Rare 19th-century film of Pope Leo XIII, remastered and colorized…
A remastered video of Pope Leo XIII surfaced online depicting incredible detail of this first-ever live-action video of a Pope. After inventor William Kennedy Dickson developed early motion picture technology, he captured these moving images at the Vatican in 1896. Pope Leo XIII was 86 years old.
Pope Francis Asks Catholics to Offer Their Sufferings for Christian Unity…
Pope Francis has asked Catholics to offer up their sufferings this week for Christian unity. During his Sunday Angelus address, the Pope called on people to participate in the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity taking place January 18-25. “We Christians, in the diversity of our confessions and traditions, are also pilgrims on our […]
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Catholic refugees from Afghanistan in ‘purgatory’ waiting for visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil. Among them is an Afghan Catholic family of five. Their names were not disclosed to Catholic News Service for fear of harm — or worse — coming to them if their […]
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Ukrainian priests appeal for prayers, support as Russian threat grows
WARSAW, Poland — Two priests in Ukraine asked Western church leaders for support, especially in anticipation of a widely expected Russian invasion. “While our TV news shows tanks and army units deployed on our borders, the war in eastern Ukraine is continuing — but the church in the West is saying little,” said Msgr. Gregory […]
Gomez: Imitate Rev. King’s ‘example, prophetic witness’ in work for justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged all people of goodwill to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Jan. 17 holiday named for him by remembering “not only the justice he pursued, but how he pursued it.” The civil rights leader […]
Court acquits Indian bishop of rape; nun to appeal
KOTTAYAM, India — A court has acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal of all charges of raping a nun, saying the prosecution could not prove the allegations against him. The nun, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation under the patronage of the bishop, accused him of raping her more than 13 times between 2014 and […]
Kazakh bishops’ official says Catholics ‘shocked’ by January riots
WARSAW, Poland — A Kazakh church leader said Catholics were left “shocked and disorientated” when early January riots shattered Kazakhstan’s image as an oasis of peace and stability. “I’ve never known such ill-will and aggression here — after so many years of excellent cooperation between faiths, and between the Catholic Church and the government,” said […]
Despite reducing poverty, expanded child tax credit’s future is uncertain
A few weeks before Christmas, Jessica Moreno and her three kids were able to move from her parents’ home in Wood Dale, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to their own apartment a few blocks away. “The apartment was heaven sent,” she said. “I was looking at homelessness. I can’t imaging being in that situation with three […]