world news CollegesNewsWorld News University launches authentically Catholic women’s and gender studies program Zoey MaraistApril 3, 20245 min read As director of the Nesti Center for Faith and Culture at the University of St. Thomas Houston, Kevin Stuart is pioneering a program that he hopes will enable Catholic educators, health care workers, youth ministers and others to better understand, communicate and practically apply the church’s teaching on gender and sexuality in the workplace. Child & Youth ProtectionNewsWorld News Sacramento Diocese files for bankruptcy due to ‘sickening sin’ of church sex abuse Gina ChristianApril 3, 20245 min read The Diocese of Sacramento announced it has filed for bankruptcy, citing the costs of settling more than 250 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy and staff. BishopsEucharistFeatureNewsWorld News Video series offers ‘deep dive’ into the mysteries of the Mass Gina ChristianApril 3, 20244 min read A new video series featuring several U.S. Catholic bishops will offer what organizers call a “deep dive into the sacred mysteries of the Mass.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope asks nations to repeal laws discriminating against women Carol GlatzApril 3, 20242 min read Governments must eliminate laws discriminating against women and help guarantee women’s human rights, Pope Francis said. Conflict in the Middle EastNewsWorld News Aid workers in Gaza, including at least one Catholic, killed by Israeli strike Junno Arocho EstevesApril 2, 20247 min read World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian organization that delivers food in war-torn countries, expressed outrage after seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Major archbishop: ‘Special thanks’ to pope on ‘all for all’ prisoner exchange plea Gina ChristianApril 2, 20244 min read The head of the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has offered his gratitude following Pope Francis’ plea for an “all for all” prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. FeatureNewsWorld News Cardinal Gregory: Biden ‘sincere’ in his faith but ‘there are things that he chooses to ignore’ Kate ScanlonApril 2, 20245 min read While President Joe Biden is “very sincere” about his Catholic faith, “there are things that he chooses to ignore,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said in an interview March 31. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Florida Supreme Court approves abortion ballot measure sought by pro-choice groups Kate ScanlonApril 2, 20244 min read The Florida Supreme Court on April 1 simultaneously upheld that the state’s Constitution does not protect abortion access and allowed a proposed amendment seeking to do so to qualify for the state’s November ballot. NewsWorld News Five are injured in Brooklyn, N.Y., church mystery blaze during Easter Mass Paula KatinasApril 2, 20242 min read A five-alarm fire broke out in Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii Church in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during Mass on Easter, according to the Fire Department of the City of New York. EasterNewsVaticanWorld News Pope prays people will experience, share Easter joy Cindy WoodenApril 2, 20242 min read Like the women disciples who discovered Jesus had risen from the dead and ran to tell the others, Christians should be filled with such joy at Easter that they cannot help sharing it with others, Pope Francis said. Previous 1 … 383 384 385 … 816 Next