Pope ‘moved’ by registry of nighttime adoration he attended April 8, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said he was “moved” by a photo of an old registry that showed his participation as a young man at sessions of overnight eucharistic adoration at a basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium April 8, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News As religious leaders, scholars, experts and abuse survivors come together online to participate in a three-day international symposium on faith, healing and prevention, Pope Francis sent a message as part of a series of opening remarks for the event.
Archbishop Chaput’s book tackles things ‘Christians should be willing to die for’ April 7, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News Archbishop Chaput told Catholic News Service he hopes that after reading his latest book, “anybody who is a serious Christian will take the Gospel more seriously, their lives more seriously and the world around us more seriously.”
Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, theologian, dies at 93 April 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News Father Küng was one of the most outspoken Roman Catholic theologians and one of the sharpest critics of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
Graduate program aims to reverse decline seen in Catholic art, literature April 6, 2021By Mike Mastromatteo Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, World News “Our aim is to serve and inspire the ongoing revival of Catholic letters in our time,” said co-founder James Matthew Wilson, outgoing professor of humanities at Villanova University near Philadelphia.
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all, pope says April 4, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News “It is always possible to begin anew, because there is a new life that God can awaken in us in spite of all our failures,” the pope said April 3 during his celebration of the Easter Vigil.
Pope leads Via Crucis with young people in torch-lit St. Peter’s Square April 2, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News For the second year in a row, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square rather than Rome’s Colosseum because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Cardinal, at pope’s Good Friday service, decries divisions within church April 2, 2021By Cindy Wooden Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis presided over the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, the preacher of the papal household called on bishops and all Catholics to examine their consciences for ways they may be harming the unity of the Catholic Church.
Son of Man, son of Krypton: DC trilogy takes cues from Christ’s passion April 2, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, World News Many Catholics rely on passion plays or films to aid in their reflection on Christ’s passion and death. One of the unlikeliest of places to find echoes of this pivotal moment in Christian history is director Zack Snyder’s trilogy based on the beloved DC Comics superheroes.
At 105, Catholic woman beats COVID-19 with a lot of faith and a little gin April 1, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Lucia DeClerck has survived the 1918 influenza pandemic, two world wars, the loss of three husbands, one son and many of her physicians. And COVID-19.
Smugglers, extortion and broken dreams: Migrants’ road to U.S. has perils March 31, 2021By David Agren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Shelters like La 72, run by the Franciscans near the Guatemala border, offer a respite on a dangerous route for migrants to the U.S. border.
Movie Review: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ March 31, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News This movie is a visually spectacular but dramatically feeble creature feature from director Adam Wingard.
