world news 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. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope prays for dialogue as tensions mount between U.S., Iran Junno Arocho EstevesJanuary 6, 20202 min read Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following the assassination of a top Iranian general. EnvironmentNewsWorld News Australian Catholics seek prayers as fires continue in four states Catholic News ServiceJanuary 6, 20206 min read As some of the worst wildfires in Australian history rage across four states, thousands of people in affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria continue to be evacuated to safety. FeatureNewsWorld News Chaldean Catholic Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general Dale GavlakJanuary 3, 20205 min read Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani. NewsWorld News ‘Violence in the name of God is blasphemy,’ USCCB president says Catholic News ServiceJanuary 2, 20203 min read Decrying the acts of religious violence that have taken place during the Christmas season, the president of the U.S. bishops declared: “Violence in the name of God is blasphemy.” FeatureNewsWorld News March for Life theme borrows page from suffragist centennial Mark PattisonJanuary 2, 20203 min read The March for Life, the annual march in Washington to protest legalized abortion in the United States, is tying itself in 2020 to the women’s suffrage movement for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. FeatureLocal NewsNewsWorld News Pope Francis accepts Cardinal O’Brien’s resignation as leader of Rome-based order George P. Matysek Jr.December 8, 20194 min read Pope Francis announced Dec. 8 that he has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Ad Limina 2019Archbishop’s MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsSaintsVaticanVideoWorld News Mother Mary Lange’s cause for sainthood moves forward, Archbishop Lori says Tim SwiftDecember 5, 20192 min read Vatican officials are moving ahead with the cause for sainthood for Mother Mary Lange, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said Thursday in Rome. Previous 1 … 509 510 511 … 516 Next