world news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican reports $3.3 million deficit was significantly less than expected Carol GlatzAugust 8, 20224 min read The Vatican reported that projections of an expected deficit of 33.4 million euros ($34 million) for 2021 ended in a shortfall of just 3.3 million euros ($3.36 million). Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Ambassador says pope will visit Ukraine before Kazakhstan trip Junno Arocho EstevesAugust 8, 20223 min read Pope Francis plans to make his long-awaited visit to Ukraine before his trip to Kazakhstan in September, said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Be vigilant to God’s presence in life, pope says Junno Arocho EstevesAugust 8, 20223 min read Christians should not only face life’s challenges without fear but also not be overcome by the temptation to remain idle to the Lord’s presence in those moments, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsObituariesSportsWorld News Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94 Catholic News ServiceAugust 4, 20225 min read Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, best known for his 67 seasons calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles Aug. 2. He was 94. FeatureKnights of ColumbusNewsWorld News Knights honor family of year, present inaugural Blessed McGivney Medal Catholic News ServiceAugust 4, 20225 min read Thousands of Knights of Columbus members and their families were welcomed to Nashville Aug. 1 for the 140th annual Supreme Convention of the Catholic fraternal men’s organization with a private concert at the legendary Grand Ole Opry House. FeatureNewsWorld News Catholic Extension launches program for Uvalde children in wake of shooting Catholic News ServiceAugust 3, 20223 min read Chicago-based Catholic Extension launched the first of many initiatives it has planned over the next 18 months to support Uvalde, Texas, following the devastation of the Robb Elementary mass shooting. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Biden continues construction along parts of border wall started by Trump Rhina GuidosAugust 2, 20223 min read Some border residents and organizations are speaking out against the Biden administration after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed plans to fill in gaps of a border wall to keep migrants out near Yuma, Arizona. FeatureNewsWorld News Bucharest Archdiocese welcomes order to demolish building near cathedral Jonathan LuxmooreAugust 1, 20224 min read Romanian officials have ordered the demolition of a 23-story office building overshadowing Bucharest’s Catholic cathedral, 10 years after a ruling that it was built illegally and endangers the historic landmark. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope says residential-school policy was part of ‘genocide’ plan Cindy WoodenJuly 31, 20226 min read The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was “genocide,” Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope brings apology to Arctic Indigenous communities Cindy WoodenJuly 30, 20225 min read On a stage designed to evoke a qammaq — a traditional Inuit summer home built of whale ribs, sod and stone — Pope Francis again apologized to the Indigenous communities of Canada for Catholics’ complicity in breaking up their families and suppressing their languages. Previous 1 … 341 342 343 … 517 Next