Pope tells Russian patriarch they are not ‘clerics of the state’ May 3, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Warning that the Russian Orthodox patriarch should not “turn himself into Putin’s altar boy,” Pope Francis also said he would like to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision May 3, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2.
Pope very clear victim care centers must be set up, cardinal says April 29, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has given his safeguarding commission a “very clear” mandate to encourage and supervise the world’s bishops’ conferences in establishing survivor support centers and services, said Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Young adult Catholics discuss need to promote climate change efforts April 29, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholic leadership should not neglect climate change in favor of social issues including abortion, a Georgetown University panel concluded April 27 in an online discussion about how to apply Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”
Ideology obstructs beauty of family, pope says April 29, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Families play an important role in a society’s development when ideologies are not imposed upon them, Pope Francis said.
Pope wants annual audit of church’s safeguarding measures worldwide April 29, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked his safeguarding commission to provide an annual audit of what the church is doing to protect minors and what needs to change, as well as to urge bishops’ conferences to set up special “centers” where victims can be heard and find accompaniment toward “healing and justice.”
‘Embracing vulnerability,’ sisters hope to draw strength, help others April 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vocations, World News Nearly 700 superiors general — 520 attending in person — will participate in the UISG plenary assembly May 2-6 in Rome under the theme, “Embracing Vulnerability on the Synodal Journey.”
From refugee to world leader, Madeleine Albright remembered in Washington April 28, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Madeleine Albright was eulogized April 27 at a funeral service at Washington’s National Cathedral by notable friends and family gathered to remember the happy but also turbulent times in the life of the former U.S. Secretary of State, the first woman to hold that position.
Pope praises Papal Foundation’s generosity, including to Ukraine April 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis praised members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation for helping the Catholic Church build “a culture of solidarity and peace,” including by providing assistance to victims of the war in Ukraine.
Pope, Council of Cardinals meet, discuss war in Ukraine April 28, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals met in-person at the Vatican April 25, discussing the war in Ukraine, the Vatican press office said.
Catholic University of America dedicates ‘Angels Unawares’ sculpture April 28, 2022By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A monumental work of art depicting migrants and refugees seeking a home has found its own permanent home at a new plaza at The Catholic University of America.
Maryland advocate Deirdre McQuade, 53, helped communicate bishops’ pro-life message April 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Respect Life, World News Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade, who for more than a decade shared perspectives of U.S. bishops’ and the Catholic Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life, died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
