Pope to travel to Asti to celebrate cousin’s 90th birthday October 19, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Asti Nov. 19 for a private family celebration of his cousin’s 90th birthday, and he will celebrate a public Mass the next morning in the Asti cathedral, the Vatican said.
Pope: Seeing God at work in small things helps one recognize God’s call October 19, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Reviewing one’s life is an essential step in discerning God’s call because it helps one see places where God was at work, even in small things, and also helps one recognize “toxic” thoughts of self-doubt, Pope Francis said.
Bishops wrestled with possibility of nuclear annihilation in pastoral letter October 19, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Over the course of three years, the U.S. bishops not only wrestled with the specter of nuclear Armageddon in writing a pastoral letter, but how to convey that teaching effectively.
Vatican Museums repatriates mummies to Peru October 19, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Completing a project to repatriate human remains held in the Vatican Museums’ ethnological collection, the Vatican and the government of Peru signed an agreement Oct. 17 to return to Peru three mummies sent to the Vatican in 1925.
‘The Challenge of Peace’ 40 years later: Durable principles, changed world October 19, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ landmark pastoral letter “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response.”
Archbishop William Lori announces clergy appointments October 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic News Service Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William Lori announced clergy appointments for the Archdiocese of Baltimore
‘Walking with Moms in Need’ helps expectant, new moms ‘where they’re at’ October 18, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Dioceses and parish volunteers who have embraced the “Walking with Moms in Need” initiative are still in the early stages of assessing its effectiveness.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Good Shepherd and Faithful Priest October 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Father Michael DeAscanis, the current pastor of St. Louis in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi in Fulton, and Patricia (Pat) Marlatt, a Catholic school teacher, share their stories of Monsignor Joseph Luca.
Bishop Seitz criticizes expansion of Title 42 to ‘vulnerable’ Venezuelans October 18, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Biden administration’s Oct. 12 decision to apply Title 42 to Venezuelans at the U.S.-Mexico border “will have an immediate impact on our border community,” said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso.
Catholics work to help Venezuelans expelled to Mexico under Title 42 October 17, 2022By David Agren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholics working with migrants have mobilized to assist Venezuelans who are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers but are being expelled back to Mexico under pandemic-era health restrictions.
Vatican calls Catholics, Hindus to work together to counter tensions October 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News At a time when tensions are growing, fueled by “blatant misuse of social media” and by political manipulation, Catholics and Hindus are called to teach personal responsibility for civilized behavior and to promote “respect, love and trust” among people, a Vatican office said.
Pope asks Communion and Liberation to let founder’s vision grow October 17, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While many Catholic movements go through a period of confusion after their founder dies, the key to continued flourishing is to remember with gratitude the founder’s gifts and to be open to new ways or new places the Holy Spirit wants them to grow, Pope Francis told members of Communion and Liberation.
