world news FeatureNewsWorld News Archbishop: Decade after independence, South Sudan ‘is bleeding slowly’ Catholic News ServiceJuly 11, 20213 min read A triumphant independence euphoria worldwide 10 years ago welcomed the birth of the Republic of South Sudan, the world’s newest nation. FeatureNewsWorld News Bishop supports apology on papal bulls that justified Indigenous oppression Catholic News ServiceJuly 10, 20216 min read Bishop Douglas J. Lucia, whose downtown Syracuse office sits on the ancestral lands of the Onondaga Nation, hopes to meet with Pope Francis “to re-examine” 15th-century Vatican documents that justified colonization, land takeovers and oppression of Indigenous peoples. FeatureNewsWorld News Haitian Catholics in Miami react to assassination of president Tom TracyJuly 9, 20215 min read An apparent sense of quiet and shock in Haiti following the assassination of that country’s embattled president July 7 was mirrored in Florida’s Little Haiti neighborhood, where residents were still digesting the news later that day. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope will lead Angelus from hospital, Vatican says Cindy WoodenJuly 9, 20213 min read Although still hospitalized, Pope Francis has resumed working and celebrated Mass for his caregivers in the small chapel that is part of the suite of rooms reserved for the popes at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said July 9. Arts & CultureNewsWorld News Iconic Dorothy dress has been there ‘all along’ at Catholic University Carol ZimmermannJuly 9, 20216 min read It turns out there really is no place like home for a prized piece of movie memorabilia that came to The Catholic University of America’s drama department about 50 years ago. FeatureNewsWorld News Philippine bishops elect Duterte critic as new president Catholic News ServiceJuly 9, 20212 min read The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines elected Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Caloocan as its new president July 8. He will begin his two-year term as head of the conference Dec. 1. FeatureNewsWorld News Guaras truly lived ‘bond of love’ that is family life, says Florida pastor Catholic News ServiceJuly 8, 20215 min read Father Juan Sosa, pastor of the Catholic church that is close to the now-demolished condominium building in Surfside, held up a photo of 11-year-old Lucia Guara’s first Communion in 2019. He placed it on the casket holding her and her sister, Emma, 4, during the funeral Mass July 6 for the girls and their parents. FeatureNewsWorld News Haitian church ‘stunned’ by president’s assassination, says bishop Catholic News ServiceJuly 8, 20215 min read Bishop Alphonse Quesnel of Fort Liberté, Haiti, said the Haitian church was “stunned” by the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ John MulderigJuly 7, 20213 min read Its chaotic plot and somewhat colicky disposition may leave viewers of the sequel “The Boss Baby: Family Business” (Universal) wishing the stork had stayed home this time. CoronavirusNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights Cindy WoodenJuly 7, 20214 min read Seafarers kept products moving globally during the coronavirus pandemic, but too many of them have no access to vaccines, have been stranded on ships and often face the danger of piracy, the Vatican said. Previous 1 … 411 412 413 … 508 Next