world news FeatureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Tom & Jerry ‘ Joseph McAleerMarch 4, 20213 min read With messages about honesty and friendship thrown in with slapstick humor and benign mayhem, “Tom & Jerry” can be enjoyed by the entire family. FeatureNewsPope Francis in IraqVaticanWorld News ‘Finally,’ pope says he will be able to make pilgrimage to Iraq Cindy WoodenMarch 4, 20213 min read Pope Francis told the people of Iraq he was going to their country as a “penitential pilgrim,” asking God’s forgiveness for years of war, persecution and destruction, and as a “pilgrim of peace,” hoping to remind people that they are all brothers and sisters no matter their ethnic or religious identity. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope taps Newark cardinal as member of Congregation for Bishops Carol GlatzMarch 4, 20212 min read Pope Francis has named Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, a member of the Congregation for Bishops, the office that advises the pope on the nomination of bishops around the world. FeatureNewsPope Francis in IraqVaticanWorld News Retired pope talks about his resignation, Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq Cindy WoodenMarch 3, 20214 min read Although it took obvious effort to pronounce each word and sometimes his secretary repeated what he said to make it clear, retired Pope Benedict XVI spoke to an Italian newspaper about his retirement and about Pope Francis’ planned trip to Iraq. BibleFeatureNewsWorld News Bible reading boosts mental well-being among Christians, U.K. survey says Carol GlatzMarch 3, 20212 min read Reading the Bible has had a positive effect on people’s “mental well-being” during the pandemic, according to a Christian Research survey conducted in the United Kingdom. CoronavirusFeatureNewsWorld News Bishops address concern over Johnson & Johnson vaccine’s abortion link Catholic News ServiceMarch 2, 20213 min read Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, approved Feb. 27 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, raises moral concerns because it was “was developed, tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines,” the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees said March 2. CoronavirusFeatureNewsRespect LifeU.S. CongressWorld News COVID-19 bill OK’d without Hyde language to prevent funding of abortion Julie AsherMarch 2, 20216 min read On the House floor ahead of the vote — which came at 2 in the morning (EST) — Rep. Chris Smith, N.J., criticized Pelosi and the House Rules Committee for refusing to allow a vote on an amendment to add language to the bill “to ensure that taxpayers aren’t forced to subsidize abortion,” as provided by the long-standing Hyde Amendment. NewsVaticanWorld News Gomez: U.S. bishops’ working group set up last November completes work Julie AsherMarch 2, 20214 min read A special working group of the U.S. bishops formed last November to deal with conflicts that could arise between the policies of President Joe Biden, a Catholic, and church teaching has completed its work, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said in a March 1 memo to all the U.S. bishops. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News In interview, pope says he will remain in Rome until death Junno Arocho EstevesMarch 1, 20213 min read Pope Francis said he believes he will die in Rome, either in office or retired, and will not be buried in his native Argentina. CoronavirusFeatureNewsVideoWorld News Health care chaplains in Baltimore and beyond embrace self-care in COVID-19 work Carol ZimmermannFebruary 26, 20217 min read “This suffering on a daily basis takes an emotional toll, ” said Sandra Michocki, a chaplain at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. “In order for it not to swallow us,” she said, chaplains have to remember that God is always with them and “when we’re weary or we’re tired, we show up anyway; that’s all we can do.” Previous 1 … 464 465 466 … 537 Next