world news CoronavirusFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News U.S. Cardinal Burke on ventilator, ‘serious but stable’ Carol GlatzAugust 16, 20215 min read U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has been hospitalized and put on a ventilator less than one week after telling people he tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. FeatureNewsWorld News Archbishop says Berlin Wall was a Good Friday in German history Catholic News ServiceAugust 13, 20214 min read Catholics and Protestants gathered Aug. 13 to remember the day in 1961 when their city was divided, becoming a symbol of the Cold War. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Shrine honoring Blessed Stanley Rother hits milestone as dome set in place Catholic News ServiceAugust 13, 20213 min read Construction of a shrine honoring an American priest who was killed while serving in Guatemala reached a milestone with the installation of a massive dome. 9/11FeatureNewsWorld News ‘Never forget,’ says foundation CEO who lost firefighter brother in 9/11 Julie AsherAugust 13, 20219 min read The foundation helps the spouses and children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty, and for many of these families pays off their remaining mortgage. FeatureNewsWorld News Cardinal holds officers, their families ‘in prayer,’ decries gun violence Catholic News ServiceAugust 13, 20215 min read Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for slain police officer Ella French and her family and friends “as they cope with the terrible reality that their loved one was taken from them in another act of senseless violence.” FeatureNewsReligious FreedomWorld News Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing Carol ZimmermannAugust 12, 20214 min read A federal judge sided with an Indianapolis archdiocesan high school and the Indianapolis Archdiocese in a lawsuit filed against them by a former guidance counselor whose contract was not renewed because of her same-sex marriage. AfghanistanFeatureNewsWorld News Catholic agency helps resettle Afghan translators who aided U.S. forces Zoey MaraistAugust 12, 20214 min read When U.S. service members were in a foreign land, unsure of the way and unable to speak the language, brave locals came to their assistance. Now, the Afghans who served as interpreters and guides for the U.S. military need help adjusting to a new country. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News A possible miracle may be attributed to Tennessee priest’s intercession Dan McWilliamsAugust 12, 20216 min read As Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, presided at a memorial Mass and reentombment of the body of Father Patrick Ryan at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, a possible miracle attributable to the Chattanooga priest may already be in the works. FeatureNewsRacial JusticeWorld News First Nations, Catholics work at North Vancouver residential school site Catholic News ServiceAugust 12, 20215 min read Three First Nations are working with the Archdiocese of Vancouver to look for remains of at least 12 students who attended the former St. Paul’s Indian Residential School. FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Body of priest who ministered to yellow fever victims exhumed in Tennessee Dan McWilliamsAugust 11, 20216 min read At 10:50 on the morning of July 27, Father J. David Carter’s voice rang out at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chattanooga: “We are about to lift the coffin from the grave.” And with that, the sainthood cause of Father Patrick Ryan, who has the title “Servant of God,” took a crucial step, as the exhumation of his remains for reentombment at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul could proceed. Previous 1 … 410 411 412 … 514 Next