world news Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News ‘Not soldiers but knights’: Catholic mother mourns son and ‘brilliant’ generation slain in Ukraine Gina ChristianSeptember 30, 20235 min read The 27-year-old Ukrainian soldier, a graduate of Ukrainian Catholic University, was killed by Russian mortar fire in June 2022 during a battle in the region of Mykolaiv and Kherson, in Ukraine’s south. FeatureNewsWorld News Aliens, demons or PSYOPS? Catholics study, debate UFO allegations Robert DuncanSeptember 30, 20238 min read When former intelligence official David Grusch testified before Congress in July that the U.S. government had retrieved crashed UFOs and covertly attempted to reverse engineer their alien technology, some Catholics already were primed to debate the compatibility of extraterrestrial intelligence and church doctrine. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News New cardinals have great hopes for synod on synodality Carol GlatzSeptember 30, 20234 min read – Many of the prelates Pope Francis will make cardinals Sept. 30 will be taking part in the synod on synodality or have been very active in its preparatory phases as leaders of their dioceses. FeatureNewsObituariesU.S. CongressWorld News Sen. Dianne Feinstein, remembered for ‘extraordinary’ legacy and Barrett controversy, dies at 90 Kate ScanlonSeptember 29, 20236 min read Longtime U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., died the evening of Sept. 28, at her Washington residence, according to her office. She was 90. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News New cardinals say building church unity is urgent need Cindy WoodenSeptember 29, 20233 min read Speaking to Catholic News Service Sept. 29, the eve of his induction into the College of Cardinals, the French prelate insisted the key to Catholic unity is “not to take refuge in ideologies.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News New cardinals bring experience of ‘peripheries’ to universal church Catholic News ServiceSeptember 29, 20237 min read Speaking to reporters a few days before receiving their red hats, many of the 21 new cardinals said their induction into the College of Cardinals was less about them and more about their local church and its contribution to the universal church. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Cupich: Embracing ‘integral ethic of solidarity’ key to living the Gospel in polarized times Beth GriffinSeptember 29, 20236 min read Cardinal Cupich said Cardinal Bernardin believed that the spectrum of life cuts across many issues, including genetics, abortion, capital punishment, modern warfare and the care of the terminally ill. Nonetheless, all these diverse issues are rooted in a single principle of Catholic faith: that the loss of even one human life is a momentous event. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Basilian Sisters given Catholic Extension’s top honor for ‘powerful witness’ amid peril in Ukraine Gina ChristianSeptember 29, 20234 min read Catholic Extension has named the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great as the 2023-2024 recipients of its highest honor, the Lumen Christi Award. The Chicago-based nonprofit, which since 1905 has supported Catholic faith communities in the nation’s poorest regions, announced the decision in a Sept. 27 press release. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Apostolate addresses often overlooked grief from pregnancy, infant loss Maria WieringSeptember 29, 202310 min read According to the National Library of Medicine, an estimated 26 percent of all pregnancies, and up to 10 percent of clinically recognized pregnancies, end in miscarriage, the loss of pregnancy less than 20-weeks gestation. FeatureNewsVocationsWorld News 18 U.S. seminarians ordained deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica Justin McLellanSeptember 28, 20235 min read Near the tomb of St. Peter, 18 seminarians from across the United States promised to dedicate their lives to Christ and were ordained to the diaconate. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 340 Next