World leaders must not use pandemic for political gain, pope says November 19, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Government leaders and authorities must not exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to discredit political rivals but instead set aside differences to find “viable solutions for our people,” Pope Francis said.
Movie Review: ‘Come Away’ November 19, 2020By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Take “Peter Pan,” add a dash of “Alice in Wonderland,” stir in the poetry of William Butler Yeats and you have the recipe for “Come Away” (Relativity), an intriguing if slightly schizophrenic fairy tale.
EU Catholic leaders urge tougher policies to protect Arctic November 19, 2020By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Two European Catholic commissions warned that Arctic warming is intensifying competition over the region’s resources and urged tougher policies to protect its biodiversity and Indigenous communities.
An outpouring of support for first African American cardinal-designate for U.S. November 19, 2020By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ appointment of a cardinal for Rwanda — a first — is seen as appreciation for the efforts of the Catholic Church to reconcile people after the country’s 1994 genocide.
Working group formed to deal with conflicts between Biden policies, church teaching November 18, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit will head up a special working group of the U.S. bishops to address issues surrounding the election of a Catholic president and policies that may come about that would be in conflict with Catholic teaching and the bishops’ priorities.
First cardinal for Rwanda seen as approval of church’s reconciliation role November 18, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ appointment of a cardinal for Rwanda — a first — is seen as appreciation for the efforts of the Catholic Church to reconcile people after the country’s 1994 genocide.
Bishops add COVID-19, anti-racism elements to four-year strategic plan November 17, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Racial Justice, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News Although the U.S. bishops’ four-year strategic plan was adopted one year ago, it was not scheduled to go into effect until January 2021.
Bishops encouraged to continue response to pandemic, racism, abuse November 17, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Racial Justice, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News Two women who lead groups that advise the U.S. bishops on key issues, encouraged them Nov. 16 to continue holding dialogues on racism, reaching out to Catholics during the pandemic and letting Catholics know about their efforts to prevent abuse in the church.
Cardinal-designate entrusts his new ministries to newly beatified teen November 17, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When he was bishop of the Diocese of Gozo, Malta, Cardinal-designate Mario Grech “was a shepherd with a listening ear” and “a powerful and prophetic word” on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged, said an editorial in the Times of Malta.
Archbishop Lori to lead USCCB pro-life committee, Wisconsin priest chosen to be next general secretary November 16, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore was elected on a vote of 139-102 over Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver to lead the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, it was announced during the first day of the USCCB’s annual fall general assembly Nov. 16.
USCCB president to bishops: Take Gospel to troubled people during pandemic November 16, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News Admitting that people’s faith in God “has been shaken” by the pandemic and related economic turmoil, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly to people to help them navigate the crises.
Bishops face the challenge of ‘healing the world,’ Archbishop Pierre says November 16, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2020, World News With the U.S. bishops conducting their annual fall general meeting virtually, the papal nuncio to the United States told them they must join in the “Challenge of Healing the World.”
