world news FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Catholic University of America dedicates ‘Angels Unawares’ sculpture Mark ZimmermannApril 28, 20225 min read A monumental work of art depicting migrants and refugees seeking a home has found its own permanent home at a new plaza at The Catholic University of America. FeatureNewsObituariesRespect LifeWorld News Maryland advocate Deirdre McQuade, 53, helped communicate bishops’ pro-life message Catholic News ServiceApril 28, 20224 min read Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade, who for more than a decade shared perspectives of U.S. bishops’ and the Catholic Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life, died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Hope and joy reawaken when old and young come together, pope says Carol GlatzApril 27, 20224 min read If young people recognize all that they have received with gratitude and older people take the initiative of relaunching hope in young people for their future, then nothing can stop the flourishing of God’s blessings among people, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Defending Ukrainian culture: Displaced people learn to make Easter eggs Catholic News ServiceApril 26, 20223 min read With “people coming to us from all over Ukraine,” a master egg painter wanted “to tell them about the symbol of Ukraine and the symbol of Easter — the Easter egg.” NewsReligious FreedomSupreme CourtWorld News Court seems to side with football coach over postgame prayers Carol ZimmermannApril 26, 20225 min read The majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a former high school football coach April 25 who said his postgame prayers on the field — that cost him his job — amounted to private speech and not the public school’s endorsement of religion. FeatureNewsVaticanWar in UkraineWorld News In message to Russian patriarch, pope prays for end of war in Ukraine Catholic News ServiceApril 25, 20222 min read In an Easter message to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit would “transform our hearts and make us true peacemakers, especially for war-torn Ukraine.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican clears Polish Cardinal Dziwisz of abuse cover-up allegations Carol GlatzApril 22, 20223 min read The Vatican has wrapped up its own investigation and dismissed allegations that Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz had covered up cases of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy in his archdiocese. FeatureNewsVaticanWar in UkraineWorld News Pope says no trip to Kyiv, meeting with Russian patriarch canceled Carol GlatzApril 22, 20223 min read The meeting between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow planned for June has been canceled out of concern it could cause “confusion,” and there will be no papal visit to Kyiv while war rages. FeatureNewsWorld News Latter-day Saints temple near D.C. opening doors briefly for tours Mark PattisonApril 22, 20227 min read This spring, for the first time since 1974, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will open those doors for about six weeks, as they will give guided tours of its temple in Kensington, a suburb of Washington, to show off the first major renovations since the temple was built. FeatureNewsWar in UkraineWorld News Accountability for alleged war crimes in Ukraine likely a long way off Dennis SadowskiApril 22, 20228 min read Despite the events and daily grisly discoveries in Ukraine, holding the perpetrators accountable for war crimes in a tribunal or the International Criminal Court will be a difficult and complicated task that could take years to unfold, experts in international and human rights law said. Previous 1 … 740 741 742 … 893 Next