Pope calls for peace, end to ‘barbarity of war’ in Ukraine
ROME — Pope Francis renewed his call for an Easter truce in Ukraine, as many in the country commemorate Christ’s resurrection under the shadow of war. Addressing pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Divine Mercy Sunday April 24, the pope offered good wishes to Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Christians who celebrated Easter that day, […]
Pope appoints key posts, including nun in development office
ROME — Pope Francis made key appointments in his newly reformed Vatican bureaucracy Saturday, naming new deputies for the doctrine office and confirming the highest-ranked woman in the Holy See as the No. 2 in the development office. The appointments are some of the first since Francis last month issued his long-awaited overhaul of the […]
Court: Albany diocese must release priest treatment files
ALBANY, N.Y. — A recent court ruling has opened the door to the release of psychological treatment records of priests in the Catholic Diocese of Albany accused of child sexual abuse. The Albany Times-Union reported the ruling came in a lawsuit by an alleged abuse victim from the 1980s who sought records detailing the treatment […]
Israeli restrictions on ‘Holy Fire’ ignite Christian outrage
JERUSALEM — Orthodox Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel, which imposed new restrictions on attendance this year that it said were needed for safety. Israel says it wants to prevent another disaster after a crowd stampede […]
Pope Francis to Patriarch Kirill: Let’s be ‘true peacemakers’ for war-torn Ukraine
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L) / Patriarchia.Ru/PopeFrancis (R) Credit: Alexey Gotovsky/CNA. Vatican City, Apr 25, 2022 / 05:22 am (CNA). In an Easter message to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis expressed hope that the Holy Spirit would “make us true peacemakers, especially for war-torn Ukraine.” In a letter published on April […]
‘Extraordinary courage’: Religious sister intervenes to stop man stabbing Catholic priest in France
Saint-Pierre d’Arene church in Nice, southeastern France. / Jesmar via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Nice, France, Apr 25, 2022 / 04:10 am (CNA). A 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to di… […]
White Martyrdom vs. Slow Apostasy: A Modern Challenge
The word Catholic translates as “universal” in the sense of“whole and inviolate.” There is one Truth – Jesus said “I am the way, the Truth, and the Life” – vs. myriad false doctrines. Evil is diverse and varied in its perversions, whereas good is constant and irreducible. As with Tolstoy’s happy families, the saints express […]
‘Extraordinary courage’: Nun intervenes to stop man stabbing Catholic priest in France
Saint-Pierre d’Arene church in Nice, southeastern France. / Jesmar via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Nice, France, Apr 25, 2022 / 04:10 am (CNA). A 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to disarm a man stabbing a priest at a Catholic church in Nice, southeastern France. Sister Marie-Claude reportedly […]
Funding for Needy Los Angeles Catholic Schools in Limbo as Judge Nixes Lawsuit
Ivan Dann Blessed Sacrament School is located on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California. The archdiocese, in 2019, filed a complaint against the public-school district, saying it blocked the majority of Title I funds it was entited to.
Notre Dame-Backed Alumni Group Lauds Gay Marriage, Transgenderism
RebeccaDLev The Golden Dome atop the MaIn Building at the University of Notre Dame. The Alumni Rainbow Community of Notre Dame held ‘ND LGBTQ+ Alumni — Past, Present & Future — A Celebration of Our Community’s Journey’ on the Indiana campus earlier this month.