Bishop decries second spate of gun fatalities in over a week in Virginia November 24, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Just ahead of Thanksgiving Day, “a time where we celebrate what we are most grateful for in our lives,” the nation awoke Nov. 23 “to the somber and agonizing news of more souls lost because of a senseless act of violence” at a Walmart in Chesapeake, said Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Virginia.
Priest calls serving alongside military members as Army chaplain ‘humbling’ November 24, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As much as Father Lukasz J. Willenberg misses being part of a regular parish family back home in the Diocese of Providence, ministering to members of the U.S. Army as a military chaplain for the past eight years has brought him an unparalleled level of joy.
Pope remembers victims of Soviet-made famine in Ukraine, prays for peace November 23, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Praying for peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis remembered both the victims of Russia’s current aggression and the millions of victims of a Soviet-engineered famine 90 years ago.
Pope: Spiritual consolation is deep joy that motivates one to ‘do good’ November 23, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The spiritual practice of discernment, of seeing where God is at work in one’s life and what God is calling one to do, includes examining what brings a sense of consolation and spurs one to do good, Pope Francis said.
Idaho parish mourns deaths of students, prays for families, community November 23, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News In the days since four University of Idaho students were found brutally slain Nov. 14, the Catholic parish that serves the university and the community of Moscow, Idaho, is mourning with and praying for the victims, their families and friends, and the wider community, said the pastor.
Diocese distances itself from deacon’s comment after Colorado killings November 22, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News The Diocese of Oakland, Calif., issued a statement of support for those suffering after a Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado.
Irish archbishop criticizes ‘pathetic responses’ to clergy abuse November 22, 2022By Sarah Mac Donald Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin has lashed out at the “pathetic responses” to victims of clergy sexual abuse and the “whitewashing” of crimes in the wake of the latest abuse scandal to rock the Irish Church.
Pope suspends Caritas Internationalis officers, appoints administrator November 22, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has suspended the secretary-general and other top officers of Caritas Internationalis, appointing a temporary administrator to oversee improved management policies and to prepare for the election of new officers in May.
Doing God’s will means working for peace, pope tells World Jewish Congress November 22, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians and Jews are called to give witness to their faith by “working to make the world more fraternal, combating forms of inequality and promoting greater justice,” Pope Francis told members of the World Jewish Congress.
Catholic leaders respond to shooting at Colorado nightclub November 21, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Catholic leaders have condemned the Nov. 19 attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that killed at least five people and injured at least 25.
U.S. Catholic leaders speak out against three November executions November 21, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News In the third week of November, three executions by lethal injection took place in the U.S. in just two days and a fourth execution was called off after failed attempts happened close to the expiration of the prisoner’s death warrant.
Pope tells patriarch Catholics are ready for a common Easter date November 21, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting the U.S.-born patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Pope Francis expressed his hope that Christians of the East and West could finally agree on a common date for celebrating Easter.
