world news 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. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Pope names two Chinese bishops to synod; Vatican publishes synod schedule Cindy WoodenSeptember 22, 20234 min read On the recommendation of the Catholic bishops of mainland China in consultation with the Chinese government, Pope Francis has named two bishops from the country’s mainland as members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly’s carbon footprint Catholic News ServiceSeptember 22, 20232 min read With more than 450 people gathering at the Vatican from around the world for a monthlong meeting, the General Secretariat of the Synod said it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Bishop Strickland will not resign, but says he will respect Pope Francis’ authority if removed Maria WieringSeptember 21, 20234 min read Bishop Joseph E. Strickland said he will not resign as bishop of Tyler, Texas, but if Pope Francis removes him from the diocese, he will respect the pope’s authority. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News ‘What’s going to happen?’: DACA ruling keeps ‘Dreamers’ in immigration limbo Gina ChristianSeptember 21, 20234 min read A recent court ruling has become another bend in a “rollercoaster” ride for hundreds of thousands of individuals who arrived in the U.S. as children without legal permission, said an immigration expert. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican asks U.N. Security Council to join efforts for peace in Ukraine Justin McLellanSeptember 21, 20233 min read The Vatican urged members of the U.N. Security Council to be “creative and courageous artisans of peace and weavers of constructive dialogue” to find a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsWorld News Former Soviet political prisoners urge Jewish and Ukrainian unity amid WWII memorial row Gina ChristianSeptember 21, 20236 min read Former Soviet political prisoners have pointed to “a common enemy,” one intent on undermining the cause of Ukrainian-Jewish understanding they worked to achieve, in a recent controversy over a World War II memorial in a Ukrainian Catholic cemetery near Philadelphia. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Russia’s goal is to destroy population in Ukraine, Lviv bishop says after drone attack Paulina GuzikSeptember 21, 20234 min read “It destroyed a year and a half worth of work,” Auxiliary Bishop Edward Kawa of Lviv said about a Russian aerial attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that has killed one and destroyed a warehouse belonging to Caritas-Spes, the Roman Catholic mission of Caritas in Ukraine, in the early morning hours of Sept. 19. FeatureNewsSchoolsWorld News Catholic high school teacher fired for covering up previous employment, sex services charges Gina ChristianSeptember 21, 20234 min read A Catholic high school in Kentucky has fired a teacher who had failed to disclose previous charges of soliciting prostitution while employed at another Catholic school. Previous 1 … 182 183 184 … 518 Next