world news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican astronomer helps NASA in historic mission to study asteroid Carol GlatzSeptember 23, 20233 min read Jesuit Brother Bob Macke, a Vatican astronomer and meteorite expert, has built a custom device for studying material from the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid. FeatureNewsWorld NewsWorship & Sacraments Shrine to only approved U.S. Marian apparition gets ready for first solemnity Sam LuceroSeptember 23, 20237 min read On Oct. 9, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion celebrates the 164th anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s second and third apparitions to Adele Brise — the only approved Marian apparitions in the United States. While the observance has long been a yearly event, this is the first year the liturgy is marked as a solemnity. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News U.S. Catholic archbishop receives award from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Gina ChristianSeptember 22, 20234 min read Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia received the Cross of Ivan Mazepa from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sept. 21 in Washington. Zelenskyy visited the U.S. capital for meetings after addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York Sept. 19. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News People have a duty to save migrants in danger of drowning, pope says Carol GlatzSeptember 22, 20234 min read At a moving ceremony at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis led a moment of silence for the countless lives lost in its blue but treacherous waters. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Arriving in Marseille, pope prepares to speak up for protecting migrants Carol GlatzSeptember 22, 20233 min read Pope Francis arrived in the ancient port city of Marseille Sept. 22 for a two-day visit that was to focus on the plight of migrants and other opportunities and threats facing the Mediterranean Sea and the nations along its shores. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Florida, Michigan bishops decry ‘grave,’ ‘appalling’ abortion efforts underway in their states OSV NewsSeptember 22, 20236 min read Florida’s Catholic bishops Sept. 16 alerted the faithful to an “extremely grave initiative” underway in their state that “seeks to erase pro-life protections by banning government regulation of abortion in our state constitution.” CollegesFeatureNewsSupreme CourtWorld News Justice Barrett discusses originalism, praises ‘academic freedom’ at CUA law event Kate ScanlonSeptember 22, 20236 min read Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett discussed the importance of academic freedom and offered career advice in remarks to law students at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in Washington Sept. 21. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Indiscriminate destruction in Ukraine is a ‘crime,’ pope says Cindy WoodenSeptember 22, 20233 min read In a message to an ecumenical meeting at a historic Benedictine abbey in Hungary, Pope Francis said Russia’s war on Ukraine is a reminder of what the Second Vatican Council taught: “Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself.” EnvironmentFeatureNewsWorld News Catholic groups underscore urgency of United Nations ‘Climate Ambition Summit’ Kimberly HeatheringtonSeptember 22, 20236 min read The U.N. described the Climate Ambition Summit as “a broad global coalition of ‘movers and doers'” including “politicians, business and civil society” that represents a “critical political milestone for demonstrating that there is collective global will to accelerate the pace and scale of a just transition to a more equitable renewable-energy based, climate-resilient global economy.” FeatureNewsReligious FreedomU.S. CongressWorld News House lawmakers grill Garland over retracted FBI memo on ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’ Kate ScanlonSeptember 22, 20233 min read Attorney General Merrick Garland was questioned about a controversial and retracted FBI memo that suggested some “radical traditionalist” Catholics pose threats of racial or ethnically motivated violence during Sept. 20 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Previous 1 … 181 182 183 … 517 Next