MILES CITY, MT — Three local children reportedly called on their father to please stop referring to them as the fruit of his loins, citing untold embarrassment.
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RFK, Jr. is on the war path and he’s taking all the artificial food dyes with him. But why? We consulted with the world’s finest doctors to learn why artificial dyes are so dangerous.
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Wildlife photographer in a ghillie suit. Some wild animals are very difficult to approach without disturbing them, which sometimes leads some wildlife photographers to wear a ghillie suit when they go in search of them. By remaining undetected, wildlife photographers can observe animal behaviour that would otherwise not be observable if the animal would have had knowledge of human presence.)
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Heavenly Father, I ask You in the name,
and through the Blood of Your Divine Son,
to rebuke Satan for taking captive
that which belongs to You.
I ask Jesus to place His Crown of thorns around
(Name the person)
so that those with wrong influences
will lose interest and depart.
Mary Mother of Jesus,
place your mantle of love around,
(your son and/or your daughter.)
Amen
St. Michael, protect them.
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All Saints students thrive through creative thinking, servant leadership – 
All Saints Academy in Parsippany, N.J., a nationally certified STEM School, is excited to welcome families to the 2025-2026 school year. As we open our doors to students from preschool through eighth grade, we are committed to fostering a learning environment where innovation, creativity, and discovery thrive. ASA is a diverse school community where teachers support the mission to nurture the whole child and prepare students to grow as confident, resourceful learners who are responsible, faith-filled, global citizens. ASA’s Early Childhood Center continues to grow each year, offering an enriching environment that provides a safe and nurturing setting while promoting
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians
Col 1:1-8
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Timothy our brother,
to the holy ones and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
grace to you and peace from God our Father.
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
when we pray for you,
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus
and the love that you have for all the holy ones
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven.
Of this you have already heard
through the word of truth, the Gospel, that has come to you.
Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing,
so also among you,
from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,
as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave,
who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalf
and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
From the Gospel according to Luke
4:38-44
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.
Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,
and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
She got up immediately and waited on them.
At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him.
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, "You are the Son of God."
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ.
At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, "To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent."
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
The Gospel today (cf. Mk 1: 29-39) in close continuity with last Sunday’s presents to us Jesus who, after preaching on the Sabbath in the synagogue of Capernaum, heals many sick people, beginning with Simon’s mother-in-law. Upon entering Simon’s house, he finds her lying in bed with a fever and, by taking her hand, immediately heals her and has her get up. After sunset, he heals a multitude of people afflicted with ailments of every kind. (…) Jesus leaves no room for doubt: God whose Face he himself revealed is the God of life, who frees us from every evil. The signs of his power of love are the healings he performed. He thus shows that the Kingdom of God is close at hand by restoring men and women to their full spiritual and physical integrity. I maintain that these cures are signs: they are not complete in themselves but guide us towards Christ’s message, they guide us towards God and make us understand that man’s truest and deepest illness is the absence of God, who is the source of truth and love. Only reconciliation with God can give us true healing, true life, because a life without love and without truth would not be life. (Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus, 8 February 2009)
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Diocesan schools growing in excellence, discipleship for coming year – 
Our Catholic schools in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey will begin their new school year as the diocese and Universal Church continue to the Jubilee Year of Hope with great excitement and affirmation, affirming their status as schools of academic excellence and discipleship. Our schools are dedicated to the Church’s teaching mission. They honor our mission that provides for the total development of the whole child. As such, we affirm the mission of Catholic schools based on core values which encompass the following: We promote academic excellence rooted in Gospel values. A quality Catholic education produces Church and national
Diocesan Catholic high schools harnessing power of artificial intelligence – 
Ninth-grade World History students at Morris Catholic High School in Denville learned more about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 by talking to a U.S. soldier who was there. Well, sort of. Now that Pearl Harbor survivors has dwindled to 16, these students instead conducted a virtual conversation with a fictional soldier during the previous academic year. They used the ChatGPT digital application through SchoolAI.com, asking him questions such as “What was it like seeing the destruction?” The app then formulated answers using vast databases of information across the internet and the specific methodologies it learned
Students around world attend Assumption College for Sisters orientation – 
Assumption College for Sisters (ACS) in Denville, N.J., welcomed new students during its annual orientation day on Aug. 20. Sister of Christian Charity Sister Marie Pauline Demek, ACS president, opened the day with a reflection on the college’s mission and goals. Sister of Christian Charity Geralyn Schmidt followed with a presentation on the history and heritage of ACS. Father Martin Glynn, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Denville and an ACS Board member, celebrated the Mass of the Holy Spirit in the college chapel. He encouraged students to “look forward with the strength, inspiration, and hope that comes from the
This long-exposure photograph, taken over 31 minutes from a window inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module, captures the graceful arcs of star trails.
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Middle States reaffirms accreditation for Assumption College for Sisters – 
Assumption College for Sisters (ACS) in Denville, N.J., announced that the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed its accreditation. This achievement reflects ACS’s collective effort, dedication to its mission, and continuous improvement in serving its students. The college extends its gratitude to its dedicated faculty, staff, volunteers, and students for their contributions throughout this rigorous review process. ACS’s commitment to educational excellence is ongoing. The next Self-Study Evaluation starts in 2032. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
I’m a planetary scientist who was born the year of Sputnik’s launch. Over the course of my 40-year career, I’ve witnessed not one but at least five separate revolutions that fundamentally transformed this field of study. Before I tell you about these pivotal moments, let’s look at two examples of even earlier revolutions that setContinue reading “5 modern revolutions in planetary science”
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Beyond The Beacon Episode 95: A high school president shares lessons from year 1 – 
Brian Vohden is going into his second year as president of Morris Catholic High School. On this episode, he shares with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish what his first year was like and what he’s looking forward to as a new school year begins. Vohden attended Catholic School in the diocese and worked at Pope John XXIII Regional High School and the Catholic Academy of Sussex County for 19 years, serving in both teaching and administrative roles. Morris Catholic High School is a faith-based, college-prep high school where students are known by name, challenged academically, and
Father Augustine Amadu of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Diocese of Kenema was murdered on Aug. 30 while he was preparing to take on a new mission in the diocese. / Courtesy of the Catholic Diocese of Kenema
ACI Africa, Sep 2, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest in Sierra Leone’s Diocese of Kenema was murdered Aug. 30 as he was preparing to take on a new assignment in the diocese.
According to the communication department of the Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Father Augustine Amadu, who served at Kenema’s Immaculate Conception Parish, was preparing for his Sunday, Aug. 31 farewell Mass when suspected robbers ended his life.
His next pastoral assignment would have been at St. John Kailahun Parish in the Kenema Diocese.
“We are saddened by the shocking news reaching us this morning (Sunday, Aug. 31) about the demise of Reverend Father Augustine Amadu who was stabbed to death by armed robbers at his parish house in Kenema Diocese,” the message said.
“Father Amadu was wrapping up his final days of his pastoral work at Immaculate Conception Parish, Kenema, preparing for his farewell Mass on Sunday before departing for his new assignment at St. John Parish, Kailahun after five years of devoted service.”
According to the Sierra Leonean Police (SLP), Amadu was attacked at night in the parish house where he lived alone. The authorities said in a statement on Aug. 30 that parishioners at Immaculate Conception Parish raised the alarm about the murder.
“At about 07:43 hours, the SLP received a report from a Catholic parishioner indicating that Rev. Father Amadu had been attacked overnight by unidentified armed men at his parish residence. The parish house, which the late priest occupied alone, was forcibly entered by the assailants through a damaged window,” read the police report.
“At this stage, it is unclear whether any property was taken away by the perpetrators,” the SLP reported, adding that the remains of Father Amadu had been taken for a post-mortem examination.
According to the Sierra Leonean authorities, no suspects had been identified in the priest’s murder as of Aug. 30. The SLP said, however, that a number of parishioners and church authorities who reported for early morning service at the parish were assisting with the investigation.
“The Sierra Leone Police wishes to assure the public, particularly the Catholic community, that a full-scale investigation is underway to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice,” the SLP said.
This article was originally piublished by ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa and has been adapted for CNA.
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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 6, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2025 / 12:32 pm (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is for our relationship with all of creation.
In a video released Sept. 2, the Holy Father asked the faithful to pray “that inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.”
According to a press release, this month’s video was made in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
In the video, Pope Leo recites an original prayer written specifically for this month’s prayer intention.
Here is Pope Leo’s full prayer:
Lord, You love everything You have created,
and nothing exists outside the mystery of Your tenderness.
Every creature, no matter how small,
is the fruit of Your love and has a place in this world.
Even the simplest or shortest life is surrounded by Your care.
Like St. Francis of Assisi, today we too want to say:
“Praised be You, my Lord!”
Through the beauty of creation,
You reveal Yourself as a source of goodness. We ask You:
open our eyes to recognize You,
learning from the mystery of Your closeness to all creation
that the world is infinitely more than a problem to solve.
It is a mystery to be contemplated with gratitude and hope.
Help us to discover Your presence in all creation,
so that, in fully recognizing it,
we may feel and know ourselves to be responsible for this common home
where You invite us to care for, respect, and protect
life in all its forms and possibilities.
Praised be You, Lord!
Amen.
The video prayer intention is promoted by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, which raises awareness of monthly papal prayer intentions.
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The disciple John and Jesus in the new animated movie “Light of the World.” / Credit: Salvation Poem Foundation
CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A new 2D-animated movie, told through the eyes of Jesus’ beloved disciple John, will be released in theaters on Sept. 5, taking viewers from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry to his passion, death, and resurrection. “Light of the World” is the first movie from the Salvation Poem Project, a nonprofit ministry and independent studio that crafts stories to share Jesus Christ with the world.
Brennan McPherson, producer of the film, told CNA in an interview that his team chose to tell the story from John’s perspective because he was likely the youngest disciple so they believe his perspective is the most relatable.
“Telling it from the perspective of a young teenager — young kids want to age up and they see themselves in that. Teenagers are going through those formative years, so they relate with it. And then adults know what that formative time in their life was like. So it made it more appealing to a full family,” he explained.
He added that the filmmakers “wanted to show how the Gospel changed a young boy’s life and how it can still change our lives today.”
For the filmmakers — who also create other forms of faith-based media — projects such as this one are an “an act of worship.”
“We’re nerdy animation lovers, and we wanted to make a beautiful animated film that honored God, that told the truth about the Gospel, and that could be used as a tool to share our faith with people in a way that’s nonthreatening and that is not just compelling but genuine and respectful towards the audience,” McPherson said.
“What we’re trying to give people is an experience of the goodness of Jesus and let that resonate on a heart level so that they can fall in love with him,” he added.
When deciding what parts of Jesus’ ministry to include in the film, McPherson explained that filmmakers were trying to answer the question “How do you tell the basic big fundamental beats that make the Gospel totally clear to someone who’s had zero background?”
With this in mind, all of the choices “were through the lens of how do we make the actual structure of the story basically symbolize the Gospel itself, show the Gospel in action, as opposed to just telling us about it.”
He also emphasized the importance the filmmakers gave to “the biblical accuracy, the theological accuracy, [and] making it accessible for children.”
As for what he hopes viewers will take away from the film, McPherson said he hopes “that they will see Jesus is beautiful and fall in love with him and decide to follow him with their lives.”
“We wanted to give people a very clear emotional experience of the Gospel so that it just poured into their hearts. We’re so busy in this culture these days that it’s hard to get people to stop and really think about the claims of Jesus, really consider who he was and whether or not he was true,” he said. “And so this is our way of just basically like, ‘Hey, this is the most beautiful thing to us. That’s what we want to spend our time making art about, and we hope that you see what we see in it.’”
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Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Birmingham, Ala., Sep 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
EWTN News and EWTN Studios will join forces in Rome from Sept. 3–7 to televise the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. In addition to the canonizations, viewers who want an in-depth look at the life and legacy of these two young saints-to-be will have the opportunity to tune in to 12 EWTN special programs, including animated children’s programs.
Here’s what you can expect:
Viewers can tune in to “EWTN News Nightly” and “EWTN News In Depth” for an exclusive preview of the canonizations. “EWTN News Nightly” airs at 6 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 5; and “EWTN News In Depth” airs at 5 p.m. ET and 10:30 p.m. ET the same day.
EWTN News correspondent Colm Flynn will host a one-hour special from the rooftop of EWTN’s Rome studio, which overlooks St. Peter’s Square.
Father Patrick Briscoe, OP, EWTN News’ guest expert on Carlo Acutis; Acutis biographer and EWTN Vatican correspondent Courtney Mares; and EWTN Vatican correspondent Kristina Millare will provide commentary on the canonizations and share reflections on the impact of Pope Leo XIV’s first saints. This will air at 1 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 6, and 11 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7.
In the half hour leading up to the canonization Mass and the half hour after it ends, EWTN News Vatican correspondents will conduct live interviews and candid reactions with pilgrims from around the world. This will air at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7, as well as 30 minutes after the Mass.
On Sunday, Sept. 7, Pope Leo XIV will preside over the Mass and canonizations of the two young blesseds from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. This will air live at 3 a.m. ET and the encore presentation will be at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7.
For those looking to get to know these two soon-to-be saints better, EWTN will be airing a plethora of programs on the lives of Acutis and Frassati:
“Hiking in Search of Pier Giorgio Frassati”
Join EWTN’s Colm Flynn and Father Vincent Bernhard, OP, on a pilgrimage with young men ages 18–30 who follow the footsteps of soon-to-be-saint Pier Giorgio Frassati in Turin, Italy. The group prays in the shrine of Oropa, climbs to and celebrates Mass in the iconic Monte Mucrone, and visits the personal rooms of Frassati before celebrating Mass with his remains in Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. The program premieres at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 3, with encores at 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7, and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
“Giorgio — A Modern-Day Miracle Story”
The family of a comatose young adult finds the miracle they’ve been praying for after beseeching Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s heavenly intercession. The show airs at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 4.
“Sanctity Within Reach: Pier Giorgio Frassati”
Christine M. Wohar and Wanda Gawronska (Pier Giorgio Frassati’s niece) explore the soon-to-be-saint’s spiritual life. The program airs at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 4, and at 2:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 5.
“Blessed Carlo Acutis — From London to the World”
An EWTN documentary on the London connection to Carlo Acutis featuring his mother, Antonia, and Father Alexander Sherbrooke, whose dynamic parish in Soho mirrors Carlo’s intense devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. The documentary airs at 5:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 5, and at 2:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 6.
“I Am With You — A Documentary on Carlo Acutis”
Follow the life and witness of Carlo Acutis in this EWTN original documentary as his family, friends, and others discuss how Acutis continues to inspire people around the world. The documentary airs at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 6, and at 2 a.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7.
“To the Top — Pier Giorgio Frassati”
Filmed in Italy, this docudrama chronicles the life and spirituality of Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian activist who put his Catholic beliefs into practice to help the poor and downtrodden in his hometown of Turin, Italy. The program airs at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 6, and at 1:30 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 8.
“Pier Giorgio Frassati — Get to Know Him”
Filmed in Italy and Poland, this powerful drama examines the exemplary life of Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young, joyful saint whose devotion and charity to the poor inspire the laity. The show airs at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7.
“My Catholic Family: Blessed Carlo Acutis”
When the children pick Blessed Carlos Acutis for a school presentation, they discover a normal 21st-century boy who also helped everyone he could and promoted Eucharistic miracles. The program airs at 9:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 6.
“My Catholic Family: Pier Giorgio Frassati”
A man named Thomas and his wife, Helen, teach their children Alex and Sarah about the heroic life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, the patron of youth. The show airs at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 6.
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