Wisdom of centuries: Swedish cardinal says much to learn from church’s past September 3, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The prophecies and revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden, who lived in Rome for nearly 20 years until her death in 1373, were known for their direct reprimands to popes and princes alike, calling for an end to corruption and the start of reform within the Catholic Church.
CRS gets aid to first families devastated by Pakistani floods September 2, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Baltimore-based CRS is working with the Pakistani government and local partners, including Caritas Pakistan, to meet the most urgent needs of the people impacted by the persistent heavy rains in the provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan.
Bishops urge listening to the call of the earth during Season of Creation September 2, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Stressing that listening for God’s call to discipleship is integral to faith, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees invited people to also listen to the call of the earth during the observance of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
Number of Catholic institutions with union representation grows September 2, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The number of Catholic institutions where at least some of its employees have union representation has grown to more than 600, according to the annual “Gaudium et Spes Labor Report” issued Aug. 24 by the Catholic Labor Network.
Laudato Si’ message gets added attention as Season of Creation opens September 2, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Father That Son Nguyen can be found addressing the concept of integral ecology as expressed by Pope Francis in his encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”
Pope: Correct view of tradition nurtures beauty, grandeur of the liturgy September 1, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “The liturgy is Christ’s work and the church’s, and as such, it is a living body,” Pope Francis told members of Italy’s Association of Professors of Liturgy.
Family under attack by ideologies, pope says September 1, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Addressing the Schonstatt Fathers, who were in Rome for their general chapter Sept. 1, the pope urged them to be “bearers of a message of hope in these dark situations that people in every stage of life are going through.”
Protection of children now in sights of Congress, FTC, tech firms September 1, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News The FTC’s newest commission, Omar Bedoya, said that the protection of children is one of the FTC’s policy areas where there is bipartisanship.
USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families August 31, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, U.S. Congress, World News This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children, women and families: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit.
Pope calls for prayers for Iraq, whose people desire normality, peace August 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After a series of deadly clashes erupted in Iraq, Pope Francis said “dialogue and fraternity” were needed to overcome the current situation and to become a nation of diverse communities living in peace.
Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other August 31, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with St. John Paul II, and the two often exchanged words of appreciation for each other.
New duties do not diminish call to evangelize, pope tells cardinals August 30, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Aug. 30 with the College of Cardinals, the pope said this sense of wonder “sets us free from the temptation of thinking that we can ‘manage things.'”
