Ukrainian archdiocese demands release of priests taken by Russian troops November 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Father Ivan Levitsky, a hieromonk and rector of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, and Father Bohdan Geleta, who works at the church, were detained by Russian troops Nov. 16, and the church was illegally searched the following day.
Cardinal Becciu secretly recorded call with pope, Vatican prosecutor says November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After learning that Cardinal Angelo Becciu and a relative of his secretly recorded a phone call with Pope Francis, the Vatican’s chief prosecutor said his office is considering a new charge — one of criminal conspiracy — against the cardinal, who has been on trial since July 2021 for financial malfeasance.
Violence against women is a ‘scourge,’ pope says November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Violence against women is “a social scourge that is also linked to cultural attitudes, ingrained mentalities and prejudices,” so education, prevention and swifter justice are needed to end it, Pope Francis said.
Advent watching includes noticing God at work in daily life, pope says November 28, 2022By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Being so distracted that one does not notice God’s presence in daily life is a warning sign that one is not being vigilant enough, Pope Francis cautioned.
Nine months after Russia began war, pope writes to Ukrainians November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Nine months after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, Pope Francis wrote to the Ukrainian people expressing his admiration for their courage and commitment to their country in the face of so much death and destruction.
As pot legalization expands, concern about its effects grows, says watchdog November 26, 2022By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Residents of Maryland and Missouri that voted during the midterms to approve recreational marijuana use must closely monitor the local regulatory details and local impacts on youth, according to a national watchdog group.
State Supreme Court reinstates Georgia’s six-week ban on abortions November 24, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Supreme Court of Georgia Nov. 23 reinstated a law that bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is about six weeks into a pregnancy.
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.
