world news 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. 2024 ElectionFeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News GOP presidential candidates debate abortion, immigration at Reagan library Kate ScanlonSeptember 28, 20236 min read Seven Republican candidates joined the Republican National Committee’s second debate of their party’s presidential primary process in California, sparring over topics including immigration, China policy, abortion and the economy. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Biden makes history joining striking auto workers on picket line Kate ScanlonSeptember 28, 20233 min read President Joe Biden joined striking autoworkers in Michigan Sept. 26, becoming the first sitting president to join a union picket line, an unprecedented show of support to striking workers by a chief executive. FeatureNewsWorld News Fire in packed hall turns wedding joy into tragedy in northern Iraq, killing more than 100 Dale GavlakSeptember 28, 20236 min read A Christian wedding party meant to celebrate the joining of young lives turned into a nightmare when a lit flare set the packed hall in northern Iraq on fire, killing more than 120 people and injuring some 250 others, according to local sources, as authorities warned the death toll is expected to rise with many more people still missing. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsSynodalityWorld News Papal commission asks synod make safeguarding a bigger priority Carol GlatzSeptember 28, 20234 min read The synod on synodality should dedicate substantial discussion to addressing sexual abuse in the church and include the voices of survivors, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said. EucharistFeatureNewsWorld News CARA study shows positive signs of Catholic belief in Eucharist, but underscores need for revival Maria WieringSeptember 27, 20237 min read Almost two-thirds of Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but only 17 percent of adult Catholics physically attend Mass at least once per week, according to a newly published survey from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. Previous 1 … 178 179 180 … 517 Next