How a saint became part of the tax code, forever changing U.S. philanthropy March 28, 2022By Tim Swift Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News St. Katharine Drexel is well known for being a trailblazing figure in the early 20th century, championing the needs of Native Americans and Black Americans, but few know she may have the most lasting impact on philanthropy of any American in U.S. history.
Ecumenical patriarch pledges solidarity with Ukrainians during Warsaw visit March 28, 2022By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople pledged solidarity with Ukrainians forced to flee their country and thanked neighboring Poland for showing “generosity, charity and hospitality” since the start of the Russian invasion.
Pope calls for end to senseless war in Ukraine March 28, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis renewed his call for an end to the war in Ukraine and strongly denounced the conflict as a barbaric act used by those in power at the cost of innocent lives.
Canadian Indigenous give pope moccasins, ask him to walk with them March 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Vatican, World News Members of the Métis National Council gave Pope Francis a set of beaded moccasins and asked him to walk with them on the path of truth, justice and healing of Canada’s Indigenous communities and their relationship with the Catholic Church, said Cassidy Caron, president of the council.
Pope consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary March 25, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the hopes that peace would finally reign.
Loyola New Orleans wins NAIA title for first national basketball championship in 77 years March 25, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Top-seeded Loyola New Orleans beat No. 2-seed Talladega (Alabama) College, 71-56, to capture the NAIA men’s basketball championship.
Court rules in favor of inmate’s prayer request during execution March 25, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court March 24 ruled in favor of a Texas prisoner who wanted his pastor to pray aloud over him and place his hands on him in the execution chamber.
Madeleine Albright is remembered as diplomat and teacher March 24, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized, World News Madeleine Albright, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first female secretary of state and longtime professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, died March 23 in Washington. She was 84.
Court nominee responds to questions about law, faith and abortion March 24, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson began with introductory remarks March 21 followed by 13 hours of questioning the next day about her role as a judge and a public defender and her views on abortion, critical race theory and her own faith.
At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat March 23, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Catholic leaders warn the exodus of Ukrainian women and children presents a prime opportunity for human trafficking, and they are taking steps to protect the refugees.
Archbishop Lori joins USCCB president, committee chairmen to recommit church to pro-life initiatives March 22, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together “in prayer and expectant hope that states will again be able to protect women and children from the injustice of abortion.”
Ukraine is ‘epicenter of spiritual challenge,’ nuncio says March 22, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not just a tragic conflict between two nations, but the center of a spiritual battle wrought by the forces of evil that have pitted brother against brother, said the apostolic nuncio to Ukraine.
