world news Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsWorld News New review board chair: ‘We can’t be satisfied’ until there is zero abuse in church Gina ChristianAugust 13, 20246 min read Retired FBI official James Bogner was recently named chair of the National Review Board, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ consultative safe environment body established in 2002 under the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” also known as the Dallas Charter. FeatureWar in UkraineWorld News Russian forces destroy Catholic church in Ukraine, as another parish prepares for attack Gina ChristianAugust 13, 20244 min read Russian forces have destroyed another Ukrainian Greek Catholic church, while a priest at a separate parish is hastening to remove sacred items ahead of an expected Russian attack. FeatureNewsReligious FreedomSchoolsWorld News Federal judge rules Maine can exclude Catholic schools from state’s school tuition grant program Kurt JensenAugust 13, 20244 min read Catholic schools are still excluded from Maine’s tuition grant program, a federal judge ruled Aug. 8, but he added that he expected the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit to eventually provide “a more authoritative ruling.” FeatureNewsOlympicsSportsWorld News As Paris wraps Olympics with pride, bishop says church’s Holy Games equally successful Caroline de SuryAugust 12, 20246 min read Paris wrapped its Olympic Games bursting with pride, closing the Games at Stade de France — a more traditional setting than the Seine River, where the opening ceremony took place. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope’s World Peace Day message to focus on hope, forgiveness Cindy WoodenAugust 12, 20242 min read The annual celebration of the World Day of Peace during the Holy Year 2025 will be inspired by “the concepts of hope and forgiveness” — including the forgiveness of foreign debt — “which are at the heart of the Jubilee,” the Vatican said. BishopsEucharistFeatureNewsWorld News U.S. bishops reflect on the Eucharistic congress: 5 days of ‘wonder, awe and adoration’ OSV NewsAugust 11, 20248 min read In this third and final year of the National Eucharistic Revival, the Year of Mission, “we are called to be Eucharistic missionaries in the world,” Bishop Rhoades said. “We are called to live Eucharistic lives — lives transformed by the Eucharistic love of Jesus.” NewsOlympicsSportsWorld News Faith helps Olympic weightlifter from Indiana take an unexpected path to Paris Sean GallagherAugust 10, 20245 min read Mary Theisen-Lappen could never have planned out her own path to the Summer Olympics in Paris. NewsReligious FreedomWorld News 300 religious leaders call on State Department to address religious persecution in India Gina ChristianAugust 10, 20245 min read A Catholic bishop in Chicago from an Eastern church whose origins go back to St. Thomas the Apostle has joined some 300 faith leaders in sounding an alarm over religious persecution in India. FeatureKnights of ColumbusNewsWorld News Supreme Knight summons a new generation of Catholic men: ‘Days of easy faith are over’ Gina ChristianAugust 9, 20248 min read The “days of easy faith are over,” and a “new generation of Catholic men” are needed in the church, said the head of the Knights of Columbus at the global Catholic fraternal organization’s annual gathering. Immigration and MigrationNewsWorld News UK Catholics voice ‘shock and concern’ at new outbreak of nationwide disorder Jonathan LuxmooreAugust 9, 20247 min read Prominent Catholics have joined church leaders in condemning a wave of riots across the United Kingdom, while also urging greater understanding of current social grievances. Previous 1 … 332 333 334 … 829 Next
