Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says January 25, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the Josephite parish.
Bishops say order on LBGTQ equality has implications for religious liberty January 25, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging executive order to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people exceeds the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2020 ruling on the issue in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, said the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees.
God’s word is ‘a love letter to us’ to be read every day, pope says January 25, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Unable to preside over Mass on the Sunday of the Word of God because of a recurring bout of sciatica, Pope Francis’ homily was read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, which coordinates the annual celebration.
Prayer, witness for life, even if virtual this year, seen as important as ever January 23, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Even though “peaceful prayer and witness” will take place in a different format due to the ongoing pandemic, it “must and will continue this year” to mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.
Home run king Hank Aaron overcame racism to excel on and off the field January 22, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Hank Aaron, who was baseball’s home run king for 33 years, overcame racism to make his mark in the game he loved. Aaron died Jan. 22 at age 86.
Pope urges nations to create a world free from nuclear arms January 21, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into force Jan. 22, Pope Francis encouraged nations to work toward a world free from all nuclear arms.
Fauci says Biden expected to overturn ‘Mexico City policy’ in ‘coming days’ January 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Dr. Anthony Fauci told the World Health Organization’s executive board Jan. 21 that “in the coming days,” President Joe Biden will revoke the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which blocks U.S. funding of foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortion as a form of family planning.
Movie Review: ‘Greenland’ January 21, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A steady focus on the believable characters who populate it elevates director Ric Roman Waugh’s engaging film above the status of a disaster movie. But the positive values displayed along the path of the quest for survival he and screenwriter Chris Sparling chart are offset by the disturbing nature of the mayhem they unleash.
Star NFL quarterback announces retirement on feast of athletes’ patron saint January 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News After 17 seasons in the NFL, quarterback Philip Rivers will begin his next career as head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope in the Mobile Archdiocese.
Coach’s story not just about basketball but about faith, love, God January 21, 2021By Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Sports, World News What makes his contribution to the genre unique is that his autobiography/success story includes 34 references to God, 87 mentions of love, 23 for faith and 71 for family.
USCCB president prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ to lead nation January 20, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News As Joe Biden prepared to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope the incoming administration “will work with the church and others of goodwill” to “address the complicated cultural and economic factors that are driving abortion and discouraging families.”
Second Catholic president causes some to celebrate, gives others anxiety January 20, 2021By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Joe Biden became the second Catholic to be inaugurated as president of the United States Jan. 20, giving some U.S. Catholics and their religious leaders a reason to rejoice and others to fear more access to abortion under his leadership.
