world news EvangelizationFaith FormationFeatureNewsWorld News Study: Teens’ religious practice less than that of their parents Mark PattisonSeptember 16, 20204 min read A Pew Research Center study released in September shows that teens’ religious practice is less than that of their parents. The lessened observance cuts across all denominational lines. Arts & CultureCoronavirusFeatureNewsWorld News Bruce Springsteen gives pep talk of sorts to Boston College freshmen Carol ZimmermannSeptember 16, 20205 min read As this unusual school year gets underway, Boston College freshmen were reminded that they’ve already been through a lot and were urged — as college graduating seniors usually are — that they have to go out and change the world. EnvironmentFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Creation must be protected, not exploited, pope says at audience Junno Arocho EstevesSeptember 16, 20203 min read Human beings must change their relationship with nature and view it not as an “object for unscrupulous use and abuse” but as a gift they are charged by God to care for and protect, Pope Francis said. CoronavirusNewsReligious FreedomWorld News San Francisco Catholics urged to speak up about ‘punitive’ limits on Mass Catholic News ServiceSeptember 15, 20206 min read San Francisco’s archbishop is calling on all parishes in the archdiocese to each gather parishioners to participate in eucharistic processions to U.N. Plaza next to City Hall Sept. 20 “to witness to the city that faith matters.” FeatureNewsWorld News U.S. evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment Judith SudilovksySeptember 15, 20204 min read Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the U.S. received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the COVID-19 pandemic. FeatureNewsWorld News Two groups criticize Catholic honor planned for U.S. attorney general Julie AsherSeptember 15, 20205 min read The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests and the Catholic Mobilizing Network said they strongly object to an award the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast organizers plan to present to U.S. Attorney General William Barr during the annual breakfast, which is to be livestreamed Sept. 23 from Washington. FeatureNewsWorld News Salvadoran university welcomes conviction for ’89 Jesuit murders David AgrenSeptember 14, 20204 min read The Jesuit-run Central American University in El Salvador welcomed the verdict of a Spanish court, which convicted a former Salvadoran colonel for the murder of five Jesuit priests in 1989. 2020 ElectionNewsWorld News ‘Faithful Citizenship’ reminder: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms Dennis SadowskiSeptember 11, 20207 min read The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City said. 2020 ElectionFeatureNewsWorld News Wisconsin bishop says ‘both sides’ urge response to priest’s ‘divisive’ video Julie AsherSeptember 11, 20205 min read The bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, said Sept. 9 that he has privately begun “applying Gospel principles” to correct a pastor who in a video says Catholics who are Democrats must “repent” of their support for the party or “face the fires of hell.” FeatureNewsWorld News Oregon’s fire: Most churches safe, for now, offering shelter Catholic News ServiceSeptember 10, 20206 min read While the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains have been ablaze, creating red apocalyptic skies and leaving five small towns in ashes, most of the churches in the Archdiocese of Portland have not burned and many have offered shelter to thousands of evacuees. Previous 1 … 475 476 477 … 517 Next