House impeaches Trump a second time; timeline for Senate trial unknown January 13, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for a speech lawmakers said spurred the riot at the U.S. Capitol and making him the first commander in chief to be impeached twice.
Jupiter, Saturn to put on ‘Christmas Star’ show at winter solstice December 9, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, World News A once-every-two-decade conjunction involving the solar system’s two gas giants will give earthbound observers a look at a so-called “Christmas Star” on the winter solstice.
Archbishop Lori to lead USCCB pro-life committee, Wisconsin priest chosen to be next general secretary November 16, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore was elected on a vote of 139-102 over Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver to lead the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, it was announced during the first day of the USCCB’s annual fall general assembly Nov. 16.
USCCB president to bishops: Take Gospel to troubled people during pandemic November 16, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News Admitting that people’s faith in God “has been shaken” by the pandemic and related economic turmoil, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly to people to help them navigate the crises.
2020 U.S. Christmas stamp shows Peruvian painting of Our Lady of Guapulo November 11, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News A new postage stamp for Christmas shows detail from an 18th-century Peruvian painting of Our Lady of Guapulo.
Sister Ardeth Platte, Baltimore nun who resisted war through prayer and action, dies at 84 October 12, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Dominican Sister Ardeth Platte long considered herself a peacemaker and devoted nearly 40 years of her life to praying and witnessing to end war and rid the world of nuclear weapons. Her actions led to imprisonment multiple times, including for the 2002 defacement of a missile silo in Colorado in collaboration with her best friend, […]
Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment October 9, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The treatment that President Donald Trump has received to fight COVID-19 has turned the focus on an experimental drug that shows promise in combating the coronavirus but is raising ethical questions about the cell line that helped researchers develop the medicine.
Catholic Charities USA pledges to seek passage of new pandemic relief bill October 7, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News The president of Catholic Charities USA said the agency would turn to Capitol Hill to get a pandemic relief bill passed after it called President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend talks on the legislation “heartless.”
‘Faithful Citizenship’ reminder: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms September 11, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City said.
Archbishop Listecki prays for justice during visit to Wisconsin city August 27, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki prayed for peace and healing at several damaged sites during a visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, the scene of four nights of demonstrations following the police shooting of a Black man.
Prayers at Democratic convention seek compassion for people, planet in peril August 21, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Prayers offered by a pair of prominent Catholics during the closing night of the Democratic National Convention focused on addressing the needs of people on the margins of society and a planet facing environmental catastrophe.
Notre Dame study examines ‘everyday’ Americans’ attitudes toward abortion July 16, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Americans participating in a study of attitudes toward abortion said they do not typically discuss it, find the labels “pro-life” and “pro-choice” inadequate, and generally do not consider abortion a “desirable good” for society, according to a University of Notre Dame study.
