Washington's Cardinal Gregory tests positive for coronavirus
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who leads the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Dublin archbishop: 'Radical change is coming in the church'
After a year at the head of the Archdiocese of Dublin, Archbishop Dermot Farrell said, “Radical change is coming in the church,” which will see a renewal of energy and new forms of ministry.
Catholic Church in Poland plans to reach out to young people in 2022
Bishop Artur Miziński, secretary general of the Polish bishops’ conference. / Episkopat.pl. Warsaw, Poland, Jan 3, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Poland will focus on reaching out to young people in 2022, according to a senior of… […]
Cardinal Gregory, who tested positive for Covid-19, remains asymptomatic
“As the omicron variant of Covid sweeps through our area, I ask that you please continue to be extremely cautious,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said.
Dear Catholic vegetarians: Eating fake meat isn’t going to save the planet.
If it depends on supporting the fake meat industry, vegetarianism is not a superior ethical or moral stance. But there is an alternative in the “ideal kind of farm” described by Pope John XXIII.
Is Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality bound to disappoint—or will it renew the church?
A synod on synodality is a process about a process. And that stuck with me. A process about a process seemed to be without content. Where would this lead us?
The poor have been hard hit by Covid-19. Now inflation is pushing some to the brink.
“All the prices are ridiculously high,” said Manuel Jeremías Ake, a father of six in California. “We were struggling to buy what we could afford. But now, forget about it. I’ve never seen anything like this in this country.”
To hurt a woman is to insult God, says pope in New Year’s homily
Francis also speaks of the place of women in the Church, saying “we cannot find a place for women in the Church without allowing the heart of the Woman and Mother to shine”
Tragedy’s many faces: How Catholic agencies health with disasters this year…
Right up through December, extreme weather events and other natural disasters of 2021 continued to upend local communities and set agendas for emergency response efforts, domestic and overseas alike, at major Catholic aid organizations. Catholic Charities USA coped with about 85 disasters in the United States this past year, according to Kim Burgo, its vice […]
Here we go again: With Catholic news, reporters should be careful with this word — ‘reform’…
Let’s pause for a moment and reconsider a very loaded and tricky word that shows up all the time religion-news coverage (as well as political coverage, of course). That word is “reform.” For really, really, loyal GetReligion readers, I will admit that I am, in part, flashing back to this 2008 GetReligion post…