world news Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Russian priest says Catholics, including clerics, fear conscription Jonathan LuxmooreSeptember 22, 20224 min read A senior Russian priest dismissed President Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear war as “just words,” but said many young Catholics now fear being forcibly conscripted with their priests to join the war against Ukraine. FeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News Bill calls for protecting pregnancy care centers, investigating attacks Julie AsherSeptember 22, 20225 min read House sponsors of a new bill to protect pregnancy centers said the measure would require the Biden administration to publicly disclose how it is handling the investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators of violent attacks on pregnancy resource centers around the country. NewsSeniorsVaticanWorld News Prayers, support needed for those with Alzheimer’s disease, pope says Carol GlatzSeptember 21, 20222 min read Marking World Alzheimer’s Day Sept. 21, Pope Francis asked people to pray for all those affected by the illness, including families and caregivers. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeWorld News Strong education will build a ‘better world,’ cardinal tells U.N. summit Catholic News ServiceSeptember 21, 20224 min read During a U.N. education summit, the Vatican’s secretary of state reiterated Pope Francis’ pre-pandemic call that education is “one of the most effective ways of making our work and history more human.” Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope praises Kazakhstan’s support of nuclear weapons ban, peace Carol GlatzSeptember 21, 20223 min read During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 21, the pope reflected on his trip to Kazakhstan Sept. 13-15 to support the small Catholic minority there and to attend the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope calls for increased assistance to those hit by Hurricane Fiona Carol GlatzSeptember 21, 20222 min read As Hurricane Fiona swept across the Caribbean, leaving behind numerous victims and material destruction, Pope Francis called for greater solidarity in assisting all those affected. BishopsNewsObituariesWorld News Retired Archbishop Fiorenza dies; was tireless social justice advocate Catholic News ServiceSeptember 21, 20227 min read Retired Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, the longtime bishop of Galveston-Houston and a tireless social justice advocate throughout his priesthood, episcopacy and in retirement, died Sept. 19. He was 91. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsRespect LifeWorld News Bishops speak against transport of migrants; it ‘offends God,’ says one Rhina GuidosSeptember 20, 20227 min read Several U.S. Catholic bishops slammed the actions of Republican politicians who have recently begun to send out of their states groups of women, children and men seeking refuge. NewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Synthesis report complete, but bishop finds synodal path is just beginning Dennis SadowskiSeptember 20, 20226 min read While the report summarizing tens of thousands of U.S. listening sessions in the first phase of the Catholic Church’s synodal process has been submitted to the Vatican, the experience of synodality is just beginning. BishopsFeatureNewsSynodalityWorld News U.S. synod report finds participants share common hopes, lingering pain Dennis SadowskiSeptember 19, 202211 min read Catholics across the country continue to feel wounded by the clergy abuse crisis, seek a more welcoming church in which their “lived reality” is prioritized over rules and regulations, and desire lifelong spiritual, pastoral and catechetical formation as disciples, according to a report synthesizing the 10-month synodal process in dioceses. Previous 1 … 330 331 332 … 516 Next