world news CoronavirusFeatureNewsWorld News Jesuit superior warns of pandemic’s threat to democracy Catholic News ServiceJuly 31, 20203 min read Human lives and jobs are not the only things threatened by the coronavirus pandemic: In many countries, democracy and efforts to build a more just world also are under attack, said Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Faith leaders criticize Trump’s plan to reject new DACA applicants Carol ZimmermannJuly 31, 20205 min read Faith leaders and immigrant advocates have denounced the Trump administration’s plan to reject first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, and limit DACA renewals to one-year extensions instead of two. FeatureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Good films about the ‘Good War’: A viewer’s guide to WWII movies John MulderigJuly 30, 202010 min read Catholic News Service provides capsule reviews about movies on the Second World War. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News U.S. data group: China hacked computers of Vatican, other church entities Catholic News ServiceJuly 29, 20203 min read China has been accused of hacking Vatican computers as well as those in the Diocese of Hong Kong and other Catholic organizations in May. 2020 ElectionCoronavirusNewsWorld News Notre Dame won’t host Sept. 29 presidential debate; venue moves to Ohio Catholic News ServiceJuly 29, 20203 min read The University of Notre Dame has withdrawn as the host site for the first presidential debate, with its president saying the health precautions required because of COVID-19 “would have greatly diminished the educational value” of having the debate on campus. FeatureKnights of ColumbusWorld News Beatification of Father McGivney to take place Oct. 31 in Hartford, Conn. Catholic News ServiceJuly 28, 20204 min read Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. FeatureNewsObituariesWorld News Regis Philbin dies; Catholic TV host logged 17,000-plus hours on tube Mark PattisonJuly 27, 20204 min read Regis Philbin, the Catholic talk- and game-show host whose career in television spanned six decades, died July 24 at age 88 of cardiovascular disease at a hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he lived. FeatureNewsObituariesRacial JusticeWorld News Head of Network remembers Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’ Betty ArayaJuly 27, 20205 min read WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Catholic social justice lobby Network, began reflecting on her fondest memories of the late Congressman John Lewis, she could recall one instance in which his body language showed something different than the soft-spoken, yet passionate man she knew. “The last time we really worked […] FeatureNewsWorld News French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confesses to Nantes fire Catholic News ServiceJuly 27, 20203 min read A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city’s Gothic cathedral. FeatureNewsSportsWorld News MLB’s first woman coach a ‘go-getter’ at Jesuit university Mark PattisonJuly 25, 20204 min read Another barrier in the sports world was broken July 20 when Alyssa Nakken coached first base in the late innings of an exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, thus becoming the first woman to appear in uniform on the field during a major league baseball game. The Giants won the game, 6-2. Previous 1 … 749 750 751 … 785 Next