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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Annual 100-hour nonstop public Bible reading planned in Louisiana diocese January 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News An annual 100-hour, nonstop public Bible reading takes place in St. Martinville in the Diocese of Lafayette Jan. 19-23.
U.S. bishops invite Catholics to take part in ‘9 Days for Life’ Jan. 19-27 January 14, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The 10th annual “9 Days for Life” novena, sponsored by the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, takes place this year from Jan. 19 to Jan. 27. Catholics nationwide are invited to take part in this novena for the protection of human life.
Displaced Kentucky parishioners attend Masses in makeshift church January 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Celebrating Mass in a 20-by-25-foot metal outbuilding on Dec. 24, 2021, for the displaced community of Resurrection Parish in Dawson Springs, the image that came to mind for Owensboro Bishop William F. Medley was “there was no room at the inn.”
Mask mandates return in several dioceses as omicron variant surges January 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.
Law firm to publish report on handling of abuse in Munich Archdiocese January 4, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News In mid-January, the law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl is scheduled to publish a report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
Mother Seton shrine launches initiatives to expand awareness of U.S. saint January 4, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg is launching a series of initiatives to expand awareness of first U.S.-born saint, it announced Jan. 4, on the saint’s feast day.
With foreign donation license denied, Missionaries of Charity ration food January 3, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Since Christmas, the Missionaries of Charity have been strictly rationing the food and daily use items for their regular 600 beneficiaries at their motherhouse and Shishu Bhavan, a children’s orphanage. On Jan. 2, the breakfast of tea, bread, and eggs was cut short by an hour.
Cardinal Gregory, who tested positive for COVID-19, remains asymptomatic January 3, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory announced in a Dec. 31, 2021, statement that he tested positive for COVID-19. He was asymptomatic at the time and remained so Jan. 3, according to the media relations director for the archdiocese.
