world news FeatureLentNewsVaticanWorld News For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says Carol GlatzFebruary 17, 20214 min read Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to finally answer God’s invitation to return to him with one’s whole heart, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsRacial JusticeWorld News On ‘Today’ show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his faith journey, racism Catholic News ServiceFebruary 17, 20214 min read In a Feb. 15 segment for the “Today” show’s “Changemakers” and “Black Voices” series, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington reflected on his faith journey and on his own experiences with racism. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsReligious FreedomWorld News Biden reestablishes White House faith-based partnership office Carol ZimmermannFebruary 16, 20215 min read President Joe Biden signed an executive order Feb. 14 reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships as a means to work with religious and secular organizations to help with COVID-19 and economic recovery and confront systemic racism. FeatureNewsWorld News Franciscans mark 600th year of pope establishing Commissaries of Holy Land Julie AsherFebruary 16, 20216 min read The Franciscans trace their presence in the Holy Land to 1217 when St. Francis of Assisi founded the Province of the Holy Land, a custodian priory of the order he founded in 1209 — formally called the Order of Friars Minor. FeatureNewsWorld News Spanish lawyers act to prevent removal of crosses by local officials Jonathan LuxmooreFebruary 15, 20214 min read A group of Spanish lawyers has launched petitions and lawsuits to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials, after claims that Christian symbols are linked with the country’s former dictatorship. FeatureLentNewsVaticanWorld News Lent is time to grow in faith, hope, love and to share them, pope says Cindy WoodenFebruary 14, 20213 min read As Christians pray, fast and give alms during Lent, they also should consider giving a smile and offering a kind word to people feeling alone or frightened because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsWorld News Bishop sprays holy water from firetruck to ‘cleanse’ Colombian city Catholic News ServiceFebruary 12, 20214 min read The bishop of a Colombian city that is suffering from a deadly spike in drug violence boarded a firetruck to spray the town’s main street with holy water and help to “cleanse it” of evil. FeatureLentNewsWorld News Pope to celebrate Ash Wednesday at Vatican, skipping ‘station churches’ Cindy WoodenFebruary 11, 20212 min read Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica rather than making the traditional walk from the Church of St. Anselm to the Basilica of Santa Sabina on Rome’s Aventine Hill, the Vatican said. FeatureNewsWorld News Aid to the Church in Need admits its founder was accused of assault Catholic News ServiceFebruary 11, 20213 min read The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need said it found “very plausible” the claim of a former employee that the late Norbertine Father Werenfried van Straaten, founder of the charity, had sexually assaulted her in the 1970s. CoronavirusFeatureNewsWorld News Global players join to set vaccine priorities, allocate resources fairly Carol GlatzFebruary 11, 20216 min read Several global institutions are working to find ways to allocate COVID-19 vaccines in ways that are equitable and effective in stanching the acute phase of the pandemic. Previous 1 … 470 471 472 … 540 Next