Delfina Haydee Pereda Echeverria, leader in archdiocesan Hispanic council, dies at 99 July 10, 2020By Daniel Zawodny Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries “She’s one of those people who gave her life to help the Hispanic community,” said Dr. Ivan Garcia, who worked alongside Pereda on the Hispanic Pastoral Council and served as its president.
New York Archdiocese closes 20 schools; six more close in Brooklyn Diocese July 10, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Twenty schools in the Archdiocese of New York will not reopen in the fall because of the financial fallout caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in ‘hell’ of detention July 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Decrying the unimaginable “hell” migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged all Christians to examine how they do or don’t help — as Jesus commanded — the people God has placed in their path.
Twins conjoined at head successfully separated at Vatican-owned hospital July 9, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News After more than a year of preliminary studies and three difficult operations, a medical team at the Vatican-owned pediatric hospital successfully separated conjoined twin girls.
Local Catholics help bring scarce clean water to thirsty around world July 9, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Works of Mercy Lack of clean water is a matter of life and death in the developing world, and to those experiencing homelessness. From Baltimore to India, fortunately, someone is doing something about it.
Retired Pope Benedict follows his brother’s funeral virtually July 8, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Retired Pope Benedict XVI followed the funeral of his brother, Georg Ratzinger, via livestreaming, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.
U.S. bishops welcome court decision on Catholic schools July 8, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Two U.S. bishops said they welcomed the Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling July 8 which said California Catholic schools could not be sued for job discrimination in firing teachers.
Court rules in favor of employer exemptions to contraceptive coverage July 8, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News In a 7-2 decision July 8, the Supreme Court upheld regulations by the Trump administration giving employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans.
New report says Iraqi Christians could face extinction July 7, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Without immediate action from the international community, Christians in northern Iraq could be endangered with extinction, warns a new report from the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need. The report, “Life after ISIS: New Challenges for Christianity in Iraq,” is based on a survey of Christians in the liberated Ninevah Plains. With anticipated […]
What Father Tolton might say about today’s racial injustices July 7, 2020By Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Saints, World News CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Augustus Tolton, the first identified Black priest ordained for the United States, would likely be disappointed by what he sees going on in the United States today, said Father David Jones, pastor of St. Benedict the African Parish in Chicago. “I think ‘disappointed’ is a key word. I think people can […]
Woodlawn parish becomes food hub July 7, 2020By Daniel Zawodny Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News While COVID-19 forced churches to cancel public liturgies, Contreras’ parish of 12 years seems to have strengthened its community connections.
Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production July 7, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to the production of weapons worldwide, said members of a Vatican task force.
