Archive for April 24, 2020
Unemployed due to coronavirus? There’s a saint for that.
St. Cajetan, the patron saint for the unemployed, knew something of poverty and pestilence. Read more
Pope prays that pastors will have courage to be close to their people
Pope Francis prayed that God would give pastors the courage to be close to their people as he celebrated Mass... Read more
Italian cardinal calls for restoration of public Masses and church funerals
The president of the Italian bishops’ conference has written a letter calling for Sunday Mass to resume in Italy as... Read more
Involve more women in seminary formation, urges Vatican cardinal
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, said Friday that the Church needs more women involved directly... Read more
2020 priest ordination class is slightly smaller, more diverse, survey finds
A survey of the 2020 priestly ordination class was published by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference (USCCB) on Thursday, a... Read more
Togo bishops decry arrest of opposition leader
The bishops of Togo called for peace and respect for the rights of citizens after the violent arrest of an... Read more
Scottish bishop: Permission for wholly at-home medical abortion is ideological
The president of the Scottish bishops' conference wrote Friday to the Scottish health secretary, saying the permission for women to... Read more
Chinese Communist Party 'is the most serious virus of all,' human rights activist says
The Chinese Communist Party covered up the spread of the coronavirus in the country, suppressing the real rate of infection and... Read more
La Civiltà Cattolica launches Chinese edition
The Catholic periodical La Civiltà Cattolica will now be published in simplified Chinese, in what its publishers say is an... Read more
Arrested Catholic lawyer warns of Chinese repression in Hong Kong
A Catholic lawyer says his arrest last Saturday is part of mainland China’s wide-ranging efforts to tighten control over Hong... Read more
Following Trump's halt to US immigration, bishops call for solidarity
As the Trump administration suspends immigration to stem the spread of coronavirus, the United States’ bishops encouraged global solidarity, saying... Read more
Texas ends emergency ban on elective abortions, but questions remain
The controversy over whether Texas abortion clinics must comply with coronavirus-related emergency orders to halt elective surgeries statewide has now... Read more
