Report: Pope Francis plans to ask embattled Knoxville, Tenn., bishop to resign May 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis plans to ask Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, to resign in response to a Vatican-ordered investigation of sexual abuse cover-up and financial mismanagement, according to a report by The Pillar.
N.C. governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban, puts pressure on Legislature poised to override him May 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed a 12-week abortion ban in May, but the state’s Republican Legislature may have the votes necessary to override him provided every single lawmaker holds firm against the governor’s pressure campaign.
St. Anselm College defends and criticizes controversial CNN town hall with Donald Trump May 16, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News After facing criticism from the community for hosting a CNN town hall with former president and current GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, St. Anselm College defended its decision to host the May 10 event while stating it was “deeply troubled” by one portion.
Setting the trajectory: Knott Scholarship Funds drive impact over a generation May 16, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Henry and Marion Knott, who founded the Knott Scholarship Funds more than 40 years ago as a way to empower and engage academically talented Catholic students to become leaders in service to their schools, parishes and communities.
Abuse survivor reflects on John Merzbacher’s death May 15, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News “And I get no pleasure from his death because I wish none of it had happened,” Elizabeth Ann Murphy said. “It still doesn’t restore my childhood.”
Pope issues new ‘fundamental law’ for Vatican City State May 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis updated the “Fundamental Law of Vatican City State,” opening the possibility that laypeople can be members of its governing commission and emphasizing that the independence of the city-state is essential for the mission of the Holy See.
Caritas elects new president, stressing local connections in aid May 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Caritas Internationalis, the global Catholic charity network, elected Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo to be its new president following a Vatican-mandated overhaul of its leadership.
Holy Spirit defends, consoles those who call on his help, pope says May 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Holy Spirit “is not a passing guest who comes to pay us a courtesy visit. He is a companion for life, a stable presence” who “desires to dwell in our spirits,” Pope Francis said May 14.
RADIO INTERVIEW: C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia May 15, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Joining Catholic Review Radio to talk about the significance of C.S. Lewis’ imaginative world and the spiritual benefit Lewis’ stories have on children and adults alike is Leonard DeLorenzo, editor of “Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C.S. Lewis.”
Vatican neutrality is a force for peace, pope tells ambassadors May 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News – In encouraging the peaceful resolution of conflicts and in promoting the common good on the international stage, the Vatican embraces a strategy of “positive neutrality,” which allows it to dialogue with all sides, Pope Francis said.
Women are exploited in political disputes, cultural ideologies, pope says May 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Peace is urgently needed in today’s world, and women should be more greatly appreciated, Pope Francis told hundreds of Catholic women.
Tyler bishop tweets that he ‘reject(s)’ Pope Francis’ ‘program of undermining the Deposit of Faith’ May 15, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, posted a controversial tweet May 12 in which he said he believes “Pope Francis is the Pope” but added that “it is time for me to say that I reject his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith.”
