Jeanie Hannaman

By Jonah McKeown for CNA, (Catholic World Report) - Pope Francis this week said he is “united in prayer” with those participating in a conference for Catholics who identify as LGBT taking place this weekend in Washington, D.C... Father James Martin, a controversial Jesuit priest who founded the pro-LGBT group Outreach in 2022, reportedly asked Pope Francis if he would like to send a greeting to the group’s 2024 gathering, taking place Aug. 2–4 at Georgetown University. Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington is scheduled to celebrate Mass on Saturday at the event.

By Staff, Catholic Herald - Cardinal Raymond Burke has become one of the highest-ranking Catholic Church officials to address the “abominable mockery” during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics when a parody of the Last Supper was performed with drag queens and LGBT individuals representing Christ and the Apostles... He made his remarks about “an unbelievable manifestation of the darkness and sin in our world” during a homily given on 31 July to mark the 16th Anniversary of the dedication of the Church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at La Crosse in Wisconsin.

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing - First, as anyone even vaguely paying attention knows, the large influx of Muslims from Africa and the Middle East has brought the traditional Islamic antagonism towards Christians to the very heart of formerly Christian nations. For instance, we just “celebrated” the martyrdom in July of 2016, of Fr. Jacques Hamel, a French priest who was beheaded by two 19-year-old Muslims radicalized by ISIS propaganda.