world news Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsNewsWorld News Catholics, evangelicals explore common ground rooted in shared ‘love of Jesus Christ’ OSV NewsSeptember 7, 20245 min read A group of Catholics and evangelicals has released a one-page document that identifies areas of common ground among the two largest Christian groups in the world. BishopsNewsWorld News Baltimore bishops participate in blessing of new altar as Arlington diocese celebrates 50th anniversary Anna HarveySeptember 6, 20246 min read Nearly two years after renovations first began, the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Va., opened its doors, welcoming more than 1,000 parish representatives, donors, diocesan priests, deacons and women religious to a Mass celebrating the dedication of the cathedral’s new altar. Immigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Notre Dame theologian urges Catholics to see the body of Christ in the migrant Jill BoughtonSeptember 6, 20245 min read God so loved the world that he left his heavenly homeland and migrated to become one of us, laying down his life so that we in turn could complete our pilgrimage to our lasting homeland. NewsVaticanWorld News Suspects who threatened the pope arrested in Indonesia, local police say Cindy WoodenSeptember 6, 20242 min read Not long after Pope Francis left Indonesia, authorities there announced they had arrested seven people for making online “terror threats” against the pope. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope receives warm nighttime welcome to Papua New Guinea Cindy WoodenSeptember 6, 20243 min read With a 21-cannon salute, Pope Francis was welcomed to Papua New Guinea Sept. 6, the second stop on his four-nation visit to Asia and the Pacific. NewsSaintsWorld News Exhibit highlights impact Reagan, St. John Paul II had on world through their shared moral vision John LavenburgSeptember 6, 20245 min read The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute opened a new exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on “The Pope and The President,” which shares “the story of President Reagan and St. John Paul II’s collaboration, friendship and legacies. Child & Youth ProtectionNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to unite to combat human trafficking in Argentina Eduardo Campos LimaSeptember 6, 20245 min read More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him. NewsWorld News New Maori queen crowned in New Zealand — and she’s Catholic Junno Arocho EstevesSeptember 5, 20242 min read Amid the grief following the death of their king, the Maori people rejoiced as the late monarch’s youngest daughter, Nga Wai hono i te po, was named as his successor. NewsReligious FreedomWorld News German bishops call for responsible governing after ‘extreme right’ party wins local elections Karin WollschlägerSeptember 5, 20244 min read The results of local elections in eastern Germany’s regions of Thuringia and Saxony prompted German bishops to call for “responsible” formation of a government, even under “difficult” circumstances as the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won over 30 percent of the vote. BishopsFeatureNewsWorld News U.S. bishops’ conference releases new resource on Hispanic/Latino communities, ministries Marietha Góngora V.September 5, 20244 min read Ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church has released a resource kit “to help illustrate the profound impact of the Hispanic/Latino community within the Catholic Church in the United States,” according to a USCCB press release. Previous 1 … 301 302 303 … 809 Next