First Nations, Catholics work at North Vancouver residential school site August 12, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Three First Nations are working with the Archdiocese of Vancouver to look for remains of at least 12 students who attended the former St. Paul’s Indian Residential School.
U.S. Cardinal Burke says he has tested positive for COVID-19 August 11, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an Aug. 10 tweet, he wrote: “Praised be Jesus Christ! I wish to inform you that I have recently tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Thanks be to God, I am resting comfortably and receiving excellent medical care.”
Ruling blocking HHS ‘transgender mandate’ called ‘victory for conscience’ August 11, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A U.S. District Court judge’s Aug. 9 ruling to block the Biden administration’s mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender-transition procedures despite their own moral or medical objections is “a victory for common sense, conscience and sound medicine.”
Centennial of a murder: The priest, the Klan and a wedding remembered August 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Irish Father James E. Coyle faced prejudice and threats and ministered during the height of the Spanish flu pandemic. One hundred years ago, he was shot and killed by a Protestant minister in Birmingham, Alabama.
Rwandan immigrant turns himself in for killing French Montfort provincial August 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Rwandan immigrant awaiting trial for the arson of the cathedral in Nantes turned himself into police for killing the French provincial of the Montfort Missionaries.
Vatican: ‘Killer robots’ pose threat to innocent civilians August 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The use of “killer robots” and other lethal autonomous weapons systems violate international treaties because innocent civilians could be erroneously targeted, the Vatican said during a U.N. meeting in Geneva.
Charity, Knights’ highest calling, ‘demands’ renewed focus, says top Knight August 5, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly, the CEO of the Knights of Columbus, told his fellow Knights that their “highest calling” — charity — “demands our renewed focus.”
N.J. Catholic high school alum breaks world record to win 400m hurdle gold August 4, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. (CNS) — When U.S. runner Sydney McLaughlin crossed the finish line to win the gold in the 400-meter hurdles Aug. 3 in Tokyo, she had the cheers of fans supporting her from the New Jersey Catholic high school where she graduated four years ago.
Hundreds march for voting rights, justice near U.S. Capitol; 200 arrested August 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Hundreds of people marched — and over 200 of them were arrested — Aug. 2 at a “Moral Monday” rally for voting rights and economic justice near the Capitol.
MRS among U.S. agencies helping resettle Afghan translators, interpreters August 2, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Migration and Refugee Services “are proud to have the opportunity to welcome and assist those who have kept Americans safe in Afghanistan,” said the USCCB president and the chairman of the bishops’ migration committee July 30.
Boston Globe: Police charge McCarrick with assault in case dating to 1970s July 29, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The Boston Globe reported July 29 that police in the Boston suburb of Wellesley have charged former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 in a criminal complaint filed by Wellesley Police in a district court in nearby Dedham, Massachusetts.
N.J. archdiocese says it has requested but not yet received data, analysis July 28, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News After being made aware of a “published media report with information inferring possible inappropriate software app use by certain clergy” within the Newark Archdiocese, a statement from the archdiocese said it is reviewing the matter.
