Thousands protest in Rome against Italy’s ‘Super Green Pass’ and newest vaccine mandate
Citizens also turned out in other cities across the country ahead of new restrictions that will be put in place next month.
‘Devastated’ Traditional Latin Mass devotees petition Arlington bishop to ease restrictions
Priest celebrating the traditional Latin Mass at the church of St Pancratius, Rome / Thoom/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 18, 2022 / 17:17 pm (CNA). Supporters of the Traditional Latin Mass are petitioning Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, to lift restrictions he recently imposed on the celebration of the sacraments in the Extraordinary Form. […]
‘We offered them a safe space’: Texas priest details parish’s role helping synagogue hostage families
Good Shepherd Catholic Community Parish in Colleyville, Texas. / Screen shot of Twitter post Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 18, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). When a gunman entered a nearby synagogue in Texas and took four people hostage, including the rabbi, Father Michael Higgins and his Catholic parish sprang into action. “We got a call […]
Supreme Court takes up former football coach's firing for praying on field
The Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he was fired in 2015 for praying on the football field.
Polish diocese apologizes after suggestion altar server enjoyed rape
A Polish diocese apologized after its lawyer suggested a former altar server could have enjoyed being sexually molested by a priest.
Nearby Catholic church reaches out during hostage crisis at synagogue
As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, so too did a manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.
Synodality and ecumenism require walking together, say cardinals
All Christians are invited to pray for unity and continue to journey together, said Cardinals Mario Grech and Kurt Koch.
Pope Francis’ friend Rabbi Skorka helps Polish Catholics mark Day of Judaism
Rabbi Abraham Skorka, pictured in 2015. / Bob Watts via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0). Lublin, Poland, Jan 18, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ friend Rabbi Abraham Skorka helped Catholics in Poland on Monday to mark the Church’s annual Day of Juda… […]
Thousands protest in Rome against Italy’s ‘Super Green Pass’ and newest vaccine mandate
Citizens also turned out in other cities across the country ahead of new restrictions that will be put in place next month.Read More
Michigan Democrats delete Facebook post that criticized parental role in public education
The post evoked comparisons to former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s statement about parents and public schools.