world news FeatureNewsOlympicsReligious FreedomSportsWorld News Religious freedom commission welcomes U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympics Catholic News ServiceDecember 7, 20214 min read The Biden administration’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing sends “a strong and unequivocal message” to the Chinese government that its persecution of religious minorities will not be tolerated, said the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. CollegesFeatureNewsRacial JusticeWorld News Catholic Church taking fresh look at ministry on HBCU campuses Mark PattisonDecember 7, 20216 min read The church is taking a fresh look at ministry at the United States’ historically Black colleges and universities. Child & Youth ProtectionNewsVaticanWorld News Pope approves updates to norms for dealing with ‘grave crimes’ Carol GlatzDecember 7, 20213 min read Pope Francis has given formal approval to a series of updates and modifications that have been made over the years to the norms regarding clerical sexual abuse and other crimes reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Catholic sisters make Advent plea to Biden: End ‘immoral’ immigration rule Rhina GuidosDecember 7, 20217 min read They sang Advent hymns in front of the White House Dec. 3, hoping to get the ear of the president so he could consider lifting what they see as a health rule that hurts people trying to find refuge at the southern border. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Pope tells reporters Paris archbishop was hounded out by gossip Cindy WoodenDecember 6, 20215 min read Pope Francis told reporters he accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris because the archbishop’s reputation had been destroyed, making it impossible for him to continue leading the French archdiocese. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News God’s power is revealed in love, pope says at Mass in Athens Cindy WoodenDecember 6, 20213 min read God the Almighty almost always chooses the least mighty people and the most desolate places to reveal the power of his love, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Attack causes of migration, not those forced to flee, pope says on Lesbos Cindy WoodenDecember 6, 20215 min read Standing in a tent on the shore, Pope Francis said the Mediterranean Sea, “the cradle of so many civilizations, now looks like a mirror of death.” Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart Cindy WoodenDecember 5, 20214 min read Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News In Greece, Pope expresses concern for democracy’s decline in Europe Cindy WoodenDecember 5, 20214 min read “Here democracy was born,” he told the representatives. “Yet we cannot avoid noting with concern how today — and not only in Europe — we are witnessing a retreat from democracy.” NewsVaticanWorld News Vatican announces pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy Cindy WoodenDecember 3, 20213 min read After Pope Francis denounced putting up “barbed wire” to keep out migrants and the practice of pushing boats back to countries where they face conditions similar to a “lager,” the Vatican announced he would help move a dozen migrants from Cyprus to Italy before Christmas. Previous 1 … 392 393 394 … 518 Next