Nearly 3,000 faithful welcome new shepherd of Louisville, Ky., Archdiocese April 1, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Nearly 3,000 people of the Archdiocese of Louisville, including hundreds of clergy and religious, welcomed their new shepherd, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, as he became the 10th bishop and fifth archbishop to lead the historic region of central Kentucky March 30.
Peter K. Kilpatrick is named Catholic University of America’s new president March 29, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News The Catholic University of America’s board of trustees has selected Peter K. Kilpatrick as the 16th president of the university, effective July 1.
Loyola New Orleans wins NAIA title for first national basketball championship in 77 years March 25, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Top-seeded Loyola New Orleans beat No. 2-seed Talladega (Alabama) College, 71-56, to capture the NAIA men’s basketball championship.
At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat March 23, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Catholic leaders warn the exodus of Ukrainian women and children presents a prime opportunity for human trafficking, and they are taking steps to protect the refugees.
British Parliament rejects amendment to allow assisted suicide March 18, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The British Parliament threw out an attempt to legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales.
Archbishop Gänswein defends retired pope, criticizes Munich abuse report March 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Archbishop Georg Gänswein, private secretary of retired Pope Benedict XVI, has defended his boss and criticized the Munich abuse report, which made international headlines when it was released in January.
Church’s outreach to refugees follows Jesus’ example, says USCCB committee March 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News The church’s charitable outreach to people fleeing war, political instability, poverty and other threats is a requirement for followers of Jesus, the Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a March 17 statement.
Papa consagrará Ucrania y Rusia a María March 16, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español El papa Francisco consagrará Rusia y Ucrania al Inmaculado Corazón de María durante un servicio de oración penitencial en la Basílica de San Pedro el 25 de marzo -dijo el Vaticano.
Pope to consecrate Russia, Ukraine to Mary March 16, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penitential prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica March 25, the Vatican said.
Father James Goode, ‘dean of Black Catholic preachers,’ dies at 81 March 11, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Franciscan Father James E. Goode, whose evangelizing work among Black Catholics became known throughout the United States and earned him the title “dean of Black Catholic preachers,” died in his sleep March 4 in New York. He was 81.
Papal envoy sets off for besieged Ukrainian cities with ‘Gospel weapons’ March 11, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News At the behest of Pope Francis, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, arrived in Poland March 7 to offer encouragement and material help to Ukrainian refugees and the volunteers assisting them. Two days later, he crossed the border into Ukraine.
Hearing focuses on holding Putin accountable for ‘war crimes, aggression’ March 11, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, War in Ukraine, World News Just a day after a U.S. House commission’s hearing on holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for “war crimes and aggression against Ukraine,” his military forces carried out an airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol in the East European country.
