Bill introduced to expand Supreme Court to 13 justices April 15, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News Less than a week after President Joe Biden signed an executive order announcing the formation of a commission to look into possible reforms to the Supreme Court, congressional Democrats are moving ahead with introducing legislation to expand the court from nine to 13 justices.
Sponsor a gargoyle: New fundraiser launched for Notre Dame in Paris April 15, 2021By Deirdre C. Mays Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News A novel fundraising approach to restore one of the most iconic monuments in the world, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, enables donors to have a piece of history.
PBS documentary explores creator of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ April 15, 2021By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News MacLowry and Strain, moreover, can be commended for refusing to ignore the unpleasant aspects of Baum’s character, traits that don’t easily square with viewers’ preconceptions concerning the author of a beloved text.
Movie Review: ‘Roe v. Wade’ April 14, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Allyn and Loeb’s treatment of one of the most controverted political topics in recent history emerges as more ambitious and earnest than successful.
Federal appeals court says Ohio can enforce Down syndrome abortion law April 14, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Respect Life, World News A federal appeals court April 13 upheld a 2017 Ohio law that prohibits doctors from knowingly participating performing an abortion because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
German legislators consider ending state payments to churches April 14, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Germany’s lower house of Parliament is considering replacing state payments to the nation’s two largest churches. The Catholic and Protestant churches received combined state benefits of more than $650 million in 2020.
Pope accepts resignation of bishop who heads Minnesota’s Crookston Diocese April 13, 2021By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, 71, who has headed the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, since 2007.
Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022 April 13, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by the Vatican in February 2022.
Archbishop Hebda encourages prayers, peace after fatal police shooting April 13, 2021By Joe Ruff Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Uncategorized, World News After a night of protests and vandalism April 11 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis urged prayers for justice and peace.
Italy issues arrest warrant for broker in Vatican property deal April 13, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Italian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian broker who served as the middleman in the Vatican’s majority stake purchase of a property in London’s posh Chelsea district.
NCEA convention highlights Catholic educators in challenging pandemic year April 13, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Schools, World News The annual gathering of Catholic educators from around the country April 6-8 was in many ways a tribute to how they have done their jobs this past year amid COVID-19.
Five priests, two nuns, three laypeople kidnapped in Haiti April 13, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The latest victims of rampant kidnappings in Haiti are five priests, two nuns and three laypeople who were abducted together on their way to a parish near the capital of Port-au-Prince early April 11.
