Women speakers emphasize need for ‘reciprocity’ in church’s ministry February 22, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about allowing the church to fulfill the mission given to it by God, said women speakers at a Vatican conference on priesthood.
Celibacy not ‘divine law’ for priests, but promotes holiness, speakers say February 22, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The requirement that most priests in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church be celibate has theological and spiritual foundations and not only practical motivations, said speakers at an international conference on priesthood.
Pope decries warmongering, prays for Eastern Catholics in danger February 18, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting leaders of the Eastern Catholic churches — many from countries at war, facing the threat of war or dealing with the destruction left by war — Pope Francis said human beings seem to be “attached to wars, and this is tragic.”
Tensions over vaccine mandates creep into church February 17, 2022By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News The issue of coercion, rather than the morality of COVID-19 vaccines, that tends to be the preeminent source of tension between those who seek greater restrictions and those who seek greater freedom, and Catholics appear to be divided as societies in general.
Archbishops’ friendly Super Bowl wager raises $22,000 for Catholic schools February 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Uncategorized, World News Donors contributed more than $22,000 for tuition assistance scholarships as part of a friendly wager between Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati over Super Bowl LVI’s outcome.
Cancel Crusade: How gossip, scandal ruined a rare Renaissance treasure February 17, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News During a lecture Feb. 15 in Rome, Francesco Buranelli, president of the Commission for the Protection of Monuments of the Holy See and former director of the Vatican Museums, presented a picture of what can happen when fierce family rivalries, a Counter-Reformation “cancel culture” and 500 years of “fake news” find the perfect target in a problematic pope.
Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia February 16, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Italy’s Constitutional Court has blocked a national referendum on legalizing euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life.
Grant of $3.65 million will fund network of institutes of Catholic thought February 16, 2022By Laura Ieraci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A national network of institutes of Catholic thought will soon launch as part of a new $3.65 million grant, issued by the John Templeton Foundation Feb. 1.
Research shows original congregations of Sisters of Charity owned slaves February 15, 2022By Dan Stockman Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News New research from public records and congregation and diocesan archives has found that six congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation have predecessors who owned slaves.
Ukraine chaplain sees his mission as helping troops protect their humanity February 15, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News For Jesuit Father Andriy Zelinskyy and the soldiers he ministers to in Ukraine, the threat of a war with Russia isn’t news; “the war started eight years ago,” he said.
U.S. Ukrainian Catholic bishops urge prayer, fasting for peace in Ukraine February 14, 2022By Gina Christian Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to mount, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. have called for a three-day prayer vigil “for peace and the conversion of the hearts of those who preach violence and escalate war.”
Pope restructures the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith February 14, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As part of ongoing measures to reform the Roman Curia, Pope Francis has approved restructuring the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the oldest of the congregations.
