Archive for July 8, 2020

The small prayer shrine Audrey Ortega placed at the former site of a statue of St. Junipero Serra. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic builds a shrine to St. Junipero Serra on the site of destroyed Sacramento statue

After rioters pulled down a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento on July 4, a local Catholic told CNA... Read more

Photo of a portrait of Mary Seacole (c.1869), by Albert Charles Challen (original held by the National Portrait Gallery in London.) Public domain.?w=200&h=150

‘It meant a great deal to her’: the Catholic faith of the woman voted ‘greatest Black Briton’

She was voted the “greatest Black Briton.” A statue of her stands opposite the Houses of Parliament. Her heroic life... Read more

Emmanuel Sani, a farmer affected by a Fulani attack at his village, rests on a bed at St. Gerard’s Catholic Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria, April 13, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

UK urged to sanction Nigerian officials for failing to protect persecuted Christians

A new report Wednesday urged the U.K. to sanction Nigerian officials accused of turning a blind eye to the persecution... Read more

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Bishop's brother appointed brother bishop in Savannah

Pope Francis appointed Fr. Stephen D. Parkes as the next bishop of Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday.  Read more

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By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis calls on Christians to recognize the face of Christ in migrants

Pope Francis offered Mass Wednesday asking the Virgin Mary to help Christians recognize the face of Christ in each migrant... Read more

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer stands before a portrait of Msgr. Georg Ratzinger at Regensburg Cathedral July 8, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

‘Heart speaks to heart’: Benedict XVI sends message for his brother’s funeral Mass

Benedict XVI watched his brother’s funeral via livestream on Wednesday as his secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein read the pope emeritus’... Read more

Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court in March, 2016 , for the Zubik v. Burwell case. ?w=200&h=150

Little Sisters have big win in Supreme Court decision

The Little Sisters of the Poor had a victory at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, nine years into the religious... Read more

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Catholic school teachers are 'ministers', Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a long-awaited religious liberty decision on the right of religious schools to hire and... Read more

Fr. Jerome Pascal Ombeni. Courtesy photo.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

A tale of two Churches: Young African priest ordained in south Italy

Last month three men were ordained to the priesthood in a small city in southern Italy. Among them was Fr.... Read more

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'We are overjoyed': Little Sisters of the Poor react to Supreme Court decision

Catholic leaders and religious liberty advocates have welcomed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Little Sisters of the... Read more

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Conjoined twins can have 'normal lives' after Vatican hospital performs separation surgery

Twins who were conjoined at the head are likely to return home within months from the Vatican’s pediatric hospital where... Read more

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Kanye West says Planned Parenthoods 'do the devil’s work'

American hip-hop singer Kanye West has denounced the nation’s largest abortion provider as racist and demonic after announcing an unexpected... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Trump administration starts withdrawal from WHO

The United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization by July 6, 2021, the Trump administration has told the... Read more

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Are Catholic flame wars evangelizing online? Bishop Barron says ‘no’ 

A California bishop challenged Catholics online to “cut it out” and better represent their Christian faith through their social media... Read more

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What the Supreme Court ministerial exception ruling could mean for LGBT employment lawsuits

The Supreme Court’s ruling today on ministerial exception should encourage Catholic schools expecting teachers to live out Church doctrine on... Read more