Cardinal Ladaria cautions U.S. bishops on politicians and Communion May 10, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy “to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia or other moral evils.”
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson begin film on priest’s life May 10, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Filming has begun on “Stu,” which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died in 2014.
Vatican dicastery forms working group on ‘excommunication of mafias’ May 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the beatification of an Italian judge murdered by the Mafia, a Vatican office announced the formation of a working group on “the excommunication of mafias.”
During ‘Vax Live’ concert, pope says to put health before profits by making vaccine more available May 10, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called for a global fight against the virus of “closed nationalism” and lack of concern for the poor by supporting “the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights” that prevent the widespread manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines.
Quintuplets’ parents rely on Catholic faith in daily challenges May 8, 2021By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News When Patricia Eze jokes, “I have a full house,” she is not talking about a poker hand. On June 25, 2020, she delivered quintuplets at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.
COVID-19 takes toll on church leaders in India May 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Amid thousands dying daily of COVID-19, even in rural areas of India, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on church leaders.
Chicago interfaith leaders decry violence against Asian Americans May 7, 2021By Joyce Duriga Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Interfaith leaders in Chicago May 2 rallied against racism and rising incidents of violence toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, saying all people deserve fair and equal treatment.
San Diego bishop: Don’t weaponize the Eucharist for political ends May 6, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News “The Eucharist must never be instrumentalized for a political end, no matter how important,” said Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal.
Pope tells new Swiss Guards they represent a church that welcomes May 6, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis thanked the young men for having chosen to serve the successor of St. Peter and he thanked all the guards for their diligence and service.
Welcoming migrants, refugees is opportunity for growth, pope says May 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News As countries become more culturally and ethnically diverse, their Catholic communities become more “catholic” and their societies can increasingly reflect the fact that all people are brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment May 6, 2021By Liz Chandler Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Video, Vocations, World News The priest encouraged them to pray the rosary, to revere the Eucharist and to rise above divisions. Struggling to find the words, he continued, “I wish I could stay a little longer, and maybe I will, but you are going to be the future, and I think liberal, conservative, it’s not that so much. It’s about having faith. Having faith in God.
Pope’s desire for synodality will reshape the church, Cardinal Tobin says May 6, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Pope Francis’ repeated calls for mercy and for the church to hear voices from the peripheries is an invitation to accept that the Holy Spirit speaks not just to church leaders but to all the baptized, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, said in an online lecture.
