Polish bishops decry disruption of Masses over court’s abortion ruling October 26, 2020By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Poland’s bishops’ conference decried attacks on churches by demonstrators protesting a near-total ban on abortions by the country’s Constitutional Court and urged restraint from violence and dialogue.
Former spiritual adviser to Medjugorje visionaries excommunicated October 26, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A former priest who had been an early spiritual adviser to the alleged visionaries of Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been excommunicated, according to an announcement by the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, where he lives.
Prelate celebrates his first Mass as cardinal-designate at historic Maryland church October 26, 2020By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On a day of history for the U.S. Catholic Church, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory — who four hours earlier had learned Pope Francis had named him a cardinal — celebrated his first Mass as a cardinal-designate Oct. 25 at Holy Angels Church in Avenue in Southern Maryland.
Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’ October 25, 2020By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25.
Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory October 25, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
Vatican extends provisional agreement with China on naming bishops October 23, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The Vatican and the Chinese government will extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops.
Catholic University’s McGivney collection documents sainthood candidate’s legacy October 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News The campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington is graced with a statue of Father Michael J. McGivney outside McGivney Hall on campus, but inside its archives is a special collection on the legacy of the soon-to-be-beatified founder of the Knights of Columbus.
Movie Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ October 22, 2020By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Aaron Sorkin skillfully evokes the tensions of a troubled era that has unfortunate parallels to our own unsettled times.
USCCB offers ‘Election Novena’ as way to prepare for Nov. 3, pray for nation October 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News As it did in 2016, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging people of faith to take part in an election novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day.
Judiciary Committee votes to send Barrett nomination to full Senate October 22, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court will now go to the full Senate for a confirmation vote, which could take place Oct. 29. Only 51 one votes are needed for confirmation.
Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions October 21, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
EWTN News/RealClear poll shows more ‘likely Catholic voters’ behind Biden October 21, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Less than two weeks before the presidential election, a new poll indicated President Donald Trump has lost the so-called “Catholic vote” and that his nomination of a Catholic to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, did nothing to change that equation.
