Archive for April 8, 2025
‘World’s kindest judge’ to deliver commencement address at Providence College
Providence College has announced that Judge Frank Caprio will speak to graduates in May, as his health appears to be... Read more
SAINT Catholic Lifestyle app expands to Spanish, connecting users with the Church
This digital platform, created in December 2024 by California-based entrepreneur Ira DeWitt, reached 10,000 downloads in the United States in... Read more
Hospitaller nuns: unassuming heroines serving the sick and dying
Since its founding in 1881 in Spain, the Hospitaller Sisters have been a refuge of tenderness for the world’s outcasts,... Read more
Hundreds gather for first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress
Held at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, April 4–6, the congress brought together more... Read more
Bishop Shawn McKnight tapped to follow Naumann as archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas
Archbishop Joseph Naumann is retiring after turning 75 in June 2024 and after 20 years at the helm of the... Read more
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Lewandowski as new bishop of Providence, Rhode Island
Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, 57, currently serves as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He will be installed in... Read more
Pope Francis shows slight improvements during convalescence, Vatican says
The Holy See Press Office told journalists during a morning press briefing on the pope’s health that the 88-year-old pontiff’s... Read more
One, holy, catholic, and apostolic: Scholars issue joint statement on marks of the Church
Twenty Catholic and evangelical Protestant scholars share their understanding of the creedal marks of the Church. Read more
Myanmar cardinal describes earthquake as ‘330 atomic bombs’
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo said the 7.7-magnitude earthquake of March 28 has brought “apocalyptic scenes and experiences” to Myanmar. Read more
U.S. bishops back bipartisan effort to keep foreign religious workers in United States
Multiple U.S. bishops are hailing a proposed bipartisan effort to keep religious workers — including Catholic priests — in the... Read more
Catholics now outnumber Anglicans among Gen Z in the UK, study suggests
A report from the Bible Society, a U.K. charity that translates and distributes the Bible, found that the practice of... Read more
CatholicVote president grilled on foreign aid, China at Vatican ambassador hearing
Brian Burch was questioned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday in a hearing for his appointment as the... Read more
Kansas governor vetoes bill to protect religious liberty of adoptive parents on gender issues
The bill would have prohibited the state from requiring prospective adoptive or foster parents to first affirm support for gender... Read more
Catholic medical group: ‘Impossible’ to ensure safeguards with UK assisted suicide bill
The bill would “allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with... Read more
Gunman shot Kansas Catholic priest ‘intentionally and with premeditation,’ prosecutor says
Gary Hermesch was taken into custody last week at the Nemaha County Jail and charged with first-degree murder in the... Read more
