world news Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News Ukrainian Catholic leader to Russian Orthodox Church: Stop Putin’s war Rhina GuidosMarch 16, 20225 min read The leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States said March 15 that he hoped leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church would “open up and hear the Gospel,” which says, “Do not kill,” and tell Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop killing innocent Ukrainians. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope to consecrate Russia, Ukraine to Mary Catholic News ServiceMarch 16, 20223 min read Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penitential prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica March 25, the Vatican said. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Prayer is a mission to bring hurting world to God, pope says Cindy WoodenMarch 14, 20224 min read The call to prayer is an “active mission,” one that does not take a believer from the world but prompts the believer to bring to God the pain and concerns of the world — including the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’ Cindy WoodenMarch 14, 20222 min read Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence “profane his name.” FeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News Senate passes omnibus spending bill with Hyde, other pro-life provisions Julie AsherMarch 11, 20224 min read The chairmen of several U.S. bishops’ committees and the head of March for Life March 11 praised the U.S. senators who voted to pass the government’s omnibus bill with the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life provisions included in it. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Father James Goode, ‘dean of Black Catholic preachers,’ dies at 81 Catholic News ServiceMarch 11, 20224 min read Franciscan Father James E. Goode, whose evangelizing work among Black Catholics became known throughout the United States and earned him the title “dean of Black Catholic preachers,” died in his sleep March 4 in New York. He was 81. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Papal envoy sets off for besieged Ukrainian cities with ‘Gospel weapons’ Catholic News ServiceMarch 11, 20224 min read At the behest of Pope Francis, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, arrived in Poland March 7 to offer encouragement and material help to Ukrainian refugees and the volunteers assisting them. Two days later, he crossed the border into Ukraine. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsU.S. CongressWorld News Hearing focuses on holding Putin accountable for ‘war crimes, aggression’ Catholic News ServiceMarch 11, 20225 min read Just a day after a U.S. House commission’s hearing on holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for “war crimes and aggression against Ukraine,” his military forces carried out an airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol in the East European country. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News CRS leader concerned by growing needs of refugees fleeing Ukraine Catholic News ServiceMarch 11, 20223 min read In response to more than 2 million refugees, primarily women and children, fleeing the conflict in Ukraine in recent weeks, the president and CEO of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services said it is “alarming to see the scale of the suffering” in the region. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsWorld News ‘It’s an all-out war,’ Cardinal Parolin says of Russian invasion of Ukraine Catholic News ServiceMarch 10, 20223 min read Condemning Russia’s bombing of a children’s and maternity hospital in Ukraine, the Vatican secretary of state insisted diplomacy and negotiations are the only ways to prevent the situation from getting much worse. Previous 1 … 363 364 365 … 508 Next