world news NewsVaticanWorld News Retired pope wants his name removed as co-author of book on celibacy Cindy WoodenJanuary 14, 20208 min read At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author of a book defending priestly celibacy, said Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican official who coordinated work on the book. NewsVaticanWorld News Retired pope, Vatican cardinal write book defending priestly celibacy Cindy WoodenJanuary 13, 20204 min read Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of a man to his vocation, “it does not seem possible to realize both vocations simultaneously,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a new book. NewsWorld News Writer’s Southern roots inspire ‘radical faith’ element to her fiction Mike MastromatteoJanuary 10, 20206 min read A native of Beaufort, South Carolina, Sayers’ first five novels touch on the sense of separateness and isolation of Catholic communities in the heavily Protestant U.S. South. NewsWorld News Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged Dennis SadowskiJanuary 10, 20205 min read At least one person has died and one Catholic church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico. NewsWorld News Iowa priest-photographer surprised by appeal of viral cattle cross image Dan RussoJanuary 9, 20205 min read Thousands have seen the photograph and its impact continues weeks after the priest took the shot. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Underwater’ John MulderigJanuary 9, 20203 min read Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky. FeatureNewsWorld News Don’t let the devil light ‘fire’ of war in your heart, pope says Carol GlatzJanuary 9, 20203 min read People cannot call themselves Christians if they sow the seeds of war, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanVideoWorld News Amid threat of war, world must not give up hope, pope tells diplomats Junno Arocho EstevesJanuary 9, 20205 min read Hope is the virtue needed to approach the coming year, especially when the looming threat of war surrounds a humanity scarred by violence, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsWorld News USCCB president urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, seek peace Catholic News ServiceJanuary 8, 20203 min read Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace.” NewsWorld News ‘No end in sight to the horror’: Australian bishops respond to fires Catholic News ServiceJanuary 7, 20203 min read Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the bishops have implemented a national response to months of wildfires. Previous 1 … 451 452 453 … 459 Next