Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as a starting point July 6, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is a step in the right direction, but not enough.
Next term: Court to take up religious schools, rejects wedding florist case July 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News The day after issuing its final opinions for the current term, the Supreme Court announced it was taking up one religious rights case and rejecting another for its next term.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital July 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and got out of bed to walk, the Vatican press office said July 6. His post-operative recovery is proceeding normally, the press office said, and his “routine follow-up exams are good.”
Pope undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital July 4, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican indicts Cardinal Becciu, former officials involved in London deal July 4, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals and entities, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, on charges ranging from embezzlement to money laundering and abuse of office.
Archbishop Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding July 3, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the nation’ celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
Bishops support investigation of former U.S. residential schools July 2, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Racial Justice, World News In response to a late June announcement, the United States will be conducting an investigation of former federally funded boarding schools to search for graves of Native American children.
Movie Review: ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ July 1, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Nondenominational religious flourishes and an emphasis on the value of family offset occasionally intense showdowns and some unsavory vocabulary in “F9: The Fast Saga” (Universal).
Tokyo Catholic churches to keep restrictive measures during Olympics June 30, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News The Tokyo Archdiocese says it will maintain infection control measures despite the Japanese government having lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency in many cities ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Vatican suppresses Italy-based lay movement founded by alleged visionary June 30, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With the approval of Pope Francis, the Vatican has ordered the dissolution of an Italy-based lay movement, citing problems with the group’s origins, catechesis, governance, respect for members’ consciences, handling of donations and with the divisions it allegedly has created among clergy of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace, where it is based.
On First Nations Sunday, Quebec cardinal speaks of hope for healing June 30, 2021By Philippe Vaillancourt Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News At the annual First Nations Sunday Mass, Cardinal Gérald Lacroix acknowledged that the revelations and realizations surrounding unmarked graves at former residential schools run by Catholic communities “have brought to light a very dark page in the history of our country.”
Pope at pallium Mass: Freedom comes from welcoming Christ June 29, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Sts. Peter and Paul were great not just because of their zeal for the Gospel, but because they allowed Christ to enter their hearts and change their lives, Pope Francis said.
