Victims in McCarrick report show fear, courage, anger, need for action November 11, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, McCarrick Report, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican Secretariat of State’s report on Theodore E. McCarrick provides a glimpse into how a number of witnesses and victims of the former cardinal’s abuse sought numerous ways to alert church officials and were disturbingly aware their allegations might trigger repercussions.
Fighting abuse: What Pope Francis has done during his pontificate November 11, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, McCarrick Report, News, Vatican, World News In more than seven years as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has issued numerous new laws and guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up by church officials.
Cardinal Tumi, 90, released after being kidnapped with 12 others November 6, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After armed men abducted Cardinal Christian Tumi along with a dozen other people in the northwest region of Cameroon Nov. 5, local reports said he was released Nov. 6.
Pope expedites transfer of management of Secretariat of State assets November 5, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After the Vatican Secretariat of State missed a Nov. 1 deadline to hand over the management and monitoring of its own assets to two separate Vatican bodies, Pope Francis set up a commission to make the transfer and external oversight happen.
Vatican extends provisional agreement with China on naming bishops October 23, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The Vatican and the Chinese government will extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops.
Vatican Museums’ patrons offer online, inside look at collections October 15, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums have launched an online subscription series of on-site interviews, live lectures and a Q&A “coffee hour” with experts to help supporters stay connected during the global pandemic.
Catechetical Cataclysms: Restored Holy Stairs give meaning to crisis October 15, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After 20 years of restoration work and millions in funding from benefactors worldwide, the unveiling of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome was supposed to be a grand, celebratory moment slated for this spring, in time for Holy Week and Easter.
Dante is prophet of hope along life’s journey, pope says October 13, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In the run-up to next year’s 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Pope Francis said he hoped people would read the Italian poet’s work, especially the “Divine Comedy,” which still resonates today.
Pope tells new Swiss Guards that Christ stands beside them at all times October 2, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis assured them that God always stands by their side, offering them comfort and consolation.
Learning about Pope John Paul I’s life will help dispel myths, niece says September 29, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Conspiracy theories and dark intrigue about Pope John Paul I’s untimely death just one month after his election should be set aside and his life and legacy made more widely known, said his niece.
Vatican reaffirms, clarifies church teachings on end-of-life care September 22, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican’s doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering “a moral and practical clarification” on the care of vulnerable patients.
Can ET call anyone? Jesuit astronomer studies intragalactic possibilities August 28, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Astronomers construct and play with a variety of mathematical models, and one popular model looks at how likely it is that civilizations on different planets could end up contacting each other. Scientists have proposed various simulations and predictions, and now a Jesuit astronomer and former director of the Vatican Observatory has co-authored a study offering a new set of results.
