Archive for February 17, 2020

Pope Francis May 15, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis requires year of missionary work for future Vatican diplomat priests

Pope Francis has requested that priests in formation for the Holy See’s diplomatic service be required to spend one year... Read more

Michael Bloomberg attends the 2019 Hudson River Park Gala at Cipriani South Street on October 17, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Catholic business leaders respond to 'no breaks' Bloomberg video

Catholic business leaders said a work-life balance is critical for success, following a viral video of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg... Read more

A Raphael-designed tapestry hangs in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, Feb. 17, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

500 years later, Raphael tapestries rehung in Sistine Chapel

Five hundred years after the death of Renaissance artist Raphael, the Vatican Museums has returned the tapestries he designed to... Read more

Mor Abrohom Church in Nusaybin, Turkey. ?w=200&h=150

Priest arrested in Turkey for giving bread and water to Kurdish separatists

Turkish authorities have arrested a Syriac Orthodox priest on terrorism charges after the cleric allegedly provided bread and water to... Read more

Archbishop Theodore McCarrick at the Vatican, March 11, 2013 ?w=200&h=150

McCarrick gave $1 million to scandal-hit religious order

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was a major donor to a religious community whose founder was found guilty of sexual misconduct.  Read more

Uyghurs at a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, September 2010. ?w=200&h=150

Leak from Xinjiang shows some Uyghurs are detained for family size

A leaked document from a county in China's northwest details the personal information of some 3,000 Uyghurs. It gives violation... Read more

Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

New Hong Kong bishop to be announced within weeks

Priests in the Diocese of Hong Kong are expecting the announcement of their new bishop within the next two weeks.  Read more

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Priest with brain tumor 'embraces it willingly' for victims of clergy abuse

When Fr. John Hollowell went to Mayo Clinic for brain scans after what doctors thought was a stroke, he received... Read more

Travellers at an airport in Chengdu, China wear masks to prevent infection from coronavirus, Jan. 23, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Catholics provide pastoral, physical aid in the face of coronavirus

While the coronavirus outbreak continues, Catholics have sought to provide aid and pastoral care to those threatened by its spread.  Read more

November 27, 2019: Archbishop Charles Chaput in Rome for his final ad limina visit as Archbishop of Philadelphia. ?w=200&h=150

In last Sunday Mass as Philly archbishop, Chaput retires with gratitude

Archbishop Charles Chaput has been a diocesan bishop for 31 years. For most of that time, his people have known... Read more

President Paul Biya of Cameroon.?w=200&h=150

Bishops urge president to hold peace talks in Cameroon conflict

Bishops from around the world have signed an open letter to the Cameroonian president asking that he participate in proposed... Read more

Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland. ?w=200&h=150

First Mass since Reformation to be held in Swiss cathedral

Mass will be said in the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Genève on Feb. 29, in a decision announced by the... Read more

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In new series, Pope Francis offers insights on the Nicene Creed

An Italian television station released on Monday the first in an eight part series of interviews designed to highlight reflections... Read more