The most reasonable Democrat in the country strikes again.
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Scott Jennings, the lone conservative voice on CNN, tore into Democrats today for defending now indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James, claiming that she is being singled out for selective prosecution.
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Katie Porter, the former Democrat Rep.
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Read MoreAlmighty and Eternal God,
Give me, I beseech You,
the great gift of inward peace.
Command the winds and storms
of my unruly passions.
Subdue, by Your grace,
my proneness to love
created things too much.
Give me a love of suffering for Your sake.
make me forbearing and kind to others,
that I may avoid quarrels and contentions.
And teach me constantly to seek after
and to acquire that perfect resignation
to Your Holy Will
which alone brings interior peace.
Amen.
Fifty-one senators asked the FDA to rescind its approval of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone on Oct. 9, 2025. / Credit: Yta23/Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 9, 2025 / 18:11 pm (CNA).
Nearly every Republican senator signed a letter Thursday urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse its decision to approve a “generic” version of the abortion pill mifepristone, which may come onto the market by January if no action is taken.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, joined by 50 of his colleagues, wrote that “we are deeply concerned” with the FDA’s decision. The FDA approved the generic mifepristone in late September without a public announcement.
In the letter, the senators wrote that the approval “appears inconsistent” with recent comments from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who confirmed in early September that HHS is reviewing the safety of the abortion pill and said President Joe Biden’s administration “twisted the data” to downplay health concerns about the drug.
“Out of respect for this important review, and with full confidence in your dedication to protecting women’s health, states’ rights, and unborn life, we urge you to take decisive action to reevaluate whether this generic version of mifepristone is suitable to enter the market,” the senators wrote.
The letter urged the administration to “suspend the approval of any new generic versions of mifepristone” while the drug’s review is ongoing and “commit to ensuring that all generic versions of mifepristone are included in the ongoing reevaluation.”
The Republican senators also urged the FDA to reinstate safeguards that regulate the abortion pill, which includes an in-person dispensing requirement. The requirement was lifted under the Biden administration in 2021. Reinstating the requirement would prevent the drugs from being delivered through the mail.
“These policies have enabled abortion pills to be obtained by abusers, traffickers, and even minors,” the senators argued.
“The aftermath has not only been deadly for preborn babies but lethal to their mothers,” the senators continued. “Contrary to the narrative peddled by the media that taking abortion pills is ‘safer than taking Tylenol,’ evidence shows that the risk of serious medical complications after taking mifepristone is at least 22 times higher than reported on the drug label. In fact, more than 1 in 10 women who take mifepristone will experience a serious adverse event.”
“We are committed to continuing to work together to give a voice to the voiceless and protect women from the dangerous effects of unregulated access to chemical abortion drugs,” they wrote. “The life, safety, freedom, and health of millions of Americans, born and unborn, depend on it.”
Read MoreA reading from the Book of Joel
1:13-15; 2:1-2
Gird yourselves and weep, O priests!
wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, spend the night in sackcloth,
O ministers of my God!
The house of your God is deprived
of offering and libation.
Proclaim a fast,
call an assembly;
Gather the elders,
all who dwell in the land,
Into the house of the LORD, your God,
and cry to the LORD!
Alas, the day!
for near is the day of the LORD,
and it comes as ruin from the Almighty.
Blow the trumpet in Zion,
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all who dwell in the land tremble,
for the day of the LORD is coming;
Yes, it is near, a day of darkness and of gloom,
a day of clouds and somberness!
Like dawn spreading over the mountains,
a people numerous and mighty!
Their like has not been from of old,
nor will it be after them,
even to the years of distant generations.
From the Gospel according to Luke
11:15-26
When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said:
“By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons,
he drives out demons.”
Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.
But he knew their thoughts and said to them,
“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste
and house will fall against house.
And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?
For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.
If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul,
by whom do your own people drive them out?
Therefore they will be your judges.
But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons,
then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
When a strong man fully armed guards his palace,
his possessions are safe.
But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him,
he takes away the armor on which he relied
and distributes the spoils.
Whoever is not with me is against me,
and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
“When an unclean spirit goes out of someone,
it roams through arid regions searching for rest
but, finding none, it says,
‘I shall return to my home from which I came.’
But upon returning, it finds it swept clean and put in order.
Then it goes and brings back seven other spirits
more wicked than itself who move in and dwell there,
and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.”
Our initial conversion follows a certain pattern: the evil that we acknowledge and try to uproot from our lives does indeed leave us, but we would be naïve to think that it will long be gone. In short order, it comes back under a new guise. Before, it appeared rough and violent, now it shows up as elegant and refined. We need to realize that and once again to unmask it. Let me put it this way: they are “elegant demons”: they enter smoothly, without our even being conscious of them. Only the daily practice of the examination of conscience can enable us to be aware of them. Hence the importance of the examination of conscience, to keep watch over our house. (Pope Francis, Speech, Roman Curia, 22 December 2022)
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Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (right), is set to present a report to the U.N. on Oct. 10, 2025. / Credit: ADF International
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 9, 2025 / 17:41 pm (CNA).
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls with ADF International voiced opposition to the practice of surrogacy at an Oct. 9 U.N. event hosted by the Italian government.
Surrogacy is responsible for inflicting large-scale violence, abuse, and exploitation on women and children, said Reem Alsalem at the event, according to an ADF International press release. Alsalem is set to present her report on surrogacy before the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 10.
“Surrogacy should not be prohibited only domestically, but it should also be addressed internationally,” said Eugenia Rocella, Italian minister for Family, Natality, and Equal Opportunities, adding: “The Italian government is convinced that … existing international treaties on the protection of women and children’s rights should be updated to explicitly include surrogacy as a practice of undermining dignity and entailing exploitation.”
Italy recently became the first country to ban surrogacy both within and outside its borders, ADF noted in its release, adding that Slovakia also adopted a constitutional amendment banning the practice last month.
“Surrogacy rests on a system of violence that dehumanizes women and children alike. States need to develop a coordinated international response to end the grave human rights violations inherent in this practice,” said Giorgio Mazzoli, director of U.N. Advocacy at ADF International, at the event. “We commend the special rapporteur for exposing the harms of this exploitative industry and urge governments around the world to unite in ending surrogacy in all its forms at all levels, including through the adoption of a U.N. treaty banning the practice globally.”
The report was based on about 120 submissions in addition to video consultations with 78 people including commissioning parents, surrogacy agencies, and surrogate mothers. Alsalem called for member states to establish a universal ban on surrogacy, criminalizing the practice in all its forms.
Through her consultative process, the U.N. expert found surrogate mothers, who are most often from low-income and vulnerable backgrounds, and their children increasingly endure physical, emotional, and financial exploitation as well as violence and human trafficking.
Though the global surrogacy market reached $14.96 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $99.75 billion in 2033, the report said, surrogate mothers frequently receive “only a small fraction of the overall compensation, with the majority of the payment going to intermediaries.”
“Globally, most surrogate mothers come from lower-income backgrounds and have less social status compared with the commissioning parents,” the report said, noting that “migrant women are either specifically targeted for surrogacy or transferred to other countries for the purpose of impregnation and childbirth, often to circumvent legal frameworks.”
Alternatively, commissioning mothers often come from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, the report said, but often experience heightened anxiety surrounding the arrangement, especially in cross-border arrangements, where they are likely to experience fraud through surrogacy agencies, resulting in major financial losses.
The report further highlighted the experience of surrogate mothers being pressured into abortions by commissioning parents, including beyond 12 weeks of gestation, “through coercive tactics such as financial incentives, threats of legal action, or the withdrawal of support to both the mother and baby.” This often occurs when the child is found to have a disability, the report said. In cases where the surrogate becomes pregnant with multiple children at once, commissioning parents may “also enforce a selective reduction.”
“ADF International remains committed to protecting the dignity of human life and safeguarding women and children from exploitation,” the organization said, describing the practice as “the commodification of human life.”
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Father Bertoldo Pantaleón Estrada. / Credit: Photo courtesy of San Cristóbal Parish
Puebla, Mexico, Oct 9, 2025 / 16:53 pm (CNA).
The body of Father Bertoldo Pantaleón Estrada was found on Oct. 6. The Mexican priest had been reported missing on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the state of Guerrero.
The Mexican Episcopal Conference (CEM) and the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa confirmed that, according to authorities, the priest’s remains were found around 2 p.m. local time. Pantaleón Estrada was the parish priest in the town of Mezcala, located in the southeast of the country.
So far, there are no details regarding the cause of death. The Guerrero state attorney general’s office reported that it has launched an investigation to “clarify what happened.”
In a statement, the bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, José de Jesús González Hernández, asked the authorities to “help us determine the responsibility of those involved in this unfortunate event.”
At the same time, he stated that “as bishop, and on behalf of the entire diocesan community, I forgive those directly involved for these acts, leaving the administration of justice to God.”
González Hernández also called for “the conversion of our hearts” and asked God that the entire population may continue “walking the path of peace and in favor of life.”
Violence against the Catholic Church in Mexico
In their statement, the Mexican bishops thanked God “for the priestly ministry of Father Bertoldo, for his generous dedication to the service of the Gospel and the Church, especially among the communities entrusted to him.”
They also lamented that the acts of violence have once again plunged the Catholic community into mourning.
This incident occurs almost a year after the death of Father Marcelo Pérez of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, who was murdered after celebrating Mass.
According to the Catholic Multimedia Center, which tracks attacks against the clergy, one cardinal and approximately 60 priests have been murdered since 1990. Since 2018 alone, the organization reports 12 murders of priests; 14 attacks on priests and bishops; a weekly average of 26 churches attacked, desecrated, or assaulted; and nearly 900 cases of extortion and death threats against members of the Catholic Church.
In view of this situation, the CEM demanded that state and federal authorities conduct “a prompt, thorough, and transparent investigation that will allow for the clarification of this crime and the just punishment of those responsible.”
“As shepherds of the people of God, we raise our voices to remind everyone that no form of violence can have a place in a society that honors life and seeks goodness, truth, and peace for all its citizens,” the country’s bishops stated.
Finally, Mexico’s bishops concluded their message by imploring Christ the Good Shepherd to “receive our brother into his kingdom and grant him a share in the eternal joy promised to his faithful servants.”
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 9, 2025 / 14:28 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has chosen Catholic media companies Ascension and Word on Fire to publish the Liturgy of the Hours, Second Edition.
The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, is a set of daily prayers that priests and religious are obliged to pray and that many lay Catholics also partake in. The prayers are set according to the Church calendar and are composed of psalms, hymns, and readings from Scripture.
In November 2012, the U.S. bishops voted to revise the translation, following English translations of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, and the 2001 Vatican document Liturgiam Authenticam. The approval process was completed in November 2024 and on May 29 of this year, the USCCB sent the completed manuscript to the Holy See for confirmation.
Ascension and Word on Fire, both known for their print, online, and video works, announced Oct. 7 that they will each publish the new version of the Liturgy of the Hours. A release date for the daily prayer will be shared upon final approval from the Vatican.
The current edition was translated and designed in the 1970s, making the new version the first updated English translation of the prayer in more than 50 years. It has been developed over the past decade by the USCCB in collaboration with the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL).
“Our goal is to create a reverent and beautiful edition that embodies the dignity of the Church’s common prayer. This new translation marks an extraordinary moment for Catholics everywhere,” said Jonathan Strate, president and CEO of Ascension, in an announcement. Strate said Ascension is “honored to serve the Church” by being one of the publishers.
Ascension, known for its popular podcast “The Bible in a Year with Mike Schmitz,” reported publishing the prayers “furthers its mission in creating resources to help Catholics deepen their prayer life, joining the universal Church in encountering the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith.”
“When you pray the Liturgy of the Hours, you are uniting your prayer to the entire Church,” Schmitz said in a recent video explaining the Liturgy of the Hours. He added: “It gives us the opportunity to create holy time… by stopping at various moments throughout the day and calling upon the Lord, renewing our mind with his word.”
“This is more than a publishing project — it is a spiritual mission,” Word on Fire founder Bishop Robert Barron said in a press release. “We want to help thousands of priests, religious, and laypeople pray more deeply and more beautifully each day.” The new version, he said, is “a profound service to the Church and to the world.”
Word on Fire has “spent the past three years introducing tens of thousands of Catholics to this rhythm of daily prayer through our monthly booklets,” said Brandon Vogt, senior publishing director at Word on Fire. “This four-volume series is the next step … that will draw countless more into the Church’s ancient prayer, day by day, hour by hour.”
The Liturgy of the Hours is “the Church’s highest prayer outside the Mass and sacraments,” Vogt said. “Our aim is simple — to create the most beautiful, most prayerful, most accessible edition of the Liturgy of the Hours ever produced.”
Read More![Faith-based ministries discuss how to further pro-life mission #Catholic
Kat Talalas, Amy Ford, Christopher Bell, and Sister Maria Frassati, SV, speak at the Leading with Love Conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2025. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA
Washington, D.C., Oct 9, 2025 / 12:55 pm (CNA).
Pro-life leaders from across the country gathered this week to discuss how faith-based ministries are helping to cultivate a society that promotes human dignity and how others can advance the cause.The Leading with Love Conference at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., was sponsored by the Human Life Foundation and the Center for Law and the Human Person at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. It was aimed at “empowering Christians to cultivate a culture of life within their local communities.”Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, spoke to attendees Oct. 8 about the power of faith-based ministries, including The Guadalupe Project. Lichter founded the initiative in 2022 to provide resources and encouragement to parents within the CUA community.To cultivate this encouragement, we must figure out how we can “create more of a revolution of love,” Lichter said. “Christ started this revolution of love, but it’s now up to each one of us in our particular time and place.”“Caring for unborn babies and their mothers is one of the most urgent challenges of our time, Lichter said. “Six out of 10 women who have chosen abortion would have preferred to choose life if they had the emotional and financial support they felt necessary.” The Guadalupe Project’s goal was to combat this by “[making] sure every woman on campus knows that resources exist and knows exactly how to find them,” Lichter said. “It’s meant to support all parents on campus, not just students, and not just mothers in unexpected or challenging circumstances.”“We wanted to foster a culture on campus where each life is celebrated, knowing that a positive, vibrant, and joyful culture of life is truly life-giving in so many ways,” Lichter said. The initiative “revamped all of the university’s pregnancy resource materials for students” and created “a poster campaign, including one designed specifically for the men’s dorms,” Lichter said.It also promoted the placement of stickers in every women’s restroom stall on campus with a QR code leading to these pregnancy materials. The campus started allotting more maternity and paternity leave, designating maternity parking spots on campus, providing free diapers and wipes at the campus food pantry, holding maternity clothing drives, and “affirming the goodness of family life and that new babies are a moment to celebrate,” Lichter said.The 2026 theme for the March for Life is “Life Is a Gift,” Lichter said. The initiative helps carry that out, because “life is something to be celebrated.” She added: “[Life] is not a burden for which someone needs support, or not solely that. It is really a cause for celebration.” Faith-based communities can use The Guadalupe Project as “prototype,” Lichter suggested. She shared that other universities have reached out to talk about the initiative as they were inspired to consider doing something similar.“We need to make sure that pregnant women never reach the point of despair that drives them into the arms of the abortion clinics,” Lichter said. “We need to meet that moment of loneliness, fear, or emptiness with encouragement and empowerment.”Hopes and suggestions for faith-based ministries Other leaders from prominent pro-life ministries discussed what gives them hope for the future of the pro-life movement, including Kat Talalas of Walking with Moms in Need, Amy Ford of Embrace Grace, Christopher Bell of Good Counsel Homes, and Sister Maria Frassati of the Sisters of Life.Talalas, who is the assistant director of pro-life communications for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Walking with Moms in Need started five years ago but has already reached countless communities. The parish-based initiative is “to the point where we don’t even know a lot of the time what new diocese or parish is starting a Walking with Moms in Need, what new lives are being saved, [and] what new women are being accompanied,” Talalas said. “It’s taken on a life of its own. That’s the work of the Holy Spirit — the Holy Spirit convicting hearts.”“God guides us, we have each other, and we’re not alone. Just as we tell [mothers] that they’re not alone, we’re not alone in this movement. So what’s giving me hope is seeing the Holy Spirit catch fire and individual people saying: ‘I want to start talking with moms in need,’ and women saying: ‘I can do this,’” Talalas said. Talalas said the work all begins with prayer. “It’s sitting in the presence of the love of God, letting him love you, and seeing how the Holy Spirit convicts you … It begins with that individual conviction. If we’re not following God’s law, it doesn’t matter what we’re doing.”Ford, who leads Embrace Grace, which provides mothers support through local churches, said she has “noticed there’s a lot of people that seem like they have more of an open heart about Christianity, about spirituality … especially with the younger generation.” She added: “I think that’s something we can all have hope about.”To get involved, Ford said people need to carry out “the good works that God’s called us to do.” She posed the question: “What strengths and gifts did God put inside each of you that you can do?” While Bell’s ministry, Good Counsel, provides services including housing for homeless mothers and children and post-abortion healing services, he said every person can help by simply praying. He specifically called on people to pray in front of an abortion center. “If you have done it, do it again. If you’ve never done it, just go ... You don’t have to say anything. You didn’t have to look up. You don’t have to open your eyes. But your presence will mean the world,” Bell said. “The babies who will die there that day will know that you loved them … That’s the most important thing to do.”Sister Maria Frassati shared that “we could really grow in having more faith in what [God] is doing.”“The truth is that God is actually really working in so many ways,” she said. “God is faithful, and that really gives me a lot of hope that nothing that you give is ever wasted. Even if you walk with a woman who’s not receptive, there’s really no gift that has been offered to him that he has not kept sacred and precious in his heart.”](https://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/faith-based-ministries-discuss-how-to-further-pro-life-mission-catholic-kat-talalas-amy-ford-christopher-bell-and-sister-maria-frassati-sv-speak-at-the-leading-with-love-conference-at-the-ca.webp)
Kat Talalas, Amy Ford, Christopher Bell, and Sister Maria Frassati, SV, speak at the Leading with Love Conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2025. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA
Washington, D.C., Oct 9, 2025 / 12:55 pm (CNA).
Pro-life leaders from across the country gathered this week to discuss how faith-based ministries are helping to cultivate a society that promotes human dignity and how others can advance the cause.
The Leading with Love Conference at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., was sponsored by the Human Life Foundation and the Center for Law and the Human Person at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. It was aimed at “empowering Christians to cultivate a culture of life within their local communities.”
Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, spoke to attendees Oct. 8 about the power of faith-based ministries, including The Guadalupe Project. Lichter founded the initiative in 2022 to provide resources and encouragement to parents within the CUA community.
To cultivate this encouragement, we must figure out how we can “create more of a revolution of love,” Lichter said. “Christ started this revolution of love, but it’s now up to each one of us in our particular time and place.”
“Caring for unborn babies and their mothers is one of the most urgent challenges of our time, Lichter said. “Six out of 10 women who have chosen abortion would have preferred to choose life if they had the emotional and financial support they felt necessary.”
The Guadalupe Project’s goal was to combat this by “[making] sure every woman on campus knows that resources exist and knows exactly how to find them,” Lichter said. “It’s meant to support all parents on campus, not just students, and not just mothers in unexpected or challenging circumstances.”
“We wanted to foster a culture on campus where each life is celebrated, knowing that a positive, vibrant, and joyful culture of life is truly life-giving in so many ways,” Lichter said.
The initiative “revamped all of the university’s pregnancy resource materials for students” and created “a poster campaign, including one designed specifically for the men’s dorms,” Lichter said.
It also promoted the placement of stickers in every women’s restroom stall on campus with a QR code leading to these pregnancy materials. The campus started allotting more maternity and paternity leave, designating maternity parking spots on campus, providing free diapers and wipes at the campus food pantry, holding maternity clothing drives, and “affirming the goodness of family life and that new babies are a moment to celebrate,” Lichter said.
The 2026 theme for the March for Life is “Life Is a Gift,” Lichter said. The initiative helps carry that out, because “life is something to be celebrated.”
She added: “[Life] is not a burden for which someone needs support, or not solely that. It is really a cause for celebration.”
Faith-based communities can use The Guadalupe Project as “prototype,” Lichter suggested. She shared that other universities have reached out to talk about the initiative as they were inspired to consider doing something similar.
“We need to make sure that pregnant women never reach the point of despair that drives them into the arms of the abortion clinics,” Lichter said. “We need to meet that moment of loneliness, fear, or emptiness with encouragement and empowerment.”
Hopes and suggestions for faith-based ministries
Other leaders from prominent pro-life ministries discussed what gives them hope for the future of the pro-life movement, including Kat Talalas of Walking with Moms in Need, Amy Ford of Embrace Grace, Christopher Bell of Good Counsel Homes, and Sister Maria Frassati of the Sisters of Life.
Talalas, who is the assistant director of pro-life communications for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Walking with Moms in Need started five years ago but has already reached countless communities.
The parish-based initiative is “to the point where we don’t even know a lot of the time what new diocese or parish is starting a Walking with Moms in Need, what new lives are being saved, [and] what new women are being accompanied,” Talalas said. “It’s taken on a life of its own. That’s the work of the Holy Spirit — the Holy Spirit convicting hearts.”
“God guides us, we have each other, and we’re not alone. Just as we tell [mothers] that they’re not alone, we’re not alone in this movement. So what’s giving me hope is seeing the Holy Spirit catch fire and individual people saying: ‘I want to start talking with moms in need,’ and women saying: ‘I can do this,’” Talalas said.
Talalas said the work all begins with prayer. “It’s sitting in the presence of the love of God, letting him love you, and seeing how the Holy Spirit convicts you … It begins with that individual conviction. If we’re not following God’s law, it doesn’t matter what we’re doing.”
Ford, who leads Embrace Grace, which provides mothers support through local churches, said she has “noticed there’s a lot of people that seem like they have more of an open heart about Christianity, about spirituality … especially with the younger generation.”
She added: “I think that’s something we can all have hope about.”
To get involved, Ford said people need to carry out “the good works that God’s called us to do.” She posed the question: “What strengths and gifts did God put inside each of you that you can do?”
While Bell’s ministry, Good Counsel, provides services including housing for homeless mothers and children and post-abortion healing services, he said every person can help by simply praying. He specifically called on people to pray in front of an abortion center.
“If you have done it, do it again. If you’ve never done it, just go … You don’t have to say anything. You didn’t have to look up. You don’t have to open your eyes. But your presence will mean the world,” Bell said. “The babies who will die there that day will know that you loved them … That’s the most important thing to do.”
Sister Maria Frassati shared that “we could really grow in having more faith in what [God] is doing.”
“The truth is that God is actually really working in so many ways,” she said. “God is faithful, and that really gives me a lot of hope that nothing that you give is ever wasted. Even if you walk with a woman who’s not receptive, there’s really no gift that has been offered to him that he has not kept sacred and precious in his heart.”
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Communications must always defend, guarantee, share the truth, pope says #Catholic – 
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Journalists can help stop those who seek to create divisions through “the ancient art of lying” and ruling by dividing, Pope Leo XIV said.
“You can also be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth,” he told journalists and staff of major news agencies during an audience at the Vatican Oct. 9.
Communications “cannot and must not separate its work from the sharing of truth,” he said.
“Transparency of sources and ownership, accountability, quality and objectivity are the keys to restoring the role of citizens as protagonists in the system, convincing them to demand information worthy of the name,” he said, urging the journalists to “never sell out your authority!”
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The pope was speaking to people attending an international conference in Rome Oct. 9-10 sponsored by MINDS International, a global news agency network and think tank aimed at supporting innovation and the digitization of media. Paolo Ruffini, prefect for the Dicastery for Communication, was one of the guest speakers at the conference.
“It is a paradox that in the age of communication, news and media agencies are undergoing a period of crisis,” the pope said. “Similarly, those who consume information are also in crisis, often mistaking the false for the true and the authentic for the artificial.”
“Information is a public good that we should all protect,” he said, encouraging “a partnership between citizens and journalists in the service of ethical and civic responsibility.”
“One form of active citizenship is to value and support professionals and agencies that demonstrate seriousness and true freedom in their work,” he said, because “this creates a virtuous circle that benefits society as a whole.”
“The world needs free, rigorous and objective information,” he said, quoting the late Hannah Arendt, who warned in her 1951 work, The Origins of Totalitarianism, that “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said.
“Communication must be freed from the misguided thinking that corrupts it, from unfair competition and from the degrading practice of so-called clickbait,” he said.
“News agencies are at the frontlines, and are called upon to act in the current communications environment according to principles — unfortunately not always shared — that unite the economic sustainability of the company with the protection of the right to accurate and balanced information,” Pope Leo said.
People working for a news agency “are expected to write quickly, under pressure, even in very complex and dramatic situations,” he said.
For these reasons, he said, “your service requires competence, courage and a sense of ethics,” which are “invaluable and must be an antidote to the proliferation of ‘junk’ information.”
“We are not destined to live in a world where truth is no longer distinguishable from fiction,” he said, calling for greater vigilance so that “technology does not replace human beings, and that the information and algorithms that govern it today are not in the hands of a few.”
“Algorithms generate content and data at a scale and speed never seen before,” he said, and people must ask, “Who controls them?” and who is directing artificial intelligence and for what purposes?
Pope Leo also recognized reporters “who put their lives at risk to inform people about what is really happening” and the many reporters who have died while doing their job.
“They are victims of war and of the ideology of war, which seeks to prevent journalists from being there at all,” he said. “We must not forget them! If today we know what is happening in Gaza, Ukraine and every other land bloodied by bombs, we largely owe it to them.”
“These extraordinary eyewitness accounts,” he said, are thanks to those working “to ensure that information is not manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth and human dignity.”
Pope Leo repeated his appeal for the release of reporters who have been “unjustly persecuted and imprisoned for doing their job,” adding that “doing the work of a journalist can never be considered a crime, but it is a right that must be protected.”
“Free access to information is a pillar that upholds the edifice of our societies, and for this reason we are called to defend and guarantee it,” he said.
“May the Spirit of God, who is truth and strength, and instills meekness and courage, sustain you,” he told the journalists, concluding the audience and imparting his blessing.
– VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Journalists can help stop those who seek to create divisions through “the ancient art of lying” and ruling by dividing, Pope Leo XIV said. “You can also be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth,” he told journalists and staff of major news agencies during an audience at the Vatican Oct. 9. Communications “cannot and must not separate its work from the sharing of truth,” he said. “Transparency of sources and ownership, accountability, quality and objectivity are the keys to restoring the role of citizens as protagonists in the system, convincing them
A jury awarded $5 million to a New Jersey man who said he was sexually abused in a Catholic school in 1976. / Credit: corgarashu/Shutterstock
CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 11:14 am (CNA).
A jury in New Jersey has awarded a man $5 million in damages for a sexual assault that occurred at a Catholic school there nearly 50 years ago.
The Morris County jury ruled unanimously that the plaintiff, a man in his 60s identified as “T.M.,” was entitled to the damages. It held that Father Richard Lott, who at trial last month denied the allegations, was 35% liable for the assault, while the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey was found 65% liable.
The $5 million represents compensatory damages in the case. The jury will decide on Oct. 14 whether or not the Benedictine order will pay punitive damages, according to local news reports.
In a statement on Oct. 8, Headmaster Father Michael Tidd, OSB, of the Delbarton School, which is run by the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey, said the institution was “extremely disappointed in the verdict.” The statement was cosigned by Administrator Abbot Jonathan Licari of St. Mary’s Abbey, which is also run by the Benedictine monks.
“While the communities of St. Mary’s Abbey and Delbarton School have genuine compassion for any victim of abuse, we do not believe that the damages awarded in this case are either fair or reasonable, and our legal representatives are considering all legal options,” the statement said.
“The alleged incident in question in this trial occurred 50 years ago, when modern safeguards did not exist at secular or religious schools or other youth-serving institutions,” the leaders said. “That fact cannot be an excuse for abuse of any kind, but it is a truth that must be reflected in the verdict.”
The historic ruling comes several years after hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits were filed against New Jersey Catholic priests and leaders.
The flood of suits came during a two-year period New Jersey provided under the 2019 Child Victims Act to allow victims who otherwise would have been barred by the state’s statute of limitation to file lawsuits.
Thirty-six lawsuits were filed against the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey, which faced the highest number of lawsuits among the state’s religious orders.
Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was named in 10 lawsuits. McCarrick died in April.
Earlier this year the New Jersey Supreme Court said the state government would be allowed to assemble a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse.
The Camden Diocese had been embroiled in a yearslong fight with the state over the potential grand jury empanelment, arguing that the state lacked the authority to convene an investigatory panel.
Shortly after being installed on March 17, however, Camden Bishop Joseph Williams indicated that the diocese would back away from challenging the state, vowing to “do the right thing” by abuse survivors.
Delbarton School traces its roots to the early 20th century; it officially opened in 1939.
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Prayers for nation’s healing ascend at Madison rosary rally – 
The Order of Malta, New Jersey Area, held its Annual Coast to Coast Rosary Walk to pray for the healing of the United States on Oct. 5 on the front lawn of St. Vincent Martyr Church in Madison, N.J. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney led a Eucharistic procession and rosary walk with a statue of Our Lady of Fatima around streets in town and adoration with the Blessed Sacrament on the lawn of St. Vincent’s. Father Owen Moran, pastor of St. Vincent’s; Father Jose Zuniga, parochial vicar of the parish; Father Thomas Fallone, pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in the
Diocesan Ministries Appeal helps fund formation of future priests – 
The nine men studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey, are “works in progress,” said Father Charles Lana, diocesan vocations director. “Because they don’t automatically become priests when they are born, seminaries form these men whom God calls to the priesthood. They learn the teachings of the Church and how to live lives of prayer and minister to people effectively — from priests who already know how to live that life,” Father Lana said. “Our seminarians are learning to become ‘another Christ’ as priests are called to be. For the first time in a long
![96 pilgrims experience countless graces during journey to Italy #Catholic - From Sept. 22 to Oct. 3, 2025, 96 pilgrims from across New Jersey, as well as guests from Atlanta, Georgia, and Vancouver, Canada, led by Father Emerson Francisco of St. Philip the Apostle in Clifton, and Father Martin Bradtke of St. John Vianney Parish in the Stockholm neighborhood of Hardyston Township, set out on a grace-filled pilgrimage to Italy in celebration of the Jubilee Year. Traveling in two buses and accompanied by experienced tour guides, the group spanned a wide range of ages—from the youngest pilgrim at 17 years old to the oldest at 83 — and included faithful from the Philippines, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Indonesia, the United States, and more. Truly, it was a beautiful group of faith-filled people of God.
The pilgrimage began in Rome, where pilgrims attended the Wednesday audience with Pope Leo and prayed at the four major basilicas. From there, we journeyed south to Naples, visiting the cathedral of San Gennaro (St. Januarius) just days after his feast. We were blessed with the extraordinary grace of witnessing the liquefaction of his blood, a miracle cherished by the faithful for centuries.
A day on the island of Capri followed, where we celebrated Mass and enjoyed the natural beauty of one of Italy’s most stunning landscapes. Then the pilgrimage took us to Monte Sant’Angelo, a sacred site where St. Michael the Archangel is said to have appeared, offering pilgrims a moment of quiet prayer and reflection.
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Next, we arrived in San Giovanni Rotondo, the home of Padre Pio. Here, pilgrims celebrated Mass in the old church where he once ministered and heard confessions, experiencing the grace of this holy place.
Sunday brought us to Lanciano, the site of the first recorded Eucharistic miracle. Celebrating Mass at the main altar of the church where the miracle is preserved was one of the most moving highlights of the journey. A lighter day on the Adriatic Sea allowed pilgrims time for rest and fellowship before continuing on.
The next stops carried us deep into Marian and Franciscan devotion: Loreto, with the Holy House; and Assisi, where we prayed in the basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare, and celebrated Mass at the church where Saint Carlo Acutis is buried, inspiring pilgrims with his witness of holiness in the modern world.
Our route then brought us northward: in Florence and Pisa, pilgrims marveled at the beauty of art and faith, celebrating Mass in the Cathedral of Pisa. In Turin, Mass at the main altar of the cathedral was a grace-filled encounter near the relic of the Holy Shroud, and we were privileged to pray at the tomb of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young saint whose life of faith, charity, and joy continues to inspire the faithful today. The pilgrimage concluded in Milan, where another unexpected blessing awaited: the opportunity to celebrate Mass in the magnificent Duomo, a gift that many considered nothing short of miraculous.
This pilgrimage was not only about sacred places, but also about the people – the friendships formed, the prayers shared, the laughter, and the faith renewed. From teenagers to octogenarians, from local parishioners to international pilgrims from Europe, Asia, and North America, this journey was a living experience of the Church as one family of faith.
As we return home, we give thanks to God for the countless graces of this journey, for the safe travels of all 96 pilgrims, and for the spiritual fruits we hope will continue to bear in our parishes and communities for years to come.
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96 pilgrims experience countless graces during journey to Italy #Catholic – 
From Sept. 22 to Oct. 3, 2025, 96 pilgrims from across New Jersey, as well as guests from Atlanta, Georgia, and Vancouver, Canada, led by Father Emerson Francisco of St. Philip the Apostle in Clifton, and Father Martin Bradtke of St. John Vianney Parish in the Stockholm neighborhood of Hardyston Township, set out on a grace-filled pilgrimage to Italy in celebration of the Jubilee Year. Traveling in two buses and accompanied by experienced tour guides, the group spanned a wide range of ages—from the youngest pilgrim at 17 years old to the oldest at 83 — and included faithful from the Philippines, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Indonesia, the United States, and more. Truly, it was a beautiful group of faith-filled people of God.
The pilgrimage began in Rome, where pilgrims attended the Wednesday audience with Pope Leo and prayed at the four major basilicas. From there, we journeyed south to Naples, visiting the cathedral of San Gennaro (St. Januarius) just days after his feast. We were blessed with the extraordinary grace of witnessing the liquefaction of his blood, a miracle cherished by the faithful for centuries.
A day on the island of Capri followed, where we celebrated Mass and enjoyed the natural beauty of one of Italy’s most stunning landscapes. Then the pilgrimage took us to Monte Sant’Angelo, a sacred site where St. Michael the Archangel is said to have appeared, offering pilgrims a moment of quiet prayer and reflection.
Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
Next, we arrived in San Giovanni Rotondo, the home of Padre Pio. Here, pilgrims celebrated Mass in the old church where he once ministered and heard confessions, experiencing the grace of this holy place.
Sunday brought us to Lanciano, the site of the first recorded Eucharistic miracle. Celebrating Mass at the main altar of the church where the miracle is preserved was one of the most moving highlights of the journey. A lighter day on the Adriatic Sea allowed pilgrims time for rest and fellowship before continuing on.
The next stops carried us deep into Marian and Franciscan devotion: Loreto, with the Holy House; and Assisi, where we prayed in the basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare, and celebrated Mass at the church where Saint Carlo Acutis is buried, inspiring pilgrims with his witness of holiness in the modern world.
Our route then brought us northward: in Florence and Pisa, pilgrims marveled at the beauty of art and faith, celebrating Mass in the Cathedral of Pisa. In Turin, Mass at the main altar of the cathedral was a grace-filled encounter near the relic of the Holy Shroud, and we were privileged to pray at the tomb of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young saint whose life of faith, charity, and joy continues to inspire the faithful today. The pilgrimage concluded in Milan, where another unexpected blessing awaited: the opportunity to celebrate Mass in the magnificent Duomo, a gift that many considered nothing short of miraculous.
This pilgrimage was not only about sacred places, but also about the people – the friendships formed, the prayers shared, the laughter, and the faith renewed. From teenagers to octogenarians, from local parishioners to international pilgrims from Europe, Asia, and North America, this journey was a living experience of the Church as one family of faith.
As we return home, we give thanks to God for the countless graces of this journey, for the safe travels of all 96 pilgrims, and for the spiritual fruits we hope will continue to bear in our parishes and communities for years to come.
[See image gallery at beaconnj.org] – From Sept. 22 to Oct. 3, 2025, 96 pilgrims from across New Jersey, as well as guests from Atlanta, Georgia, and Vancouver, Canada, led by Father Emerson Francisco of St. Philip the Apostle in Clifton, and Father Martin Bradtke of St. John Vianney Parish in the Stockholm neighborhood of Hardyston Township, set out on a grace-filled pilgrimage to Italy in celebration of the Jubilee Year. Traveling in two buses and accompanied by experienced tour guides, the group spanned a wide range of ages—from the youngest pilgrim at 17 years old to the oldest at 83 — and included faithful from
Four exceptional Sparta high school students named Commended Students #Catholic – 
Four students of Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, N.J., have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Maya Kim, Adam Komosinski, Serena Lorenzo, and Gwendolyn O’Hearn.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2026 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2026 competition by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
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“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” a spokesperson for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program. “These students represent a valuable national resource. Recognizing their accomplishments, as well as their schools’ roles in their academic development, is vital to advancing educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
– Four students of Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, N.J., have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Maya Kim, Adam Komosinski, Serena Lorenzo, and Gwendolyn O’Hearn. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2026 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2026 competition by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. “Those being named Commended
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![New Catholic app hopes to ‘relight the hope of Catholic dating’ #Catholic
Daniël Hussem and Emily Wilson-Hussem are the creators of the new Catholic dating app, SacredSpark. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Daniël Hussem and Emily Wilson-Hussem
CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 07:10 am (CNA).
When Emily Wilson-Hussem began sharing “matchmaking” posts on Instagram, inviting Catholic singles to share their names and locations to connect with others, she wasn’t expecting that her lighthearted experiment would lead to 12 marriages, 20 engagements, hundreds of dating couples, and even a baby.The Catholic speaker and digital content creator realized that young Catholics are in search of holy marriages but need help finding one another. This led her and her husband, Daniël Hussem, to create a new Catholic dating app — SacredSpark.The new matchmaking app blends technology and tradition to foster meaningful online connections with the goal of creating lasting offline relationships.“Over these years I have seen the difficulty singles [have] to connect with one another, especially of the same age, and a lot of the young single Catholics I met were having a really hard time, and so I felt like a nudge from the Lord,” Wilson-Hussem told CNA.After seeing the immense response from young people on her matchmaking posts, yet realizing the downfalls of trying to help connect people on Instagram, the Hussems decided to create an app that was intentional and focused on the fact that each user was made in the image and likeness of God.SacredSpark is a Catholic dating and matchmaking app that is blending technology and tradition to foster meaningful online connections with the goal of creating lasting offline relationships. Credit: SacredSparkOne of the main features of SacredSpark is its commitment to more meaningful connections between people. To foster that, all profile pictures are blurred. Photos become unblurred once both individuals match with one another. So instead of simply swiping through images of a person, users can record audio messages introducing themselves and other users can listen and determine if they believe there could be a connection.Hussem explained that this feature was created “because we want to start meaningful connections beyond just the appearance.”The couple also pointed out that unlike other dating apps that allow users to place filters on things like physical traits, including eye color, hair color, or even height, SacredSpark does not allow for any filters to be placed on physical qualities.“For us, we want it to be extremely intentional about the person as a whole, not just their physical appearance,” Hussem shared. “If you’re looking at the general scope of a sacramental marriage, are those things — someone’s color of their eyes or the color of their hair or their height — I think those are more superficial things that people can get sidetracked by versus just these intentional things.”“Our focus is on the image and likeness of God in each person you will connect with on the app. That’s a huge part of the core of what we’re doing,” Wilson-Hussem added.The app also includes a matchmaking feature, which allows the user to invite a friend or family member to act as a matchmaker on their behalf on the app. Wilson-Hussem explained that this feature was added into the app because of the great success matchmakers had on her Instagram posts. “A huge part of the success was a girl saying, ‘I have a brother, Jeff. He’s 31 and he lives in Wisconsin. If there are any great gals out there, I would love to connect you,’” she shared. “I would say at least half of the marriages have been from one person who put one person out there and was linking two other people and we thought, ‘Wow. A, that’s amazing because a lot of people know single Catholics, they have fun with it, but B, our singles need support. They need to feel like people are in their corner.’”She added: “You can hire a matchmaker for thousands of dollars — a person who has to get to know you, a person who has to look at who you are on paper. The people who have known you your whole life know you best. They know what you’re looking for. So, why don’t we find a way to activate those people and support our singles?”SacredSpark will be launched and open to the public in mid-October, but interested singles can already sign up to join the waitlist. The Hussems said they hope the new app will “relight the hope of Catholic dating.”“The overall mission is actually to help build up the Church one relationship at a time,” Daniël Hussem said.“I think a big part of the cultural breakdown is the breakdown of the family, and we want SacredSpark to really be a place, down the road, where we can connect people who will build up the Church because they’ve entered into a sacramental marriage and will build up the family,” Wilson-Hussem added. “The restoration of the family is going to be a huge part of the next many years and we think SacredSpark, hopefully, will play a part in that.”](https://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/new-catholic-app-hopes-to-relight-the-hope-of-catholic-dating-catholic-daniel-hussem-and-emily-wilson-hussem-are-the-creators-of-the-new-catholic-dating-app-sacredspark-cred.webp)
Daniël Hussem and Emily Wilson-Hussem are the creators of the new Catholic dating app, SacredSpark. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Daniël Hussem and Emily Wilson-Hussem
CNA Staff, Oct 9, 2025 / 07:10 am (CNA).
When Emily Wilson-Hussem began sharing “matchmaking” posts on Instagram, inviting Catholic singles to share their names and locations to connect with others, she wasn’t expecting that her lighthearted experiment would lead to 12 marriages, 20 engagements, hundreds of dating couples, and even a baby.
The Catholic speaker and digital content creator realized that young Catholics are in search of holy marriages but need help finding one another. This led her and her husband, Daniël Hussem, to create a new Catholic dating app — SacredSpark.
The new matchmaking app blends technology and tradition to foster meaningful online connections with the goal of creating lasting offline relationships.
“Over these years I have seen the difficulty singles [have] to connect with one another, especially of the same age, and a lot of the young single Catholics I met were having a really hard time, and so I felt like a nudge from the Lord,” Wilson-Hussem told CNA.
After seeing the immense response from young people on her matchmaking posts, yet realizing the downfalls of trying to help connect people on Instagram, the Hussems decided to create an app that was intentional and focused on the fact that each user was made in the image and likeness of God.
One of the main features of SacredSpark is its commitment to more meaningful connections between people. To foster that, all profile pictures are blurred. Photos become unblurred once both individuals match with one another. So instead of simply swiping through images of a person, users can record audio messages introducing themselves and other users can listen and determine if they believe there could be a connection.
Hussem explained that this feature was created “because we want to start meaningful connections beyond just the appearance.”
The couple also pointed out that unlike other dating apps that allow users to place filters on things like physical traits, including eye color, hair color, or even height, SacredSpark does not allow for any filters to be placed on physical qualities.
“For us, we want it to be extremely intentional about the person as a whole, not just their physical appearance,” Hussem shared. “If you’re looking at the general scope of a sacramental marriage, are those things — someone’s color of their eyes or the color of their hair or their height — I think those are more superficial things that people can get sidetracked by versus just these intentional things.”
“Our focus is on the image and likeness of God in each person you will connect with on the app. That’s a huge part of the core of what we’re doing,” Wilson-Hussem added.
The app also includes a matchmaking feature, which allows the user to invite a friend or family member to act as a matchmaker on their behalf on the app. Wilson-Hussem explained that this feature was added into the app because of the great success matchmakers had on her Instagram posts.
“A huge part of the success was a girl saying, ‘I have a brother, Jeff. He’s 31 and he lives in Wisconsin. If there are any great gals out there, I would love to connect you,’” she shared. “I would say at least half of the marriages have been from one person who put one person out there and was linking two other people and we thought, ‘Wow. A, that’s amazing because a lot of people know single Catholics, they have fun with it, but B, our singles need support. They need to feel like people are in their corner.’”
She added: “You can hire a matchmaker for thousands of dollars — a person who has to get to know you, a person who has to look at who you are on paper. The people who have known you your whole life know you best. They know what you’re looking for. So, why don’t we find a way to activate those people and support our singles?”
SacredSpark will be launched and open to the public in mid-October, but interested singles can already sign up to join the waitlist.
The Hussems said they hope the new app will “relight the hope of Catholic dating.”
“The overall mission is actually to help build up the Church one relationship at a time,” Daniël Hussem said.
“I think a big part of the cultural breakdown is the breakdown of the family, and we want SacredSpark to really be a place, down the road, where we can connect people who will build up the Church because they’ve entered into a sacramental marriage and will build up the family,” Wilson-Hussem added. “The restoration of the family is going to be a huge part of the next many years and we think SacredSpark, hopefully, will play a part in that.”
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