world news FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Archbishop Lori: FDA decision on medical abortion puts women’s lives, health at risk Julie AsherDecember 17, 20215 min read By no longer requiring the abortion drug mifepristone to be picked up in person, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is “merely succumbing to the abortion industry’s pressure to loosen safety standards,” instead of protecting the lives and health of mothers and children as it should do, said the U.S. bishops’ pro-life chairman. FeatureNewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Decline in vocations is a call to be humble, pope tells Jesuits Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 16, 20213 min read The decrease of vocations to religious life, including in the Society of Jesus, is a lesson in humility and a reminder that a calling to religious life depends on God, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Greece. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Tom Quigley, longtime foreign policy adviser to U.S. bishops, dies at 91 Mark PattisonDecember 16, 20218 min read Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died Dec. 11 at age 91. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsWorld News Dialogue group calls for Catholic recognition of Anglican ordinations Cindy WoodenDecember 16, 20215 min read A group of Catholic and Anglican theologians has publicly called on the Vatican to review and overturn a papal document from 1896 that declared Anglican ordinations “absolutely null and utterly void.” FeatureNewsWorld News Emotions run high in Kentucky diocese as tornado recovery gets underway Catholic News ServiceDecember 15, 20216 min read Early in the morning Dec. 11, following a tornado warning for Daviess County the night before, Owensboro Bishop William F. Medley found that his cellphone service was down — and that Gov. Andy Beshear had made an announcement about lives lost in a sudden tragedy. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope establishes ‘Fratelli Tutti’ Foundation Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 15, 20212 min read Pope Francis established a new Vatican foundation that will promote initiatives based on the principles set out in his encyclical “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship.” CoronavirusFeatureNewsSupreme CourtWorld News Court denies religious exemption on vaccine for N.Y. health care workers Carol ZimmermannDecember 14, 20216 min read The Supreme Court turned down emergency requests Dec. 13 from New York health care workers seeking a religious exemption from the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its health care employees. EvangelizationFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican releases text for installing catechists, explains ministry Cindy WoodenDecember 13, 20214 min read Catholic men and women formally installed in the new ministry of catechists are not simply religious education teachers but are engaged in “the proclamation and transmission of the faith, carrying out this role in collaboration with the ordained ministers and under their guidance,” said a letter accompanying the Latin text of the Rite of Institution of Catechists. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope invites Catholics to join Caritas campaign to care for poor, creation Carol GlatzDecember 13, 20215 min read Pope Francis encouraged people to take part in a new global campaign launched by Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based umbrella organization for national Catholic charities. FeatureNewsWorld News Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild follow devastating tornadoes Catholic News ServiceDecember 13, 20215 min read Mourning, prayer and a resolve to rebuild shattered lives, homes and businesses in Mayfield followed one of the most powerful twisters in U.S. history that leveled the city of 10,000 in western Kentucky overnight Dec. 10. Previous 1 … 390 391 392 … 517 Next