International leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking July 13, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News A congressman urged the OSCE’s nearly 60 member nations to step up their efforts to implement and strengthen laws combating modern-day slavery.
Pope encourages Catholic-Pentecostal dialogue July 12, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The more Catholics and Pentecostals understand each other and bear witness to Jesus’ call for his disciples to be one, the more effective they can be in sharing the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Sister Campbell, Trumka, 15 others receive Presidential Medal of Freedom July 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Sister Simone Campbell, a longtime advocate for economic justice and health care policy, and late labor leader Richard Trumka received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in a White House ceremony.
Vatican, offering ‘moral support,’ joins U.N. treaty on climate change July 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican is now a formal party to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and has declared it intends also to formally join the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Archbishop Lori joins bishops saying U.S. mass shootings have become ‘shockingly commonplace’ July 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, World News The July 4 mass shooting brought devastation to yet another community in the U.S. and such a tragic situation “has become shockingly commonplace in our country,” said the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Australian council in crisis after motions fail to get enough bishop votes July 6, 2022By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The agenda for the Second Assembly of Australia’s Plenary Council was disrupted July 6 after more than 60 of the 277 members staged a protest over issues regarding women in the church, including the defeat of a motion to formalize support for the ordination of women as deacons.
China deploys hundreds of auditors to monitor religious activities online July 6, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in cyberspace through training and deploying hundreds of “auditors” across the country, triggering concerns from rights groups.
Police deflect rioters from Portland Catholic church, avert vandalism July 6, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Police officers successfully drove dozens of anarchist rioters away from Holy Redeemer Church in Portland late July 1.
After shooting, cardinal urges unity to ‘build path to safety and peace’ July 5, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, World News Saying he watched “in horror” news reports in the aftermath of a mass shooting during a suburban Fourth of July parade, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for the victims.
San Antonio archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck June 29, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for dozens of people found dead as well as more than a dozen survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.
Welcoming court’s decision, leaders say it’s time to build pro-life culture June 24, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Two leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops hailed the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn the court’s 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide and said it is time for “healing wounds and repairing social divisions” with those who take opposing views on abortion.
Pope to visit Canada, limiting participation to one hour at various events June 24, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Perhaps signaling some improvement in Pope Francis’ painful knee, the Vatican announced June 23 that he will visit Canada in late July. However, the Canadian bishops said that, due to the 85-year-old pope’s age and limitations, it is expected that his participation at public events will be limited to approximately one hour.
