Vatican reports $78 million deficit, also releases APSA report July 24, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican reported the Roman Curia had a $78 million deficit in 2020, and on the same day, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, which administers Vatican properties and investments, made a summary of its annual budget public for the first time.
Healthy roots: Elderly provide secure foundation for future generations July 24, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is a call for the faithful to flex their wings and be those “angels,” who care, console and caress.
Pro-life groups criticize Catholic university for hosting Biden town hall July 22, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A few hours before CNN’s evening town hall with President Joe Biden on the campus of a Cincinnati Catholic university, the congregation of women religious that founded the school said the sisters were not involved in planning or hosting the July 21 event.
Cellphone hacking, tracking cases illustrate growing loss of privacy July 22, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Every subscriber of digital services and smartphones which access personal information should be aware that their actions are no longer “private” — even despite the best efforts and intentions of service providers.
Polish nuns killed by Soviet army as World War II ended showed courage July 21, 2021By Jonathan Luxmoore Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 years after they were killed while resisting rape and facing other atrocities by Soviet soldiers in the final months of World War II.
Vatican publishes schedule for papal trip to Hungary, Slovakia July 21, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ September trip to Hungary and Slovakia features a jam-packed schedule that shows he has no intention of slowing down despite his recent recovery from colon surgery.
Award-winning veteran Catholic journalist Gerald ‘Jerry’ Costello dies July 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Obituaries, World News Gerald “Jerry” Michael Costello, a Catholic press veteran who was a reporter, columnist, book author and founding editor of three newspapers, died July 19 a five-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 90.
USCCB general secretary resigns; reports allege ‘possible improper behavior’ July 20, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, the general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since November, has resigned from the post after the USCCB “became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, USCCB president.
Maryland parish, Catholic schools rooting for their own Olympic swimmers July 20, 2021By Maureen Boyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News Ledecky’s and Bacon’s paths have intertwined for several years while they attended Little Flower School, swam for the high school team at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and have been parishioners at Church of the Little Flower, all in Bethesda, Maryland.
German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs July 20, 2021By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News German Catholic churches offered spiritual and financial support to survivors of devastating flooding in two regions of the country.
Dioceses respond to pope’s document restoring limits on pre-Vatican II Mass July 19, 2021By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News Bishops throughout the United States have begun responding to Pope Francis’ document that restores limits on the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Mass.
First-person accounts of religious repression punctuate summit July 18, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News Testimony from survivors of religious repression punctuated the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.