world news FeatureNewsWorld News Shock, despair and mourning in Aleppo amid ‘terror’ of the earthquake, local bishops say Doreen Abi RaadFebruary 7, 20238 min read In southern Turkey and Syria combined, the death toll reached more than 5,000 as of early morning hours on Tuesday and is expected to rise as people are still trapped under the rubble. FeatureHealth CareNewsRespect LifeWorld News U.S. bishops’ religious liberty chairman: Proposed new rules on contraceptive mandate ‘disheartening’ Our Sunday VisitorFebruary 7, 20234 min read The U.S. bishops’ religious liberty chairman called it “disheartening” that proposed new rules on the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate eliminate “protections for moral convictions” of employers who object to being forced to cover contraceptives in their employee health plans. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsWorld News Diplomats, faith leaders gathered at U.N. urged to advance religious tolerance, harmony around world James MartoneFebruary 7, 20235 min read A combination of U.N. ambassadors, religious leaders, diplomats, academics, representatives of nongovernmental agencies and several musicians gathered Feb. 3 in a vast conference hall at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Russia poses ‘biggest threat to religious freedom in Ukraine,’ says archbishop Gina ChristianFebruary 6, 20236 min read Russia’s aggression poses “the biggest threat to religious freedom in Ukraine,” said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of all Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S., during a Jan. 30 panel discussion on the subject. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope, church leaders draw attention to victims of violence Cindy WoodenFebruary 6, 20235 min read Pope Francis’ visit to Congo and his ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan put a face — actually, thousands of faces — on the horror of war. Black Catholic MinistryNewsRacial JusticeWorld News Gregory: World needs African Americans’ ‘strength of character’; it ‘resides within the souls of our people’ Richard SzczepanowskiFebruary 6, 20235 min read Celebrating a Feb. 5 Mass in honor of Black History Month, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory urged “ordinary people of color” to “vastly improve our world with an understanding of the strength of character that resides within the souls of our people.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Justin McLellanFebruary 6, 20234 min read Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6. NewsU.S. CongressWorld News Catholic lawmaker calls for ‘frank and sober’ security conversation after Chinese balloon shot down Kate ScanlonFebruary 6, 20235 min read A Chinese surveillance balloon flying at high altitudes over the continental U.S. was shot down over the water off the South Carolina coast by U.S. military Feb. 4, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirmed in a statement Saturday afternoon. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Arms trade is a ‘plague,’ pope says on flight back from Africa Cindy WoodenFebruary 6, 20235 min read At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that “the biggest plague” afflicting the world today is the weapons trade. FeatureNewsWorld News Over 1,500 dead as 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria; Caritas offices destroyed in Turkish Iskanderun Junno Arocho EstevesFebruary 6, 20234 min read powerful earthquake struck Turkey and Syria in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more wounded. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 239 Next