Home run king Hank Aaron overcame racism to excel on and off the field January 22, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Hank Aaron, who was baseball’s home run king for 33 years, overcame racism to make his mark in the game he loved. Aaron died Jan. 22 at age 86.
Pope urges nations to create a world free from nuclear arms January 21, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into force Jan. 22, Pope Francis encouraged nations to work toward a world free from all nuclear arms.
Fauci says Biden expected to overturn ‘Mexico City policy’ in ‘coming days’ January 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Dr. Anthony Fauci told the World Health Organization’s executive board Jan. 21 that “in the coming days,” President Joe Biden will revoke the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which blocks U.S. funding of foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortion as a form of family planning.
Movie Review: ‘Greenland’ January 21, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A steady focus on the believable characters who populate it elevates director Ric Roman Waugh’s engaging film above the status of a disaster movie. But the positive values displayed along the path of the quest for survival he and screenwriter Chris Sparling chart are offset by the disturbing nature of the mayhem they unleash.
Star NFL quarterback announces retirement on feast of athletes’ patron saint January 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News After 17 seasons in the NFL, quarterback Philip Rivers will begin his next career as head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope in the Mobile Archdiocese.
Coach’s story not just about basketball but about faith, love, God January 21, 2021By Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Sports, World News What makes his contribution to the genre unique is that his autobiography/success story includes 34 references to God, 87 mentions of love, 23 for faith and 71 for family.
USCCB president prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ to lead nation January 20, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News As Joe Biden prepared to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope the incoming administration “will work with the church and others of goodwill” to “address the complicated cultural and economic factors that are driving abortion and discouraging families.”
Second Catholic president causes some to celebrate, gives others anxiety January 20, 2021By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Joe Biden became the second Catholic to be inaugurated as president of the United States Jan. 20, giving some U.S. Catholics and their religious leaders a reason to rejoice and others to fear more access to abortion under his leadership.
Biden’s inaugural address calls for Americans to work for unity January 20, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President Joe Biden said he is committed with his “whole soul” to bring this country together.
Pope prays Biden works to heal divisions, promote human dignity January 20, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis prayed that President Joe Biden would work to heal the divisions in U.S. society and promote human dignity and peace around the globe.
Leaders of both parties join Biden, Harris for Mass of thanksgiving January 20, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Hours before his inauguration as president, Joe Biden and incoming Vice President Kamala Harris were joined by the spouses and congressional leaders from both political parties for what was termed a Mass of thanksgiving early Jan. 20 at St. Matthew Cathedral in Washington.
At national memorial, Cardinal Gregory prays for all who died of COVID-19 January 20, 2021By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Saying the nation “reverently pauses in supplication to remember and to pray for the many thousands of people who have died from the coronavirus during this past year,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered the invocation at a pre-inauguration memorial service Jan. 19 to honor and remember the more than 400,000 Americans who have succumbed to COVID-19.
