Pope to remain in hospital ‘a few more days,’ Vatican says July 12, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon surgery, the Vatican press office said.
Archbishop: Decade after independence, South Sudan ‘is bleeding slowly’ July 11, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A triumphant independence euphoria worldwide 10 years ago welcomed the birth of the Republic of South Sudan, the world’s newest nation.
Bishop supports apology on papal bulls that justified Indigenous oppression July 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop Douglas J. Lucia, whose downtown Syracuse office sits on the ancestral lands of the Onondaga Nation, hopes to meet with Pope Francis “to re-examine” 15th-century Vatican documents that justified colonization, land takeovers and oppression of Indigenous peoples.
Haitian Catholics in Miami react to assassination of president July 9, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News An apparent sense of quiet and shock in Haiti following the assassination of that country’s embattled president July 7 was mirrored in Florida’s Little Haiti neighborhood, where residents were still digesting the news later that day.
Philippine bishops elect Duterte critic as new president July 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines elected Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Caloocan as its new president July 8. He will begin his two-year term as head of the conference Dec. 1.
Guaras truly lived ‘bond of love’ that is family life, says Florida pastor July 8, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Father Juan Sosa, pastor of the Catholic church that is close to the now-demolished condominium building in Surfside, held up a photo of 11-year-old Lucia Guara’s first Communion in 2019. He placed it on the casket holding her and her sister, Emma, 4, during the funeral Mass July 6 for the girls and their parents.
Haitian church ‘stunned’ by president’s assassination, says bishop July 8, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Bishop Alphonse Quesnel of Fort Liberté, Haiti, said the Haitian church was “stunned” by the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Emotion unmasked for commencements July 7, 2021By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrates more than 2,200 graduates from its 18 Catholic high schools, who were able to let down their guard – a bit – as COVID-19 restrictions eased.
Vatican has no automatic transfer of powers with pope in hospital July 7, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The organization of the universal Catholic Church has a precise hierarchy, but there is no such thing as a “vice pope,” who steps in when the reigning pontiff is traveling abroad, ill or under anesthesia.
Distinctive Scholars adapted, grew during pandemic July 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Review visited with some of the archdiocese’s 54 Distinctive Scholars. While activities and traditions were adjusted or abandoned because of COVID-19, they not only thrived, but they grew in empathy.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Quo Vadis Vocations Camp July 6, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Luke Koski, a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, shares his call to the priesthood and talks about Quo Vadis, an upcoming vocations camp for high school boys.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital July 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and got out of bed to walk, the Vatican press office said July 6. His post-operative recovery is proceeding normally, the press office said, and his “routine follow-up exams are good.”
