Church begins canonization process for Father Gabriel Richard (The Detroit News) The Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit has started the process toward sainthood for Father Gabriel Richard, a 19th century priest who wrote Detroit’s official city motto. The Catholic church on St. Anne Street was granted permission from Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron to establish a guild that will study the life and materials of Richard…
Amy Coney Barrett considered frontrunner for SCOTUS (CNA) President Donald Trump on Saturday signaled he would soon nominate a potential replacement to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday evening at 87. Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic mother of seven, is widely reported to be the front-runner in the president’s deliberations regarding a nominee…
To conservatives, Barrett has ‘perfect combination’ of attributes (The New York Times) Judge Barrett is regarded — at least for now — as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday. If Judge Barrett were nominated and confirmed, she would be the sitting justice with the least courtroom experience, but one viewed as a home run by conservative Christians and anti-abortion activists…
Catholic school enrollment growing in Boston during pandemic (MassLive) The Archdiocese of Boston announced the closure of 10% of its schools earlier this year with fears that even more would have to close this fall. But increased enrollment due to parents wanting in person learning during the pandemic is turning that around. “This almost sounds like [Charles] Dickens,” said Thomas Carroll, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Boston. “It was the best of times and the worst of times…”
Catholic community divided after La Crosse priest’s video (Winona Daily News) Members of the Catholic community are speaking out about the divide and pain they’re feeling after a video of a La Crosse priest denouncing Democrats in the church went viral. The video, produced and published by a far-right media outlet, features Father James Altman of the St. James the Less church in La Crosse, condemning Democratic Party-supporting Catholics as imposters who are going to hell, and repeated common right-wing conspiracy theories about things like climate change and Planned Parenthood…
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