Archive for March 22, 2022

Pope Francis meets members of the voluntary organization Ho Avuto Sete at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, March 21, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Spending money on weapons ‘sullies the soul’

‘A war always takes you backwards, always,’ he said. Read more

A Caritas Poland ‘Tent of Hope’ in Krościenko, southern Poland.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Poland’s Catholics dig deep to help Ukrainian refugees

Catholics have donated record sums to Caritas Poland, the country’s largest charity. Read more

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

In new phone call, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy tells Pope Francis he would welcome Vatican mediation

The Ukrainian president said he told the pope about ‘the blocking of rescue corridors by Russian troops.’ Read more

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn on March 19, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Parolin urges negotiation to find a ‘win-win solution’ to war in Ukraine

‘The message of the Holy See, of the Holy Father, is to stop the war,’ the Vatican Secretary of State... Read more

Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests in front of a church in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2018.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Catholic parishes in Ukraine have become ‘humanitarian hubs,’ major archbishop says

‘May the war stop! May the Lord God bless our land,’ said Major Archbishop Shevchuk. Read more

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Shannon Mullen

‘Could you fairly judge a Catholic?’: Sen. Graham presses Ketanji Brown Jackson on Christian faith

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday pressed Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on the importance of her Christian faith, asking... Read more

An image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at St. Peter's Church, Vienna, Austria. | Pope Francis?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Vatican releases text for March 25 consecration prayer for Ukraine, Russia

The Vatican has sent bishops around the world the text of the prayer that Pope Francis will lead on March... Read more

Pope Francis, pictured on Oct. 3, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis offers condolences after plane crash in China

The pope’s condolence telegram was sent to China’s President Xi Jinping. Read more

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Here's how Ketanji Brown Jackson defended her record for sentencing child porn offenders

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson began the second day of her confirmation hearings by responding to claims that she... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Ketanji Brown Jackson calls Roe 'settled law' on 'terminating pregnancy'

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide... Read more

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signs bills in Indianapolis, March 10, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Indiana governor vetoes bill that would reserve girls' sports to females

The governor of Indiana has vetoed a bill aiming to prohibit the participation of males in K-12 girl’s sports, saying... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Michigan pressure on Catholic adoption agencies backfires, costs $800,000 in legal fees

Michigan officials tried to bar funds for Catholic child placement agencies. Instead, they are paying at least $800,000 in legal... Read more