Biden on ending U.S. presence in Afghanistan: ‘It was time to end this war’ September 2, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden said the decision to end 20 years of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan on Aug. 31 came down to limiting further loss of American lives in a place where the country no longer had vital interests.
Pope addresses Vatican reforms aimed at curbing corruption, abuse September 1, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News While financial reforms in the Vatican are progressing steadily, cases involving corruption and malfeasance in the Eternal City are “a disease that we relapse into,” Pope Francis said.
Indiana Catholic takes part in national ‘Biking for Babies’ ride September 1, 2021By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News This is the way Emily Mastronicola dreamed it would be.
After Afghanistan withdrawal, pope denounces attempts to impose democracy September 1, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In his first interview since undergoing surgery in July, Pope Francis criticized the Western attempts to impose democracy on other countries in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan.
Dioceses emerge from Hurricane Ida’s wrath as others prepare to help August 31, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida — one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — are collecting donations as they prepare to help with the yet-unknown damage caused by the late August storm.
Diaspora and disease: Pope will face pressing issues on next trip abroad August 31, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Hungary and Slovakia could prove to be among his most challenging visits at a time when distrust in government authorities and the looming threat of the delta variant are leading the headlines.
Improving from COVID-19, Cardinal Burke grateful for medical staff, prayers August 30, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Raymond L. Burke thanked health care workers as well as people who have been praying for him as he continues his recovery from COVID-19.
Afghanistan: Pope launches appeal for fasting, prayers for God’s mercy August 30, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, Vatican, World News With increased violence unfolding in Afghanistan, Pope Francis appealed to all Christians to fast and intensify their prayers.
Pope meets with genocide survivor who inspired his Iraq trip August 28, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis held a private audience with Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and survivor of the Islamic State-led genocide in Iraq, Aug. 26 at the Vatican.
Catholic Medical Association joins lawsuit over HHS ‘transgender mandate’ August 27, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Philadelphia-based Catholic Medical Association Aug. 26 joined in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender-transition procedures on any patient despite any moral or medical objections of the doctor or health care facility.
High court says eviction moratorium illegal, alarming Catholic Charities CEO August 27, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News A national eviction moratorium that protected millions of Americans who have fallen behind on rent payments is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
Movie Review: ‘Candyman’ August 27, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, World News By the time of its conclusion, “Candyman” has degenerated into a fantasy of racial revenge wholly at odds with Gospel values.
