Former Levi’s exec says she was ‘pushed out’ of company for challenging COVID school closures
Jennifer Sey turned down a $1 million severance package so she wouldn’t have to sign a nondisclosure statement.
Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan after Churches complain
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches. The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its sites are holy […]
Like in Arizona, botched baptisms roiled Michigan church
DETROIT — One word caught the ear of a young priest a few years ago when his father shared a video of his 1990 baptism at a suburban Detroit church. “Wait,” Father Matthew Hood recalled thinking. “Something doesn’t seem right here.” Indeed, an error by a deacon who said “We baptize” instead of “I baptize” […]
Pope hails health care workers as heroes for COVID service
ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed health care workers as heroes for their service every day, not just during the pandemic, asking the public in St. Peter’s Square to join with him in applause. Francis clapped his hands in what he said was a “great thank you” for health workers, including volunteers, who care […]
South Carolina bill to consider churches essential in emergencies advances
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — A bill that would assure churches can meet in person in South Carolina during a pandemic or other emergency as long as other essential businesses can stay open is advancing in the state Senate. A Senate subcommittee unanimously approved the bill last week, sending it to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The […]
Celibacy not 'divine law' for priests, but promotes holiness, speakers say
The requirement that most priests in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church be celibate has theological and spiritual foundations and not only practical motivations, said speakers at an international conference on priesthood.
Women speakers emphasize need for 'reciprocity' in church's ministry
Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about allowing the church to fulfill the mission given to it by God, said women speakers at a Vatican conference on priesthood.
Pope hails health care workers as heroes for COVID service
Pope Francis on Sunday hailed health care workers as heroes for their service every day, not just during the pandemic, asking the public in St. Peter’s Square to join with him in applause.
Spain’s Catholic bishops ask law firm to open independent audit on clerical sex abuse
null / Zwiebackesser via Shutterstock. Rome Newsroom, Feb 21, 2022 / 09:03 am (CNA). Spain’s Catholic bishops have commissioned a law firm to conduct an independent investigation of sex abuse committed by Church members.The independent audit wi… […]
Israel bows to Church leaders, shelves incorporating Mount of Olives into National Park
Israeli authorities, following criticism from heads of major Churches in the Holy Land, back down from including Jerusalem’s Christian sites into a national park project