Franciscans mark 600th year of pope establishing Commissaries of Holy Land February 16, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Franciscans trace their presence in the Holy Land to 1217 when St. Francis of Assisi founded the Province of the Holy Land, a custodian priory of the order he founded in 1209 — formally called the Order of Friars Minor.
Spanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials February 15, 2021By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A group of Spanish lawyers has launched petitions and lawsuits to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials, after claims that Christian symbols are linked with the country’s former dictatorship.
Lent is time to grow in faith, hope, love and to share them, pope says February 14, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News As Christians pray, fast and give alms during Lent, they also should consider giving a smile and offering a kind word to people feeling alone or frightened because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said.
Bishop sprays holy water from firetruck to ‘cleanse’ Colombian city February 12, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The bishop of a Colombian city that is suffering from a deadly spike in drug violence boarded a firetruck to spray the town’s main street with holy water and help to “cleanse it” of evil.
Pope to celebrate Ash Wednesday at Vatican, skipping ‘station churches’ February 11, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica rather than making the traditional walk from the Church of St. Anselm to the Basilica of Santa Sabina on Rome’s Aventine Hill, the Vatican said.
Aid to the Church in Need admits its founder was accused of assault February 11, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need said it found “very plausible” the claim of a former employee that the late Norbertine Father Werenfried van Straaten, founder of the charity, had sexually assaulted her in the 1970s.
Global players join to set vaccine priorities, allocate resources fairly February 11, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Several global institutions are working to find ways to allocate COVID-19 vaccines in ways that are equitable and effective in stanching the acute phase of the pandemic.
Movie Review: ‘Minari’ February 11, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Set in the 1980s, “Minari” (A24), a gentle mix of drama and comedy, explores the immigrant experience from a Korean American perspective.
Students object to Abby Johnson as speaker, call her past comments ‘hate speech’ February 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Respect Life, World News In her Zoom presentation for The Catholic University of America Feb. 9, Abby Johnson didn’t address the controversy that had preceded her appearance.
Bill would block taxpayer funding of abortion, make Hyde Amendment permanent February 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
California bishops welcome court’s ruling easing worship restrictions February 9, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News Two California Catholic bishops applauded the Supreme Court’s Feb. 5 ruling easing the state’s restrictions on indoor worship put in place with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida bishop and Catholic school win Super Bowl food wager February 8, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Catholics in St. Petersburg, Florida, will need to get their napkins ready because some barbecue from Kansas City, Missouri, is coming their way.
