world news FeatureNewsWorld News Wisconsin parishes pray for victims after SUV plows through parade crowd Catholic News ServiceNovember 22, 20213 min read Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church parishioners and Catholic school students, when an SUV plowed through spectators watching a Christmas parade. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Polish priest killed by Nazis takes step closer to sainthood Jonathan LuxmooreNovember 22, 20213 min read A young Catholic priest has been beatified as a martyr in Poland, nearly eight decades after he was guillotined by wartime Nazi occupiers for clandestine charity work. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Catholic leaders applaud decision to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence Carol ZimmermannNovember 18, 20214 min read Catholic opponents of the death penalty, including Oklahoma City’s archbishop, praised the Nov. 18 announcement that the Oklahoma governor granted death-row inmate Julius Jones clemency — just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. FeatureNewsSaintsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2021World News Bishops affirm dioceses’ sainthood causes for three U.S. laypeople Mark PattisonNovember 17, 20218 min read The U.S. bishops agreed Nov. 17 that the sainthood causes for three laypeople from the United States should be advanced by their respective dioceses. EucharistFeatureNewsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2021World News U.S. bishops approve Communion statement that aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding Carol ZimmermannNovember 17, 20217 min read The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 “yes” votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2021World News Bishops agree to begin review of charter earlier than planned Dennis SadowskiNovember 17, 20213 min read On Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during their fall general assembly Nov. 15-18 in Baltimore, the bishops voted to begin the process of updating the charter in 2022 rather than in 2025. The vote was 230 bishops in favor of the plan and five bishops against it. ChristmasFeatureNewsWorld News Maryland couple donates spruce as Rockefeller Center’s 2021 Christmas tree Mike LangNovember 17, 20215 min read Hundreds of spectators, media and workers descended on the home of Devon and Julie Price, parishioners at Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton, Maryland, to watch as a 79-foot-tall, 46-foot-wide Norway spruce was cut down and removed from their property. FeatureNewsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2021World News Bishops approve new socially responsible investment guidelines Dennis SadowskiNovember 17, 20217 min read Bishops approved new guidelines governing financial investments of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that include wider limits on where money would be invested and advance a policy of engagement on corporate practices that impact human dignity. EucharistFeatureNewsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2021World News In-person meeting finds bishops more reflective on meaning of Eucharist Dennis SadowskiNovember 17, 20213 min read Coming together for the first time in two years has been good for the bishops of the United States, in the judgment of Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. FeatureNewsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2021World News Papal nuncio urges U.S. bishops to closely listen to the church Carol ZimmermannNovember 17, 20214 min read Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, spoke to the U.S. bishops Nov. 16 about the importance of listening to people in the church and being open to the work of the Holy Spirit. Previous 1 … 395 396 397 … 518 Next