Ireland adds St. Brigid’s feast day as national holiday January 20, 2022By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The Irish government has added a new public holiday to the national calendar to honor the country’s female patron, St. Brigid of Kildare.
Pope receives proposal to declare St. Irenaeus a doctor of the church January 20, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis received a formal recommendation to declare St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the church, the Vatican said.
Munich abuse report incriminates retired pope; Vatican to study document January 20, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Vatican, World News A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated retired Pope Benedict XVI, with lawyers accusing him of misconduct in four cases during his tenure as Munich archbishop.
Filipino American Catholic who escaped Bataan Death March lived a full life January 19, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News At the time of his death at age 93 Dec. 29, Philippines-born Catholic Fame Academia was one of the few remaining witnesses to the Bataan Death March carried out by the Japanese military in the early days of World War II against U.S. and Filipino soldiers.
Region hosting Olympic skiing has history of Catholic persecution January 19, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Religious Freedom, World News Chongli, a popular resort town and venue for the main skiing events during the upcoming Winter Olympics, holds a history of persecution and massacre of Catholics in the region during the imperial and communist regimes.
Institute launches national committee aiming to protect religious freedom January 19, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Charging that religious practice is increasingly threatened by legal maneuvering and public actions that seek to limit the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious rights, speakers during an online launch of the National Committee for Religious Freedom Jan. 18 called on Americans to join the effort.
Supreme Court takes up former football coach’s firing for praying on field January 18, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court announced Jan. 14 that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he was fired in 2015 for praying on the football field after team games.
Appeals court sends challenge to Texas abortion law to state Supreme Court January 18, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal appeals court sent a challenge to the Texas abortion law back to the state’s Supreme Court Jan. 17.
Nearby Texas Catholic church reaches out during hostage crisis at synagogue January 18, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Officials from numerous law enforcement agencies and media outlets in Colleyville, Texas, made use of Good Shepherd’s parking lot and facilities during a hostage standoff.
Seeking God together will bring Christians closer to each other, pope says January 18, 2022By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told Lutheran, Catholic and Orthodox pilgrims that “we need to press forward with humility and patience, and always together, in order to encourage and support one another, for this is what Christ desires.”
Pope Francis: Communication must build communion, fraternity January 18, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Meeting with a delegation from the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land in Rome to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their bimonthly magazine, “Terrasanta,” Pope Francis encouraged the group to continue to highlight stories of genuine brotherhood.
Bishop: Imitate Rev. King’s ‘prophetic witness’ in work for civil rights justice January 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged all people of goodwill to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Jan. 17 holiday named for him by remembering “not only the justice he pursued, but how he pursued it.” The civil rights leader […]
