Pelosi speaks of heartbreak after husband’s attack; bishops offer prayers October 31, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said he was praying for the husband of House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi after police said he was “violently assaulted” at home early Oct. 28 by a man with a hammer.
Missouri bishop offers prayers after deadly school shooting October 25, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, asked for prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. Louis.
Perceptions of migrants are in the political crosshairs ahead of midterms October 24, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News Bishop Mario Dorsonville — like previous chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration — has been a constant voice on church teaching that calls on Catholics to welcome the stranger in an age when Catholic politicians are some of the most visible voices against that teaching.
In Ukraine, Basilian sisters pitch in and prepare for war’s consequences October 21, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Sister Yeronima Rybakova, principal of St. Basil the Great Catholic School, which the order operates near the busy city center, said much changed in their community after Feb. 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine.
Study of priests shows distrust of bishops, fear of false abuse accusations October 19, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News The study “Well-being, Trust and Policy in a Time of Crisis” by The Catholic Project, written by Brandon Vaidyanathan, Christopher Jacobi and Chelsea Rae Kelly, of The Catholic University of America, paints a portrait of a majority of priests who feel abandoned by the men they are supposed to trust at the helm of their dioceses.
Florida continues with Hurricane Ian cleanup efforts October 3, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News As authorities in Florida continued rescue efforts, Catholic parishes and dioceses in the U.S. moved rapidly to collect aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, and U.S. President Joe Biden said it could take years to rebuild what was destroyed.
Catholic response teams in place to help as Hurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida September 29, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, News, World News Organizations such as Catholic Charities USA said they have their response teams in place to deal with the aftermath of the massive Category 4 storm that lashed western and central Florida with winds of more than 155 mph Sept. 28 and 29.
Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’ September 29, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice, U.S. Congress, World News Organizations led by women religious in the U.S., as well as other Catholic institutions, denounced those who threaten democracy and efforts that make it difficult for some U.S. citizens to vote.
Conference takes bird’s-eye view at complex U.S. immigration landscape September 24, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News As federal authorities announced Sept. 20 an all-time high for the number of apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border — upward of 2 million — an annual immigration conference was taking place at Georgetown University’s Law Center campus in downtown Washington.
Bishops speak against transport of migrants; it ‘offends God,’ says one September 20, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Several U.S. Catholic bishops slammed the actions of Republican politicians who have recently begun to send out of their states groups of women, children and men seeking refuge.
Ukraine marks half a year of resistance and independence, but worries loom August 25, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Ukraine approached the 31st anniversary of its independence Aug. 24, it did so while embroiled in a bitter fight for that freedom, as it hit the six-month mark of defending itself against a Russian invasion.
Center begun with CCHD grant helps workers deal with pandemic, #MeToo issues August 20, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News As the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic bishops, CCHD says one of its central beliefs is “that those who are directly affected by unjust systems and structures have the best insight into knowing how to change them.”
