Archive for November 26, 2024

Panelists at the 2024 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit on Jan. 30-31, 2024, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

International Religious Freedom Summit offers program for college students

The IRF Summit partnership program, taking place Feb. 3–5, 2025, includes training sessions, guided simulations, and conversations with leading scholars. Read more

Georgetown University, located in Washington, DC, is the nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Georgetown law student wins petition for pregnancy accommodations after initial denial

Only after students organized a petition, which quickly went viral, did Brittany Lovely get permission to schedule her exam ahead... Read more

The late Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria, who died on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 24, at the age of 104.?w=200&h=150

By Jude Atemanke

Oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria dies at 104

Father Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria has passed away at the age of 104. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Wisconsin Catholic school leaders fired over violations of child protection policies

The terminations came after the Diocese of Green Bay Office of Safe Environment received “a complaint.” Read more

Facade of St. Peter's Basilica?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican may add ‘spiritual abuse’ to crimes in Church law

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is forming a working group with the Dicastery for Legislative Texts... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality document part of magisterium, calls for implementation now

“[The final document] participates in the ordinary magisterium of the successor of Peter, and as such, I ask that it... Read more

Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. Drones attacked Ukraine's western city of Lviv early on Sept. 19, and explosions rang out, causing a warehouse fire and wounding at least one person.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Pope Francis calls for end to use of landmines as Biden allows U.S. mines in Ukraine

“These treacherous devices continue to cause terrible suffering to civilians, especially children,” the pope said.  Read more