Movie Review: ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ September 8, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A spry wit paces the elegant martial-arts showdowns in director and co-writer Destin Daniel Cretton’s Marvel Comics-derived adventure “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
We can’t let people forget 9/11, says retired NYFD captain September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, News, World News Damore said faith helped sustain the workers during their grim tasks. Fire department chaplains were constantly present and he and others frequently walked to a nearby church where volunteers offered food and there was a daily noon Mass.
Eucharist is source of joy, God’s presence, speakers tell global congress September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The ultimate purpose of the Eucharist is mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.
U.S. bishops’ Labor Day statement calls for economy that works for all September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The “present ills of our economy” invite Catholics to reflect on ways to propose new and creative responses to vital human needs in a post-pandemic world, said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.
Catholic Charities agencies rely on virtual outreach in Ida relief September 6, 2021By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News With several Northeast states now joining major metropolitan regions in the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida-related disaster areas, Catholic Charities agencies are using virtual deployment systems refined during the coronavirus pandemic to maximize their outreach to those in need.
Indiana Catholic firefighters say ground zero work linked faith, service September 5, 2021By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Sept. 11, 2001, started as an ordinary day for Charles Glesing, a firefighter in Indianapolis.
Where Peter is: Canonists tackle regulating papal resignation, impeded See September 4, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I don’t know where they got it from … that I was going to resign,” said the pope.
Anglican bishop to step down, join Catholic Church September 4, 2021By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Anglican bishop of Ebbsfleet stepped down from office after announcing that he will become a Roman Catholic.
Former Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty; two more lawsuits filed September 3, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick pleaded not guilty Sept. 3 in a Massachusetts court, where he is facing three counts of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s.
Pope: Euthanasia legislation in Europe is sign of ‘throwaway culture’ September 3, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Increasing calls to legalize euthanasia in several European countries, as well as the disregard for vulnerable people and the unborn, are signs of a “throwaway culture” that is gaining ground across the continent, Pope Francis said.
South Korean diocese says remains of first Catholic martyrs recovered September 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The mortal remains of the first three Korean Catholic martyrs have been recovered more than two centuries after their deaths, announced the Diocese of Jeonju.
Supreme Court rules against blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban September 2, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.
