world news FeatureNewsWorld News Cellphone hacking, tracking cases illustrate growing loss of privacy Tom TracyJuly 22, 20219 min read Every subscriber of digital services and smartphones which access personal information should be aware that their actions are no longer “private” — even despite the best efforts and intentions of service providers. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Polish nuns killed by Soviet army as World War II ended showed courage Jonathan LuxmooreJuly 21, 20215 min read Ten Polish nuns have been approved for beatification as martyrs 76 years after they were killed while resisting rape and facing other atrocities by Soviet soldiers in the final months of World War II. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican publishes schedule for papal trip to Hungary, Slovakia Junno Arocho EstevesJuly 21, 20215 min read Pope Francis’ September trip to Hungary and Slovakia features a jam-packed schedule that shows he has no intention of slowing down despite his recent recovery from colon surgery. FeatureJournalismNewsObituariesWorld News Award-winning veteran Catholic journalist Gerald ‘Jerry’ Costello dies Catholic News ServiceJuly 21, 20218 min read Gerald “Jerry” Michael Costello, a Catholic press veteran who was a reporter, columnist, book author and founding editor of three newspapers, died July 19 a five-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 90. FeatureNewsWorld News USCCB general secretary resigns; reports allege ‘possible improper behavior’ Julie AsherJuly 20, 20215 min read Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, the general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since November, has resigned from the post after the USCCB “became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, USCCB president. FeatureNewsOlympicsSportsWorld News Maryland parish, Catholic schools rooting for their own Olympic swimmers Maureen BoyleJuly 20, 20217 min read Ledecky’s and Bacon’s paths have intertwined for several years while they attended Little Flower School, swam for the high school team at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and have been parishioners at Church of the Little Flower, all in Bethesda, Maryland. FeatureNewsWorld News German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs Catholic News ServiceJuly 20, 20214 min read German Catholic churches offered spiritual and financial support to survivors of devastating flooding in two regions of the country. Divine WorshipFeatureNewsWorld News Dioceses respond to pope’s document restoring limits on pre-Vatican II Mass Maria WieringJuly 19, 20218 min read Bishops throughout the United States have begun responding to Pope Francis’ document that restores limits on the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Mass. FeatureNewsReligious FreedomWorld News First-person accounts of religious repression punctuate summit Mark PattisonJuly 18, 20214 min read Testimony from survivors of religious repression punctuated the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington. FeatureNewsWorld News CRS gradually restores services in Haiti amid series of crises Dennis SadowskiJuly 16, 20215 min read A series of debilitating crises in recent weeks — from a surge in COVID-19 cases to the assassination of a president — has left Haiti reeling again in uncertainty and forced Catholic Relief Services to curtail its outreach efforts. Previous 1 … 731 732 733 … 830 Next