world news FeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News Archbishop Lori among bishops telling Congress to protect women and children, ‘stop pushing abortion’ Julie AsherMay 12, 20226 min read After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a “radical” abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees urged Congress “to stop pushing abortion as the solution to needs of women and young girls” and “embrace” public policy initiatives that protect “both mother and child.” FeatureNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says Junno Arocho EstevesMay 12, 20222 min read The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said. Immigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Immigration reform cannot be delayed, pope says in message Cindy WoodenMay 12, 20224 min read Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsSeniorsVaticanWorld News Pope tells grandparents to leave grandkids their legacy of wisdom Carol GlatzMay 11, 20223 min read Pope Francis told older people to use retirement as a time to serve others and to sow the seeds of their wisdom. FeatureNewsSportsWorld News Racing to Mass? Catholics at Churchill Downs’ chapel know that feeling Catholic News ServiceMay 11, 20224 min read While the first Saturday in May’s running of the Kentucky Derby boasts the fastest two minutes in sports, Churchill Downs’ backside chapel hosts what might be the fastest Sunday Mass in the Archdiocese of Louisville. FeatureNewsSeniorsWorld News Religious orders launch initiative to care for sisters with dementia Cindy WoodenMay 11, 20223 min read Sister Jane Wakahiu, a member of the Little Sisters of St. Francis and head of the Catholic Sisters Initiative at the Hilton Foundation, announced May 9 that the foundation was providing $5 million to help launch the Catholic Sisters Cognitive Impairment-Alzheimer’s Global Initiative. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Faith, fortitude, martyrdom, miracles: Pope will recognize 10 new saints Cindy WoodenMay 10, 20228 min read After a long pandemic pause, Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate a Mass May 15 for the canonization of 10 men and women: five from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope to grandparents, elderly: We must lead revolution of tenderness Carol GlatzMay 10, 20224 min read Pope Francis said he is convinced God is calling his peers — older Catholics — to become “artisans of the revolution of tenderness.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope John Paul I’s teaching echoed ‘faith of the apostles,’ pope says Junno Arocho EstevesMay 10, 20223 min read Pope John Paul I’s time as pope, although brief, remains an important example of the beauty and simplicity of faith, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsRespect LifeSupreme CourtWorld News Officials condemn violence, threats after high court leak on abortion case Rhina GuidosMay 10, 20223 min read Biden administration officials issued a statement against violence May 9 following protests outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices in the Washington area as well as a spate of vandalism and disruptions targeting locales of groups that oppose abortion. Some of them include Catholic churches. Previous 1 … 289 290 291 … 444 Next