Bishop urges Catholic educators to see importance of the Eucharist July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Schools, World News Addressing Catholic educators at an annual national conference, Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Washington, urged them to make sure their work was always rooted in the importance of the Eucharist.
USCCB issues annual audit on compliance with charter by dioceses, eparchies July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ annual report on compliance with the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” shows that 2,930 victim survivors came forward with 3,103 allegations during the audit year of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Two books underscore harmony between science, religion July 15, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Two books make a persuasive case for the “relational unity” between powerful fields of human thought — facts vs. faith.
Webb telescope images feed the mind and spirit, Jesuit astronomer says July 14, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Jesuits at the Vatican Observatory were wowed like most people by the beauty of the photos from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, but the director said they also are excited by the scientific information the telescope will reveal.
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.
