First-person accounts of religious repression punctuate summit July 18, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Testimony from survivors of religious repression punctuated the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.
CRS gradually restores services in Haiti amid series of crises July 16, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A series of debilitating crises in recent weeks — from a surge in COVID-19 cases to the assassination of a president — has left Haiti reeling again in uncertainty and forced Catholic Relief Services to curtail its outreach efforts.
Appealing to need for unity, pope restores limits on pre-Vatican II Mass July 16, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has restored limits on the celebration of the Mass according to the Roman Missal in use before the Second Vatican Council, overturning or severely restricting permissions St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI had given to celebrate the so-called Tridentine-rite Mass.
Movie Review: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy ‘ July 15, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News There’s a strained tone to “Space Jam: A New Legacy” (Warner Bros.), director Malcolm D. Lee’s sequel to the 1996 sports comedy.
Archbishop Lori, Bishop Malooly among those praising new Wilmington bishop July 14, 2021By Mike Lang Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News During the Mass, Bishop Koenig said he had Bishop Malooly’s phone number and wasn’t afraid to use it if he has questions.
Experts fear Cuba is preparing a harsh response to recent protests July 14, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News U.S. theologians and human rights experts on Cuba worried that any repeat of the widespread protests in Cuba on July 11 may be met with a swift, violent set of state-sponsored reactions.
Archbishop Lori ordains and installs new bishop for Diocese of Wilmington July 14, 2021By Mike Lang Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Video Braving extreme heat and crushing humidity, more than 900 people crowded into St. Elizabeth Church on July 13 to witness the ordination and installation of the new shepherd of the Diocese of Wilmington, Bishop William E. Koenig.
Pope released from hospital, prays at Rome basilica July 14, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed.
Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi July 13, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor elected Rome-born Father Massimo Fusarelli as the new minister general of the worldwide Franciscan order.
In Baltimore, Father Kim helped create America’s first official Korean parish July 13, 2021By Matthew Liptak Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Urban Vicariate Father Kim, 74, retired July 1 and celebrated his last Mass at Holy Korean Martyrs on the Fourth of July weekend, when he formally said goodbye to the congregation of about 400 families where he had been the only pastor.
Archbishop Lori and N.J. cardinal ask Catholics to sign petition to Congress on Hyde Amendment July 12, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “During this critical time, let us join in prayer for the protection of the unborn,” Archbishop Lori said. “But let us also, as citizens and believers, raise our voices to protect the most defenseless of human beings, the unborn child. Let us stand together in promoting the sanctity of life.”
Pope to remain in hospital ‘a few more days,’ Vatican says July 12, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon surgery, the Vatican press office said.
