, laity, children, and young people suffer from conditions that create fear, take away tranquility, and steal peace.” At the end of their message, the bishops of Mexico implored “the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, Empress of America, her maternal intercession to find paths of dialogue that lead to respect and peace.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252012/bishops-of-mexico-stand-in-solidarity-with-nicaragua-at-a-time-of-profound-suffering
According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like "the fact that the Pope and the Church speak out against abortions." In July, a leading laywoman and co-president of the German "Synodal Way" demanded a "nationwide provision of abortion" across the European Union's most populous country. Germany currently permits abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, with mandatory counseling at a state-approved center, as well as later abortions in certain circumstances. The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a grave evil and is never acceptable at any stage of pregnancy, and Pope Francis has repeatedly and strongly condemned abortion.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252014/majority-of-german-catholics-dont-like-church-being-against-abortion-poll-finds
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Clare of Assisi. As a child she was already very strongly drawn to the things of God, praying fervently, devoutly visiting the Blessed Sacrament, and manifesting a tender love towards the poor. Saint Francis made her superior of the Poor Clares order, a post she should serve for the next 42 years of her life until her death.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-clare-of-assisi-564