Movie Review: ‘Resurrection’ March 25, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Though its tone is sometimes overheated, this is a handsomely done dramatization of the most essential period in human history.
Dante a ‘prophet of hope’ for the world, pope says March 25, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The life and works of the famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri remain a lasting treasure that embodies the virtue of hope so desperately needed in today’s world, Pope Francis said.
Pope names Chilean survivor to Commission for the Protection of Minors March 25, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a notorious Chilean priest, to be a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Network Catholic social justice lobby to get its first lay leader March 24, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Network, the Catholic social justice lobby that has been run by women religious since its founding 50 years ago, will get its first lay leader effective April 6.
Boulder officer recalled as ‘man of character,’ ‘loving father’ March 24, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store the afternoon of March 22 and the first of 10 to be killed.
Pope says Mary comforts all those who die alone, reiterates she is not a “co-redemptrix” March 24, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As he has underlined often, the pope reiterated that Mary is not a “co-redemptrix.” For decades, some Catholics have been petitioning the popes to recognize Mary as co-redemptrix to highlight the essential role she played in redemption.
Easter church attendance likely to be far behind pre-pandemic levels March 23, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Easter, Feature, News, World News Only 3% of Catholic churches in the United States are open and having Mass as they had before the pandemic, according to a new Pew Research Center report issued March 22.
Ramblers’ celebrated chaplain has big fan base in Los Angeles Archdiocese March 23, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, World News By her own admission, “Sister Jean 101” could be the name of an introductory course taught at the Loyola University Chicago these days.
Legionaries’ updated abuse report names four more who worked in U.S. March 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Legionaries of Christ received seven new allegations of sexual abuse against members of the congregation in 2020 and released the names of four additional members who ministered in the United States and had substantiated sexual abuse allegations made against them.
Pope elevates Ireland’s national Knock Shrine to international status March 22, 2021By Sarah Mac Donald Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The qualities embodied in Pope Francis’ papacy that led to the coinage of the term “Francis Factor” to define them still exist, according to participants on a panel during a March 18 dialogue.
‘Francis Factor’ still resonates eight years into his papacy March 22, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The qualities embodied in Pope Francis’ papacy that led to the coinage of the term “Francis Factor” to define them still exist, according to participants on a panel during a March 18 dialogue.
Head of Santa Clara University on leave as alleged misconduct investigated March 19, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Jesuit Father Kevin O’Brien, president of California’s Santa Clara University, has been placed on leave while his Jesuit province investigates reports of his alleged misconduct.
