Chaos stops electoral vote count as Trump supporters mob U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, putting the building on lockdown and interrupting the count of electoral votes to certify the 2020 election, capping the last days of a tumultuous presidency with chaos.
Chicago Father Pfleger steps aside over allegation of abuse more than 40 years ago January 6, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Father Michael Pfleger, a popular Chicago priest and outspoken advocate against gun violence, gangs, poverty and racism, has stepped aside from his ministry after the Chicago Archdiocese said it received an allegation that the priest had sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago.
Australians call on authorities to solve mystery of funds from Vatican January 6, 2021By Marilyn Rodrigues Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News People inside and outside the church are calling on authorities to get to the bottom of mystery funds transferred from the Vatican to Australia.
National Prayer Vigil for Life will be virtual this year January 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholics across the country are instead being are encouraged to take part in a nationwide prayer vigil from Jan. 28 through Jan. 29, marking the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalizing abortion.
In trying times, Ascension St. Agnes Hospital expands access to mental health care January 5, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Ascension St. Agnes Hospital has expanded its mental health and counseling offerings to enable patients with a smartphone or laptop to gain online access to find a counselor, make an appointment or meet with a therapist.
Sister Mary Catherine Warehime, DC, served as educator, superior, dies at 65 January 5, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Catherine Warehime, a Baltimore native who served as a teacher and administrator in Catholic schools, died Dec. 17 at St. Agnes Sisters’ Residence in Baltimore. She was 65, and had been a Daughter of Charity for 46 years.
Pew report: Catholics, at 20% of population, make up 30% of Congress January 5, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics, although they make up about 20% of the U.S. population, remain at 30% of the new Congress, according to a Jan. 4 report issued by the Pew Research Center. Catholics again are the single largest denomination in Congress, just as they are in the United States. Protestants comprise a majority of […]
As Jesuit chaplain retires, House of Representatives picks first female chaplain January 5, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News With the year-end announcement that Jesuit Father Pat Conroy would be retiring as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that for the first time, a woman will take over the post.
Fired EWTN host: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ talking about race January 4, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Gloria Purvis, who was told after the Dec. 30 broadcast of the EWTN radio show “Morning Glory” that the show was canceled effective immediately, said she has no regrets using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd last May.
Sister Jeanne Filor, D.C., worked in health care in Baltimore Archdiocese January 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Jeanne Filor, who ministered as a nurse and teacher in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Dec. 15 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. A Daughter of Charity since 1956, she was 85.
Most-read stories and commentaries of 2020 on CatholicReview.org December 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Journalism, Local News, News What were the most popular stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org in 2020? We have the list!
Pope to skip Dec. 31, Jan. 1 liturgies due to sciatica, Vatican says December 31, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will not preside over the traditional end-of-the-year prayer service nor the New Year’s Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica due to “painful sciatica,” the Vatican said.
